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Integrated, Articulated Fitness and Health Curriculum and Methods of Evaluation
Author: Repovich, Wendy E. S.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physical Education,Obesity,Body Composition,Health Education,Physical Activities,Physical Fitness,Educational Change,Standards,School Districts,Scores,Wellness,Curriculum Design,Grants

Physical Education programs have monitored physical fitness and sport skills since the 1950's when the President's Council on Physical Fitness was formed. Unfortunately we have seen two divergent paths, the first is a dramatic decline in physical activity time often accompanied by a decline in fitness, and an equally dramatic increase in overweight and obesity. In the mid 1990's educators in Washington State realized there was a significant problem and set about creating change. Standards were set for programs and school districts began redesigning curriculum. Spokane Public Schools completely redesigned their curriculum to address both problems. The result of three years of work was an integrated, articulated, progressive curriculum designed to educate students on both why and how they can be active throughout life and the expected benefit of a healthier, more fit population. Five years of Carol M. White PEP grant funds helped the district implement and evaluate the curricular change. Some may consider the results a &quot;failure&quot; because fitness scores have not changed (including body composition), but to others it may be seen as finally stopping the decline and just maybe we will be able to head our students back on the path to lifelong health and wellness.
Religious Freedom and Section 116 of the Australian Constitution: Would a Banning of the Hijab or Burqa Be Constitutionally Valid?
Author: Gray, Anthony
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Conferences (Gatherings),Freedom,Courts,Islam,Court Litigation,Foreign Countries,Comparative Analysis,Clothing,Religion,Legislation,Laws,Validity

In recent years, the issue of the extent to which an individual has or should have the right to religious freedom, and to manifest that freedom by wearing particular items of clothing, has become very contentious. Some nations have seen fit to ban the wearing of particular items of clothing thought to have religious significance, at least in some contexts. Courts from a range of jurisdictions have sought to grapple with these issues, involving a range of values and sometimes competing interests. In this article, the author considers constitutional (and discrimination) issues that would arise if the Australian Parliament enacted legislation prohibiting the wearing of particular items of clothing often thought to have religious significance, in particular the &quot;hijab&quot;, &quot;burqa&quot; or &quot;niqab&quot;. He draws upon the rich jurisprudence concerning these issues in other jurisdictions, where much more litigation has taken place regarding the question than Australia. The volume of litigation elsewhere means that consideration of the Australian position is enriched by considering some of the specific issues that have been considered by overseas courts, with the likelihood that at some stage similar issues will need to be considered by Australian courts. These overseas developments should inform the consideration of the interpretation of the Australian provisions, and assist in reaching an interpretation of the relevant provisions. As with all comparative analysis, it is necessary to bear in mind the different statutory, constitutional and convention context in which decisions are reached. The author also considers briefly whether a different result would apply if the ban were passed at State level. This is not an abstract argument; a current Senator in the Australian Parliament, has personally called for a burqa ban, and private members' bills have been introduced in New South Wales and South Australia to introduce such a ban, at least in some circumstances. In Part A, the author sets the statutory framework for the discussion. In Part B, the meaning of the wearing of the hijab and burqa is considered. Part C considers how laws banning the wearing of religious dress or symbols have been considered in various courts. In Part D, he considers the validity of a Commonwealth law that banned the wearing of religious dress or symbols. (Contains 155 footnotes.)
Bringing Culture to Life through Children's Literature: The Mississippi Delta in the 1930's
Author: Hopper, Peggy F.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Childrens Literature,Nonfiction,Story Telling,Time Perspective,Multiracial Persons,Prosocial Behavior,Friendship,Children,Life Style

After hearing reminisces from her parents about childhood adventures that took place in the 1930's Mississippi Delta, the author, Peggy F. Hopper, decided to document these stores in two children's books, &quot;Peggy Sue and the Pepper Patch&quot; and &quot;The Adventures of Theodore Roosevelt Hollumway Jones and John Hart: Chasing Bandits.&quot; Her mission more directly was to give voice to the positive stories of multiracial relationships during a time of racial tensions in the Delta. With a background in reading and English education, the author faced challenges for deciding which aspects of culture representative of the time should be included. Since both books are categorized in the genre of children's nonfiction, care was taken to make each book as historically accurate as possible given that the books are memories from that era.
American Education's Beginnings
Author: Hazlett, Lisa A.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Compulsory Education,Educational History,Writing Teachers,Elementary Education,School Role,Role of Education,Instructional Materials,Textbooks,Home Schooling,Christianity,Ethical Instruction,Reading Materials,Content Analysis,Religious Education

