NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Smith, Debbie M.; Ward, Christine; Forbes, Shareen; Reynolds, Rebecca M.; Denison, Fiona C. – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: Maternal obesity (Body Mass Index [BMI] greater than or equal to 30kg/m([superscript 2]) is associated with numerous maternal and fetal complications. Recent guidelines have called for advice to be given to women as pregnancy is a good time for intervention as due to women's motivations for change being high and changes may impact on…
Descriptors: Obesity, Pregnancy, Body Weight, Body Composition
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Roberts, Ron; Sanders, Teela; Myers, Ellie; Smith, Debbie – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2010
Increasing evidence points to student involvement in the sex industry. The current study comprised a cross-sectional sample of 315 undergraduates at a London university. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, data were gathered on students' financial and employment circumstances and their views on participation in sex work. Results suggested…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Industry, Sexuality, Case Studies
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Visscher, Adrie; Wild, Phil; Smith, Debbie; Newton, Len – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2003
Sophisticated computerized school information systems (SISs) will have to provide school-based information relevant to the development of policies in areas where schools used to merely follow governmental guidelines. The large-scale research project in England, reported in this article, goes some way toward filling gaps in the knowledge on the…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Waller, Rob; Mahmood, Tariq; Gandi, Robert; Delves, Sally; Humphrys, Nigel; Smith, Debbie – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2005
Student psychiatric morbidity is rising. Whilst the influence of university counselling services is widely reported, NHS involvement by psychiatrists and general practitioners is not so well described. Counselling and mental health service providers for students at the University of Leeds were approached for numerical data and a university Group…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Health Needs, Mental Health, Higher Education