On page 36 and page 95 it is said that the British Psychological Society's Committee of Professional Psychologists withholds recognition of Educational Psychologists until they have done one year under an experienced educational psychologist after their training is over. But this is not so. On page 94 the Institute of Child Psychology is not included amongst the training bodies mentioned though...

background it is obvious that most of informal learnings of social skills and constructive plays occur in school yards and play-fields where children spend much of their non-official time of teaching. this study aimed to investigate the impact of schools' open space on learning and educational achievement of elementary students in ahvaz, southwest of iran. materials and methods at a cross-...

background: in recent decades many guidelines has been conducted by radiation protection organizations about radiation protection in dentistry. this study aimed to evaluate the observance of these guidelines in educational clinics of all dental schools in iran. material and methods: in this cross-sectional study a self-administered questionnaire, based on national radiation protection board (nr...

background: noise, one of the major environmental nuisances, affects the learning ability of children negatively. objective: with the assumption that in the existing german 4-type school system children are exposed to various noise levels in each type of school, we investigated the association between children's school type and environmental noise level. methods: in this cross-sectional study, ...

BACKGROUND This study examined physical activity opportunities and barriers at 36 geographically diverse middle schools participating in the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls. METHODS Principals, physical education and health education department heads, and program leaders were interviewed to assess policies and instructional practices that support physical activity. RESULTS Schools pr...

Using exogenous secondary school assignments to remove self-selection bias to schools and peers, I obtain credible estimates of (1) the effect of attending schools with higher-achieving peers, and (2) the direct effect of peer quality improvements within schools, on the same population. While students at schools with higherachieving peers have better academic achievement, within-school increase...

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing, and schools are ideal places to support healthy eating and physical activity. In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed the School Health Index, a self-assessment and planning tool that helps schools evaluate and improve physical activity and nutrition programs and policies. Although many state educati...