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Sokal, Laura – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2020
While the importance of secure relationships between children and caregivers has been well established in the literature as an essential feature of healthy child development, the influence of animal-human relationships on healthy development and attachment is also beginning to gain attention. A burgeoning literature supports the developmental and…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Animals, Risk, Child Development
Kern, Lisa; Wetzel, Clayton S., III; Kerley, Karen; Elliott, Karen; Bailey, Sharon – National Association of School Nurses, 2020
It is the position of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) that the management of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) infestations in school settings should not disrupt the educational process, including but not limited to the elimination of classroom screening, forced absences from school for nits and/or live lice and broad…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Child Health, Communicable Diseases, Hygiene
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Brazendale, Keith; Brazendale, Allison B.; Garcia, Jeanette M.; Monroe, Courtney M.; Weaver, R. Glenn; Beets, Michael W. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The 'Structured Days Hypothesis' suggests that children's obesogenic behaviors (e.g., activity, diet, sleep, and screen time) are less favorable during times when there is less-structure to a child's day (e.g., summer). To compare obesogenic behaviors of children with developmental disabilities (DD) during summer on days with differing amounts of…
Descriptors: Child Health, Health Behavior, Body Weight, Obesity
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Warner, Marika; Robinson, Jackie; Heal, Bryan; Lloyd, Jennifer; Mandigo, James; Lennox, Bess; Davenport Huyer, Larkin – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2021
Regular physical activity significantly improves health outcomes, yet rates of childhood physical activity remain alarmingly low. Physical literacy has been identified as the foundation for quality physical education, suggesting that sport, education, and public health interventions should seek to increase physical literacy to promote physical…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Child Development, Day Camp Programs, Children
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Holland, Melissa; Courtney, McKenzie; Vergara, James; McIntyre, Danielle; Nix, Samantha; Marion, Allison; Shergill, Gagan – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2021
Background: Increasing academic demands, including larger amounts of assigned homework, is correlated with various challenges for children. While homework stress in middle and high school has been studied, research evidence is scant concerning the effects of homework on elementary-aged children. Objective: The objective of this study was to…
Descriptors: Homework, Elementary School Students, Child Health, Sleep
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Campbell, Sydney; Cicero Oneto, Carlo; Saini, Manav Preet Singh; Attaran, Nona; Makansi, Nora; Passos Dos Santos, Raissa; Pukuma, Shilni; Carnevale, Franco A. – Global Studies of Childhood, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the lives of children and adolescents in resource-limited countries have been significantly impacted in complex ways, while largely having their interests overlooked. The purpose of this colloquium is to examine these impacts across seven resource-limited nations and apply an ethical lens to examine the ways in which…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Children, Adolescents
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Bauman, Stephanie; Taylor, Grace – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
This qualitative study examined educational and career-related issues of 8 young adult survivors of childhood cancer. Participants described factors that detracted from academic performance and reported continued vigilance in regard to their health and level of stress. In regard to careers, the cancer experience led some to exclude certain…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Cancer, Young Adults, Child Health
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Karabulut, Alpaslan – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2021
This study aims to determine mothers' concerns regarding their children, before and after giving birth. The study sample consists of 13 mothers working as special education teachers having graduated from the Special Teaching Department. The study utilized a semi-structured interview technique, which is one of the qualitative research methods, and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Special Education Teachers, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Emily Young; Zewditu Demissie; Leigh E. Szucs; Nancy D. Brener; Fareeha Waheed; Salimah Jasani – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objective: School Health Profiles (Profiles) is a national surveillance system operated by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A school-based system of surveys, Profiles monitors school health policies and practices in US states and other jurisdictions through questionnaires completed by school principals and lead health education…
Descriptors: Diversity, Educational Trends, Secondary Education, Child Health
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Michelle A. Krahe; Jaimee Stuart; Sara Branch; Mandy Gibson – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2024
Priority-setting is a collective responsibility centred around inclusive engagement and alignment with the needs and desired outcomes of the community. In this study, we leveraged the collective expertise of stakeholders from the child and family service system, to identify priorities for supporting the health, education and wellbeing of children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Health, Health Promotion, Well Being
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Roelf Reyneke – Perspectives in Education, 2024
Unsafe and violent schools are a widespread problem in South Africa. This paper argues that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) contribute to this phenomenon. While various individual and community-level interventions to address ACEs have been reported on, the contribution of safe parks towards preventing school violence has not yet been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Safety, Violence, Parks
Anna Alejo; Suman Sachdeva; Fumiaki Sagisaka; Haogen Yao – UNICEF, 2024
Ensuring foundational learning for all children is critical. Despite the essential role of foundational learning, too many children are not acquiring these basic skills. Recognizing the urgent need to prioritize foundational learning, a global coalition on foundational learning has been established to support national efforts on improving…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Basic Skills, Literacy
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Chau, Kénora; Brard, Emmanuelle; Riff, Maria – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: In France, 3.2 million middle-school students have serious/persistent school difficulties and are re-engaged in adapted-general/vocational-education class (AGVEC), created to early re-engage them in school/professional projects. We assessed the AGVEC's benefits for school-behavior-health-related difficulties (SBHDs). Methods: This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents, Learner Engagement
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Banwo, Bodunrin O. – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2023
This article features in-depth interviews and ethnographic vignettes that explore collectivism, social cohesion, and Black educational leadership as a strategy to infuse liberatory practices in the educational process. The article examines how the social foundation of African-centered ethos of collectivism can shift how marginalized students…
Descriptors: Blacks, Children, African American Leadership, African Americans
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Nikiforidou, Zoi; Doni, Eleni – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2023
Children, like everyone, have been affected in multiple ways by the changes the pandemic has caused. This study aims to explore how 4-6-year-olds (N = 50) express through drawings and narrations their meanings and feelings around coronavirus. From a rights-based approach and in particular, children's rights to access information, to express their…
Descriptors: Young Children, Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns, COVID-19
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