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Evaluation of an OCES Nutrition Education Program, the Story of Benny the Traveling Bean, on First Grade Children's Willingness to Try Foods Containing Legumes
(Oklahoma State University, 2009-12-01)
An OCES Nutrition Education Program, The Story of Benny the Traveling Bean, was evaluated for its impact on first grade children's willingness to try foods containing legumes. The sample included 38 first grade children ...
Impact of Summer Programs on Diet and Physical Activity in Elementary Children
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)
The USDA Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program indicated the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) as a priority area for research funding on diet quality and physical activity. This study aimed to compare the diet ...
Differences in Anthropometric Parameters of 4-6 Year Old Children Seen in a Northeastern Oklahoma Pediatric Clinic
(Oklahoma State University, 2007-07-01)
This study evaluated anthropometric differences in distribution of 4-6 year old children seen in a northeastern Oklahoman clinic for four weight categories by insurance type, or biennial exam year categories. and body mass ...
Outcomes Evaluation of the Eagle Adventure Program
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
There is an increasing prevalence of Native American children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a chronic condition that is usually adult-onset. Get Fresh! Eagle Adventure program is a theoretically-based, diabetes primary ...
Exploratory study of a multidimensional model of resiliency
(2007-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to establish a basis in the philosophy of the third wave of resiliency, conceptualized by Richardson (2002), as a motivational force which drives an individual to ...
Influence of Teachers' Philosophy and Practice on Preschoolers' Print Development
(Oklahoma State University, 2006-05-01)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between Teachers' Stated Philosophy about how children learn and should be taught, Teachers' Developmentally Appropriate Literacy Practice (DALP), and Children's Print ...
Evaluation of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program in Shawnee, Oklahoma
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) was established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a nutrition assistance program for students in low-income elementary schools because studies showed that children do not ...
Relation between Body Mass Index and Aggression in First Grade Children
(Oklahoma State University, 2007-07-01)
The present study focused on the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and aggression in first grade children. Participants in the study consisted of 608 first grade children at rural public elementary schools recruited ...
Elementary school principals' expectations for children labeled with emotional disturbance
(2005-05)
Scope and method of the study: The purpose of the study was to examine elementary school principals' expectations for children labeled with emotional disturbance. The study also investigated the effects of problem behavior ...
Relation between body weight and social position in children's classroom friendship network
(2010-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The present study focused on the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and centrality (degree and global) and the differences in centrality by weight status in first grade children. Participants ...