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du Plessis, Rentia; Breshears, Diana – Communication Teacher, 2023
Communication and dietetics departments co-created an assignment to design health campaign materials for a rural South African community that promotes healthy eating habits for pregnant mothers and mothers of young children. The goal of this assignment was twofold. First, we explored the possibility of incorporating a service-learning element into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Service Learning, Rural Areas, Health Promotion
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R. C. Asher; V. A. Shrewsbury; B. Innes; A. Fitzpatrick; S. Simmonds; V. Cross; A. Rose; E. Hinton; C. E. Collins – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Culinary nutrition education can support improved diet-related health and wellbeing. This pre-post pilot study aimed to assess feasibility and acceptability of an eight-session culinary nutrition programme, the Food and Lifestyle Information Programme (FLIP), for adults with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability. A secondary aim was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mild Intellectual Disability, Nutrition, Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Ares-Pernas, Ana; Carvajal, Carmen Coronado; Gomis Rodríguez, Alfonso; Fernández Ibáñez, María Isabel; Díaz Casás, Vicente; Zaragoza Fernández, María Sonia; Bouza Fernández, María Sonia; Santos Pita, Manuela del Pilar; García Allut, Antonio Domingo; Comesaña Pérez, María Pilar; Caínzos López, María Jesús; Feal Cabezón, Belén; Torres Miño, Araceli – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: This paper aims to present and describe the main actions carried out in six different faculties and common areas such as cultural and research centres and administrative buildings in the Ferrol campus at the University of A Coruña to achieve the second green flag on a Galician University. Design/methodology/approach: A case study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Conservation (Environment), Sustainable Development
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Sweatman, Mary; Warner, Alan – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2020
The research investigates the processes and characteristics of community-valued undergraduate community service-learning (CSL) initiatives that are housed within long-term community-university partnerships (CUPs). Using a case study design, the study used in-depth, semi-structured interviews, document review, and observation to understand three…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Undergraduate Students, School Community Programs, Partnerships in Education
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Tang Yan, Catalina; Johnson, Kendall; Kwesele, Change; Araujo Brinkerhoff, Cristina; Sprague Martinez, Linda – Journal of Social Work Education, 2022
Social work scholars have increasingly adopted community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches to center community voice in research and action to promote youth's healthy development. While valuable contributions have emerged to engage in further dialectical learning processes, limited research has examined in depth the participation,…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Doctoral Students, Doctoral Programs
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Duxbury, Theodore; Bradshaw, Karen; Khamanga, Sandile; Tandlich, Roman; Srinivas, Sunitha – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2020
To increase individual and communal environmental health awareness through an experiential-education project. A computer-based pre- and postintervention quiz; an educational poster; an interactive board game; and a take-home information leaflet were utilized for a school learners-centered health promotion exhibit at a National Science Festival in…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Natural Resources
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Hall, Belina; Lorenzo, Alison; Matte, Danielle; Mozolic-Staunton, Beth – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2018
A partnership between a regional Australian university and the Friendship Village in Vietnam was established in 2016 as part of a health promotion unit of study. The aim of this project was to evaluate the sustainability of the international service learning model of health promotion, and its impacts upon the students and the Friendship Village.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Health Promotion, Service Learning, Capacity Building
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Messner, Marcus; Medina-Messner, Vivian; Guidry, Jeanine – Communication Teacher, 2016
Course description: An undergraduate open online course used Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to explore global health issues and designed social media campaigns for nonprofit clients. Social media platforms were used as teaching as well as learning platforms to allow students to explore their real life applications in global health contexts.
Descriptors: Public Health, Undergraduate Study, Online Courses, Social Media
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Preiser, Rika; Struthers, Patricia; Mohamed, Suraya; Cameron, Neil; Lawrence, Estelle – Health Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of two higher education institutions in the Western Cape, South Africa, and how their initiatives and collaboration brought about a particular health promoting schools (HPS) program in a resource poor setting. The aim of this paper is to reflect on the importance of the role that external…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Institutional Role, Higher Education, Capacity Building
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Block, Robert C.; Duron, Vincent; Creigh, Peter; McIntosh, Scott – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: We aimed to improve the education of medical students involved in a longitudinal perinatal health improvement project in Gowa, Malawi. Design: We conducted qualitative interviews with students who participated in the project, reviewed their quantitative reports, and assessed the application of methodologies consonant with the learning…
Descriptors: Public Health, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research
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Talvio, Markus; Berg, Minna; Ketonen, Elina; Komulainen, Erkki; Lonka, Kirsti – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
Modern learning psychology places an emphasis on the ability of teachers to promote their students' social and emotional learning (SEL) and living a good life. Research on precisely how teachers promote SEL and well-being among their students, however, remains scarce. This study focused on evaluating the Lions Quest teaching workshop (LQ), which…
Descriptors: Readiness, Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs, Teacher Improvement
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Estrada, Ana Ulloa – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2011
This article explores the relevance and challenge of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and internationalization to the Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program at the University of San Diego. These issues are discussed in the context of a graduate level course on human diversity that culminated in a 1-day cultural immersion and service learning trip…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Catholic Schools, Catholics, Beliefs
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2010
Teachers who work together to blend academic and career/technical (CT) instruction have found a key to motivating students to complete high school and prepare for college, advanced training and careers. This newsletter highlights key strategies schools are using to join academic and technical studies to advance student motivation and achievement.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Holistic Approach, Academic Education, Technical Education