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Xu, Tingting; He, Yuan – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2022
This study adopted a case study design with mixed methods to examine Chinese kindergarten children's body size perceptions. Forty-two Chinese kindergarten children between ages five and six were interviewed through child-friendly language. Results showed majority of children could describe the image provided to them and explain the differences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Human Body
Kennedy, Lynne; Preston, Grace; Kenny, Ursula – Health Education Journal, 2023
Background: 'Fat Talk', or the act of negatively discussing one's own or another person's body, is linked to body image constructs, body dissatisfaction, low self-esteem and disordered eating. The spaces in which young women talk about the body are changing, as social media use escalates. Understanding the interplay between social media use, body…
Descriptors: Human Body, Social Media, Females, Health Related Fitness
Yepes, Maryam; Maurer, Jürgen; Stringhini, Silvia; Viswanathan, Barathi; Gedeon, Jude; Bovet, Pascal – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Background: While obesity continues to rise globally, the associations between body size, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES) seem to vary in different populations, and little is known on the contribution of perceived ideal body size in the social disparity of obesity in African countries. Purpose: We examined the gender and socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Body Composition, Socioeconomic Status, Gender Differences
Sajedi, Heidar; Kirkbir, Fatih; Bayram, Metin; Karatas, Baykal – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of body image and Corona disease anxiety on athlete's eating disorders. The method of this research is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population Agri Ibrahim Çeçen University Faculty of Sports Sciences, which is equal to 340 people. To determine the sample size, Cochran's sample…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Human Body, COVID-19
Erittu, Eleonora; Turri, Matteo – Quality in Higher Education, 2023
This article uses the theoretical framework developed by Elken and Stensaker to examine the characteristics of the quality assurance internal bodies in relation to composition, activities and factors perceived as critical for the success of quality assurance implementation within higher education institutions. The article is based on data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Evaluation (Groups), Quality Assurance, Higher Education
Suhartini, Bernadeta; Sujarwo; Priyambada, Galih – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2023
The aim of this study was to develop an application-based assessment tool for evaluating motor perception learning in children with intellectual disabilities who attend elementary classes in State Special Schools in Yogyakarta City. The tool was designed to align with the characteristics of these children and determine their mastery of motor…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Psychomotor Skills, Learning Activities, Perception
Orhan, Rustem; Ergin, Murat; Ayan, Sinan; Boyali, Ekrem – Journal of Education and Learning, 2020
The aim of this paper was to examine the selected physical and motoric characteristics of students with mild intellectual disabilities. The total number of the participants was 119 (54 females and 65 males) and the mean age was 10.78 ± 1.88 years. Height, weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, and body fat mass scores were collected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Students with Disabilities, Special Needs Students
Teimouri, Yasser; Goetze, Julia; Plonsky, Luke – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
Second language (L2) anxiety has been the object of constant empirical and theoretical attention for several decades. As a matter of both theoretical and practical interest, much of the research in this domain has examined the relationship between anxiety and L2 achievement. The present study meta-analyzes this body of research. Following a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Anxiety, Correlation
Ruiz, Carlos Enrique; Hamlin, Robert; Torres, Luis Eduardo – European Journal of Training and Development, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study is to compare the perceptions of employed people in Mexico and Colombia about managerial and leadership behavioural effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative multiple cross-case and cross-nation comparative analysis of findings obtained from the two past emic replication (Mexico and…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Administrator Effectiveness, Leadership Styles, Organizational Culture
Jiménez-Monteagudo, Laura; Reina, Raul; Roldan, Alba – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2023
This study assessed the self-efficacy (SE) gains of higher education students concerning the inclusion of people with disabilities throughout the delivery of a face-to-face training course with a duration of four months, comprising 28 sessions of two hours each. A sample of 158 sports sciences undergraduates (109 intervention group, 49 control…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries
Huber, Elaine; Davila, Yvonne C.; Thomson, Alexandra C. G. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2022
Intensive mode delivery (IMD) of subjects and courses offer a flexible option for today's diverse student body, many of whom juggle work and carer responsibilities alongside study. However, little focus has been placed on the detailed design of IMD for different teaching roles. Responding to a call for science specific data, we investigated…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Faculty, Undergraduate Students, Teacher Attitudes
Topçu, Mustafa Sami; Erbilgin, Evrim; Arikan, Serkan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
This study makes an important contribution to an expanding body of international comparative studies by exploring factors predicting differences in science and mathematics achievement by students in Turkey and the Republic of Korea on the 2011 TIMSS assessment. While these countries are similar with regards to population size, cultural beliefs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Science Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
Gruffydd, Ifor; Hodges, Rhian; Prys, Cynog – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2023
This paper presents a detailed analysis of how Welsh language training in the public sector workplace in north Wales is planned and delivered. Specific attention is given to the effectiveness of strategic management on both the macro level (Welsh Government, Welsh Language Board/Welsh Language Commissioner) and the micro level (individual public…
Descriptors: Welsh, Language Planning, Workplace Learning, Strategic Planning
Stockinger, Helena – Religious Education, 2019
The qualitative Early Childhood research project analyzes how children, aged five to six years, talk about the dimensions of diversity they recognize in their kindergarten and how two kindergartens in Austria deal with diversity. The children talk about age, gender, size, language, religion, different countries of origin, and skin colors. With…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Diversity
Ballo, Anduena; Mathies, Charles; Weimer, Leasa – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2019
The student body in many higher education institutions (HEIs) has become more international, although student services are often offered in a generic one-size fits all approach. Traditionally, student services served as a key indicator of student satisfaction and influenced the mobility of international students' choices regarding study programme,…
Descriptors: Student Development, Foreign Students, Academic Achievement, Social Integration