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Direct linkDempster, Neil; Berry, Virginia – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2003
Schools in Australia, as in most other western nations, face global trends resulting in principals being placed under intense and increasing pressure. Some of this pressure results from their having to make and justify decisions that are complex and fraught with ethical difficulty. Unfortunately, many feel ill-equipped to deal with these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Ethics, Decision Making
Ragimova, O. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2004
This article reports the findings of a study determining the health of students in the gymnasium classes of primary school in Saratov as a function of the increase in their educational load. A monitoring was carried out from the 1993-1994 school year through the 1999-2000 school year. The social health of this group of children was determined as a…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Child Health
Download full textCook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Stone, Michael K. – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2007
This paper complements Fritjof Capra's paper in this issue, "Sustainable Living, Ecological Literacy, and the Breath of Life." It explores how concepts essential to ecological literacy can also guide strategies for overcoming barriers to introducing integrated, multidisciplinary pedagogy into school curricula. It examines how the crisis…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Barriers, Educational Strategies
Blom-Hoffman, Jessica – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
Rates of childhood overweight have reached epidemic proportions (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001), and schools have been called on to play a role in the prevention of this medical condition. This article describes a multiyear health promotion effort--the Athletes in Service fruit and vegetable (F&V) promotion program--which…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Health Promotion, Kindergarten, Grade 3
Daniels, Dianne Yow; Queen, J. Allen; Schumacher, Donald – Principal, 2007
This research study addresses the childhood obesity epidemic, which has seen the number of overweight children from the ages of 6 to 11 triple since the mid-1970s. The authors note that there are more than twice as many poor and obese adolescents compared with more affluent youths, and examine a number of factors linking obesity and poverty.…
Descriptors: Poverty, Obesity, Children, Child Welfare
Caspar, Emma, Ed.; Johnson, Deborah, Ed. – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2008
The purpose of "Focus" is to provide coverage of poverty-related research, events, and issues, and to acquaint a large audience with the work of the Institute for Research on Poverty by means of short essays on selected pieces of research. This issue features articles drawn from four of the conference papers presented at the September 2007 IRP…
Descriptors: Poverty, Research, Social Services, Program Effectiveness
Govinda, R.; Bandyopadhyay, Madhumita – Online Submission, 2008
This analytical review aims at exploring trends in educational access and delineating different groups, which are vulnerable to exclusion from educational opportunities at the elementary stage. This review has drawn references from series of analytical papers developed on different themes i.e. regional disparity in education, social equity and…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Sex Fairness, Access to Education
Rhodes, Hilary J.; Noonan, Kathleen; Rosqueta, Katherina – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this guide is to provide analyses and advice that help philanthropists determine where their capital can have the greatest impact in the lives of U.S. disadvantaged students. To meet this objective, three critical questions were addressed: What is a meaningful change to target? What activities lead to that change for at-risk…
Descriptors: Private Financial Support, At Risk Students, School Readiness, Literacy Education
Sharma, Adarsh; Sen, Rekha Sharma; Gulati, Renu – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2008
The critical importance of the early childhood years and the rights perspective to human development has made policy and programming for early childhood development an imperative for every nation. In India, poverty, changing economic and social structures resulting in the breakdown of traditional coping mechanisms and family care systems, and the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Young Children
Child Care Action Campaign, New York, NY. – 1995
A press release and accompanying polling data provide a brief summary of the findings and implications of a national opinion survey, concerning federal child care assistance. The national opinion poll, conducted by Republican pollster Vince Breglio between February 26 and March 5, 1995, showed that Americans are deeply divided over congressional…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Kagan, Sharon L., Ed.; Weissbourd, Bernice, Ed. – 1994
Noting that the strength of society is inextricably linked to the strength of its families, this book examines the evolution of current principles and practices in family support, and discusses future directions in quality services, training, and evaluation. The 20 chapters in this book are: (1) "America's Children and Families: An…
Descriptors: Child Health, Church Role, Community Involvement, Cultural Differences
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Arlington, VA. – 1995
The Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) was developed to support special projects demonstrating how states, local agencies, organizations, and communities can work together to improve health of mothers and children. The HTPCP supports a coalition that includes the federal and state governments, professional organizations,…
Descriptors: Agencies, Child Health, Child Rearing, Community Cooperation
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Arlington, VA. – 1995
The Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) is was developed to support special projects demonstrating how states, local agencies, organizations, and communities can work together to improve health of mothers and children. The HTPCP supports a coalition that includes the federal and state governments, professional organizations,…
Descriptors: Agencies, Child Health, Child Rearing, Community Cooperation
Washington Business Group on Health, Washington, DC. – 1993
This brochure describes the meeting of 63 representatives from the American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington Business Group on Health, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and the education community convened to develop an action plan for American health care that would be responsive to children's needs. Highlighted problems included the lack of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Childhood Needs, Children