Compulsory education in America arguably originated with Massachusetts's legislative acts of 1642, 1647, and 1648; the 1642 act compelled education of children. Best known is the colorfully named Old Deluder Satan Law of 1647, famously declaring towns with populations of 50 must hire a reading and writing teacher, and those holding 100 requiring a Latin Grammar School. This law's title was derived from its purpose, as teaching youth to read allowed access to the Christian &quot;Bible,&quot; with their presumably subsequent faith and doctrinal adherence producing virtuous citizens confident of an eventual heavenly home rather than warmer climes. Still, these laws and many afterwards were not strictly enforced until Horace Mann advocated schooling for all, with his Common School Movement leading to free, public, and locally controlled elementary schools, beginning with Massachusetts in 1852. Compulsory education laws were passed in 32 states by 1900 and in all by 1930. (Contains 55 footnotes.)
Positive Role Models vs. Bullies: Can They Be Distinguished by Following Articulate Animals into Worlds of Suspended Disbelief?
Author: Miller, Suzanne
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Childrens Literature,Story Telling,Fantasy,Animals,Ability,Oral Language,Bullying,Role Models,Social Theories,Hypothesis Testing,Identification,Values,Socialization,Qualitative Research,Group Discussion,Values Education,Middle School Students,Decision Making Skills,Selection,Leaders,Personality Traits,Power Structure,Reader Text Relationship

Orally and later in written form, stories have been used to identify and reinforce the values of a culture. The parables of the Bible and the vocalization of articulate animals in Aesop fables continue to be used to teach morals to children. While the majority of existing research investigates the effective use of animals as a tool in character and values education, limited research has been done regarding the benefits of using articulate animals to teach leadership education and to promote the wise selection of leaders. The purpose of this pilot study will be to qualitatively test the theory that students who read and discuss selections from modern fantasy that identify specific articulate animals as role models or bullies will respond differently to questions posed in whole-group discussion. The random selection of middle-school students engaged in followership training will read and discuss the roles of specific animals in selected children's literature. During whole group discussion, responses will be observed and recorded, noting differences to the following two questions: "Are followers responsible for the actions of a leader?" and "Is a bully a leader?" (Contains 25 footnotes.)
Women Accountants in Practicing Accounting Firms: Their Status, Investments and Returns
Author: Okpechi, Simeon O.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Females,Accounting,Professional Personnel,Gender Issues,Labor Turnover,Employment Patterns,Family Work Relationship,Work Environment,Organizational Climate

In the past twenty years, the number of qualified women accountants in the U.S. has outstripped that of men according to American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; yet these women occupy few strategic positions in accounting firms. Retention has been a major issue. This study explores how the perception of their status, investments and returns therefrom influence their decisions to remain as career accountants or to leave. Accordingly, a conceptual framework and structured self-administered questionnaire were developed. Questionnaires were mailed to 140 female accountants in five states. The result suggests that women favorably perceive their status, investments and returns they get from being practicing accountants. However, their matriculation into the strategic positions of partners and managing partners is severely constrained by family and gender issues, and long standing traditions. Equality of pay, sabbatical and being given special considerations in audit and consultancy assignments are less important issues to them. (Contains 2 tables.)
Postpartum Obesity: The Root Problem of Childhood Obesity?
Author: Keen, Valencia Browning
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Disease Control,Obesity,Body Composition,Females,Hospitals,Nutrition,Insurance,Pregnancy,Children,Birth,Mothers,Role Models,Physical Activities,Body Weight,Correlation,Risk,Clinics,Health Services,Dietetics

Remedying childhood obesity cannot take place without first identifying relevant issues commonly influencing gatekeepers of food for children as well as the role modeling for encouraging or discouraging daily activities. Children cannot drive to the store, form grocery lists or complete menu management tasks without adult assistance. Excessive weight gain during pregnancy leads to weight retention postpartum and often increases with each pregnancy. Maternal and postpartum obesity is associated with increased risk of developing gestational diabetes, metabolic syndrome, prenatal morbidity and increased risk of obesity in the offspring through adolescence which without intervention, leads to adulthood obesity. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) data, weight gain in excess of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines is common. CDC data has shown, between 1990-2005, gaining greater than 40# in all Body Mass Index (BMI) categories has increased between 15-20%. Considering insurance coverage for weight loss management is not promoted by all health care practitioners for all postpartum women and only a percentage of postpartum women choose to breastfeed which can enhance weight loss, strategies for recommending dietitian services to clinics, hospitals and communities for helping moms or gatekeepers lose weight will be shared.
Allusions to Culture and Religion in Hispanic American Children's Literature
Author: Leavell, Judy A.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Justice,Childrens Literature,Hispanic American Culture,Religion,Hispanic Americans,Bibliographies,Awards,Family (Sociological Unit),Family Relationship

