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Sprajcer, Madeline; Mander, David; Rigney, Gabrielle; Benveniste, Tessa – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
Boarding schools, by definition, house students in residence either on campus or close by in residential facilities - where the sleep environment is likely to differ from their home environment. For boarders, being in the boarding environment occurs alongside a convergence of psychosocial and physiological factors likely to impact adolescent…
Descriptors: Sleep, Preadolescents, Adolescents, Elementary School Students
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Loman, Sheldon L.; Horner, Robert H. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2014
This study evaluated the effects of manualized training in "Basic" functional behavioral assessment (FBA) for typical school professionals on the ability of these professionals to complete technically adequate FBAs. Twelve school professionals participated in four 1-hr training sessions using the Basic FBA training handbook. After…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, School Personnel, Training, Staff Development
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Berger-Jenkins, Evelyn; Rausch, John; Okah, Ebiere; Tsao, Daisy; Nieto, Andres; Lyda, Elizabeth; Meyer, Dodi; McCord, Mary – American Journal of Health Education, 2014
Background: Obesity is a public health concern that disproportionately affects underserved and minority communities. Purpose: To evaluate whether a comprehensive obesity prevention program that targets children and school staff in an underserved Hispanic community affects obesity related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among both students and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Promotion, Child Health, Prevention
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Fitzharris, Linda; Jones, Mary Blake; Crawford, Allison – Reading Teacher, 2008
Teacher knowledge is important because it is related to student outcomes. The researchers of this article wanted to answer the following questions: (1) How do classroom teachers describe the reading cueing systems? (2) How do classroom teachers analyze running record information? and (3) How do classroom teachers implement classroom reading…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Teacher Characteristics, Knowledge Level, Miscue Analysis
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Gerald, Lynn B.; Redden, David; Wittich, Angelina R.; Hains, Coralie; Turner-Henson, Anne; Hemstreet, Mary P.; Feinstein, Ronald; Erwin, Sue; Bailey, William C. – Journal of School Health, 2006
This article describes the evaluation of a comprehensive school-based asthma management program in an inner-city, largely African-American school system. All 54 elementary schools (combined enrollment 13,247 students) from a single urban school system participated in this study. Schools were randomly divided between immediate and delayed…
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Diseases, Elementary Schools, Intervention