NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20240
Since 20230
Since 2020 (last 5 years)0
Since 2015 (last 10 years)0
Since 2005 (last 20 years)2
Source
Education Digest: Essential…2
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Keca, Janine; Cook-Cottone, Catherine – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2005
Children and adolescents live in a world where thin is "in" and the pressure to conform to society's view of the ideal body, when combined with other life factors, can set the stage for an eating disorder, a psychiatric illness characterized by an extreme desire to be thin and an intense fear of weight gain. Clinical eating disorders and…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Eating Habits, Eating Disorders, Middle Schools
Kostin, Mark; Haeger, Jean – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2006
High schools have traditionally worked on improvement in isolation, but a growing number have broken the barriers of isolation by working with a school improvement coach. An outside school coach, properly prepared and sensitive to individual and whole-school concerns, can provide a balance of pressure and support to initiate and sustain meaningful…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Educational Administration