Allusions to culture and religion frequently appear in Hispanic American children's literature. These allusions resonate with those who share the culture and help those students connect with the book. These same allusions inform those who are not of the culture and broaden their understanding. This paper will provide examples of such allusions from Hispanic American children's literature written in English. At the same time, the article will discuss the social justice issue of providing literature that reflects a culture. While Hispanic American children's literature provides rich content, the number of titles is limited. The number produced, distributed, and shared is only a small fraction of the total number of new children's books published each year. A bibliography of award-winning children's books reflecting the Hispanic culture is included to help the reader locate these books.
Student Services Revitalization/Transformation
Author: Pipitone, Brenda
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Qualitative Research,College Environment,Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Student Personnel Services,Models,Satisfaction

Over a two year period, a multidisciplinary team developed and implemented a plan to transform the delivery of student services at George Brown College in Toronto. It was a plan that called upon the College to fundamentally overhaul student services, but more importantly, to transform the service culture at the College through the students' &quot;lens&quot;. The resulting Student Life Cycle Initiative (SLC) addressed the continuum of service from the first point of contact throughout the student's College experience--or life cycle--to graduation, and involved a revitalization of all systems and services that affect all students. To support the ongoing development and implementation of the SLC model and continued investment by the College's senior management, the co-leaders emphasized attention to measuring outcomes throughout the process, using a mix of quantitative and qualitative research to chart progress and gauge the perception of change. This article provides a narrative description of the process planning and execution of a comprehensive systemic change project delivered successfully with in a large urban college environment.
Revision of Space Utilization in the Ontario Colleges to Support Learner Centered Pedagogy, Technology and Users
Author: Teitelbaum, Marilyn
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Community Colleges,Space Utilization,Student Centered Curriculum,Classrooms,Educational Facilities Design,Structural Elements (Construction),Educational Technology,Change,College Environment

This report explores classrooms and adjacent corridors which, when combined, form one of the central areas within the college campus. Additionally, this report questions why these areas do not reflect learning centered principles and flexibility in their physical design. This report incorporates research by those who have explored and in some cases implemented well-designed areas for education that are used to support positive human activity. It also looks at poorly designed or outdated space, which inhibits learning. It has been said that learning can happen anywhere and perhaps it can. However true this statement might appear to those that are not intimately linked to the physicality of space, it can also be said that learning can happen with far more ease where the kind of space provided is specifically targeted for education to include appropriate supportive areas for learning. This report explores well designed areas that support and allow collaboration, discovery and social interaction to flourish. It is true after all, that the students of today want spaces that are both flexible and centered on their learning experience. Therefore, classrooms and adjacent corridors should be considered learning centered spaces designed to support education for current learners. These spaces should not appear to be a historic relic from the past, but should be flexible spaces that are well designed to facilitate student centered learning. (Contains 7 figures.)
The Other Face of Janus
Author: Doughty, Howard A.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: High School Students,Foreign Countries,Academic Achievement,Educational Attitudes,Personality Traits,Role of Education,Access to Information,Educational Opportunities,Higher Education,Secondary Education

Innovation should be about procedures and methods. Little thought is given to proximate, much less ultimate aims. In this article, the authors invite educators to take a break and explore the educational enterprise to which they devote their life's work. They discuss two bits of excerpted writing, both over half a century old. One comes from Jack Kenney, a high school English teacher whose career in Port Colborne and Collingwood, Ontario spanned the years from 1938 to 1974. The other was composed for the September, 1957 issue of the &quot;Royal Bank of Canada Monthly Letter&quot; by James Muir, then Chairman of the Board and President of that venerable financial institution. The first gives advice to students about to enter high school. The second offers counsel to those concerned with even higher education. They argue that education is in trouble if it is not &quot;both&quot; fun &quot;and&quot; practical. They then offer some observations on Jack Kenney's mantra, &quot;The only object is intellect&quot;, for reflection.
When the Chips Are down: Taking Time to Pay Attention to Real Issues
Author: Model, David
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Civil Rights,Leisure Time,Climate,Social Networks,Technological Advancement,Social Problems,Environmental Influences,Poverty,Hunger,Electronic Equipment,Internet

Global warming, deforestation, destruction of the oceans, hunger, poverty, human rights abuses and war crimes will, at best, be redressed by empty words and token gestures unless the public imbibes massive doses of caffeine. Unfortunately the public's attention seems to be focused elsewhere. Blackberries, cell phones, social networks on the internet, television and movies consume much of our free time and attention with their addictive allure and coveted escapism. Public and private discourse has been trivialized through the new technological advances in communications which limit people because "the medium is the message" to mostly mundane and superficial exchanges. Notwithstanding the benefits of cell phones, they contribute to the problem by gobbling up free time for social and business discourse. In this article, the author contends that people retain the capacity to care and feel compelled to act on social injustice and human rights crises but only when the electronic gadgetry is turned off and they have the time to slow down and pay attention and avoid the temptation to be distracted by the false gods of golden technological advances.
Beware the Ides of Coupland: Douglas Coupland's (Oh, so Very Canadian) Perspective on the Future and What It Means to Us
Author: Boyle-Taylor, Marilyn
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Novels,Story Telling,Literary Devices,Fiction,Narration,Reading,Writing (Composition)

Douglas Coupland, a prolific author/artist/lecturer and now prognosticator, is in the forefront of the arts movement in both Canada and the US. His works, starting with his breakout novel &quot;Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture,&quot; have consistently worked as a bellwether of current perspectives and values, both noting our cultural milestones and influencing future trends. In books, such as &quot;Microserfs&quot; and &quot;JPod,&quot; he sensitively involves the reader in the world of the technologically wired, showing the paradox of the resultant isolation and alternative community that evolves within the computer industry. Each novel, artwork, or article shows a different side of Coupland, explores new topics, yet reiterates his belief in the randomness of behaviour, or at least humanity's inability to control the excesses. Nonetheless, he consistently leaves the reader with a paradoxical sense of hope that there is a future, perhaps even one that is superior to what people dream. &quot;Beware the Ides of Coupland&quot; is a look at his current work and his 2010 CBC Massey Lecture series, which he presents as a &quot;novel in five hours&quot; about the future. Linking this to his previous apocalyptic theme, presented by Coupland in &quot;Girlfriend in a Coma and JPod,&quot; he gives cultural clues that inform the present day sociological perspective. In this article, the author talks about Coupland's perspective on the future and what it means to the people.
Professional Identity: A Qualitative Inquiry of Experienced Counsellors
Author: Alves, Sara
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grounded Theory,Qualitative Research,Counselor Training,Interviews,Foreign Countries,Psychotherapy,Self Concept,Professional Development,Counselor Attitudes

There are many recent changes to the practice of counselling and psychotherapy in Canada. Newly established statutory regulation of psychotherapy in Ontario and Quebec, and new legislation in the province of Nova Scotia protecting the title &quot;counselling therapist,&quot; are examples of an emerging trend in Canada that seeks to clearly define the various mental health professions. This study employed a variation of grounded theory method to investigate how counsellors experienced their professional identities. Nine experienced master's-level counsellors in a midsized Canadian city were interviewed using a semi-structured interview protocol. The main goal was to develop an understanding of how they define themselves as professionals, with a focus on what they perceived as being the major influences on their professional identity. Eight major themes emerged, and a provisional model was proposed, consisting of three categories: (a) core of professional identity, (b) key influences on professional identity, and (c) instrumental influences on professional identity. Implications for counsellor education and counselling practice are discussed. (Conains 1 figure.)
East Asian International Student Experiences as Learners of English as an Additional Language: Implications for School Counsellors
Author: Popadiuk, Natalee E.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Students,Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Asians,School Counselors,School Counseling,Critical Incidents Method,Secondary School Students,Native Language,Language Usage,Communicative Competence (Languages),Academic Achievement

In the school counselling literature, little focus is placed on international students who are learners of English as an Additional Language (EAL) and on school counselling support related to their language acquisition. Using the Critical Incident Technique, we analyzed transcripts of 21 international EAL students from China, Japan, and Korea who studied in three Vancouver, BC, public secondary schools. We present four language-based categories that include both facilitating and hindering incidents: (a) learning English, (b) communicating effectively, (c) speaking first language, and (d) performing well academically. Finally, we address school counselling implications, limitations, and future research.