scholarly journals Regional food dishes in the Brazilian National School Food Program: Acceptability and nutritional composition

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diogo thimoteo da Cunha ◽  
Hélida Ventura Barbosa Gonçalves ◽  
Aline Fátima Andrade de Lima ◽  
Paula Andrea Martins ◽  
Veridiana Vera de Rosso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Food Sovereignty ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
School Food ◽  
Indirect Measure ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Hedonic Scale

Objective: the objective of this study was to evaluate the nutritional composition and describe the acceptability of regional culinary dishes served to students from public schools of rural and urban areas. Methods: Ten Brazilian regional dishes were evaluated for acceptability and nutritional composition. the survey was conducted in schools located in rural and urban areas of two cities in the state of São Paulo. Dish acceptability was evaluated using leftover analysis and a 5-point facial hedonic scale. the adherence index was calculated and used as an indirect measure of acceptance, and the nutritional composition was calculated based on the technical files of each dish. Results: A total of 2,384 students from 20 schools participated in the study and 1,174 tasted and evaluated the dishes. the test using the 5-point facial hedonic scale demonstrated that five dishes (Caldo verde soup, persimmon jelly, chicken with okra, puréed cornmeal with spinach, and arugula pizza) had an acceptability rate above 85.0%. the mean adherence indices were 57.3% and 55.6% in urban and rural environments, respectively. Analysis of the nutritional composition of regional dishes indicates that these dishes can partially meet macronutrient recommendations. Conclusion: the tested dishes can become part of school menus as they were accepted or partly accepted by the students regardless of school location, whether rural or urban. the cultural heritage is an important resource for the food sovereignty of a country and should be constantly encouraged.

scholarly journals Evernia Goes to School: Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals and Photosynthetic Performance in Lichen Transplants Exposed Indoors and Outdoors in Public and Private Environments

Plants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Paoli ◽  
Zuzana Fačkovcová ◽  
Anna Guttová ◽  
Caterina Maccelli ◽  
Katarína Kresáňová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Fluorescence Emission ◽  
Photosynthetic Performance ◽  
Physiological Status ◽  
Evernia Prunastri ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban

Recently indoor air quality (IAQ) has become a key issue, especially in schools, where children spend most of the day. Only in a few cases IAQ was investigated using lichens as biomonitors. During autumn 2017, lichens (Evernia prunastri) were exposed for two months indoors and outdoors in public (schools) and private (dwellings) environments, in both rural and urban areas of Slovakia. The bioaccumulation of selected elements and the physiological status of the samples were considered. The content of heavy metals increased in samples exposed outdoors for 11 out of 12 elements (Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, S, Sb, V and Zn, but not Ca) in the urban area and for 5 (As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Sb) in the rural area. Indoor concentrations were overall similar, both in rural and urban buildings, independently of the outdoor conditions. An indoor accumulation occurred only for Cd, Cu and Pb. An indoor origin was suggested for Cd, while for Cu and Pb, outdoor penetration (car traffic) is the likely cause of indoor values. Indoor exposed lichens maintained their vitality (as reflected by chlorophyll a fluorescence emission). This latter result further supports the use of lichen biomonitoring as a suitable method for assessing IAQ.

scholarly journals Estimating Education Production Functions in Rural and Urban Areas

1976 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Debertin
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Elementary And Secondary Education ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Educational Production ◽  
State And Local

Public elementary and secondary education represent the largest single expenditure by units of state and local governments. Nearly 30 percent of all tax dollars raised at the state and local level is spent for funding public elementary and secondary schools. The magnitude of expenditures for public education relative to other public goods makes questions concerning resource allocation for this service extremely important. It is not surprising that a great deal of attention has been directed toward determining if the educational process can be made more efficient.Politicians, school administrators and other decision-makers who deal with school finance problems in rural and urban areas face a key policy question concerning the educational production process: “Does the spending of additional tax dollars in local public schools necessarily insure increased scholastic achievement for all students?”

scholarly journals ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOLCHILDREN OF NEPAL

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (106) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Ram Manohar Basnet ◽  
Laxman Manohar Basnet
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Significant Difference

Background. There is growing interest in the association between physical activity (PA) and academic performance (AP) in children, especially in the developing world. However, no in-depth study of such kind has yet been undertaken in Nepal. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine if there is correlation between PA and AP in secondary schoolchildren in Nepal. Methods. A crosssectional study was carried in four schools of Nepal. Two schools (one private and one public) were randomly selected from two different districts. Physical activity and academic performance levels of students were obtained via questionnaires and Pearson’s correlation was done to determine any association. Results. Our study showed a significant correlation between physical activity and academic performance in the study population. The correlation was significant for male students, students from rural and urban areas and from public schools. However, there was no significant correlation in the female population and students of private schools. We also observed a significant difference in the physical activity performed by male versus female students (male > female), along with a significant difference in their academic performance (male > female). Further analysis of correlation on the basis of gender showed that physical activity of male students was significantly correlated with the academic performance irrespective of the location and type of school. However there was no such correlation in the female students. Conclusion. Our study found that male students who were physically active showed positive correlation between physical activity and academic performance while no such correlation was found in the female students.

scholarly journals A Call for Change in the Public Education System in Nova Scotia

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. CI64-CI92
Author(s):  
Barbara-Ann Hamilton-Hinch ◽  
Jessie-Lee D. McIsaac ◽  
Mary-Jane Harkins ◽  
Sherry Jarvis ◽  
John C. LeBlanc
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
African Descent ◽  
The Public ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Black Learners ◽  
Nova Scotian

The United Nation’s International Decade for People of African Descent and Nova Scotia’s Ministry of African Nova Scotian Affairs recognize that students of African descent continue to experience inequities. As previous studies indicate, parents of Black learners identified that many educators lack knowledge and experience in understanding students of African descent.This study explored student achievement from the perspective of parents of children of African descent attending public schools in Nova Scotia. Participants included individual interviews and focus groups with parents from rural and urban areas. Based on Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory framework, a thematic analysis of the data was conducted, a dominant storyline related to the families’ experiences in school and subsequent themes emerged: we are treated differently; we don’t feel connected; we know there are challenges: the resistance of parents; and we deal with injustices but persevere. These findings provide recommendations to improve the educational success for Black learners. Keywords: African Canadian, academic achievement and success, Black students, education, schooling challenges, students of African descent

scholarly journals Etnografia crítica de sala de aula: o professor pesquisador e o pesquisador professor em colaboração

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (182/183) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Lúcia Mattos
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Mutual Help ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban

Trata do relato de experiências sobre colaboração em pesquisa entre professores colaboradores e pesquisadores. Utiliza dados da pesquisa etnográfica intitulada: "Fracasso Escolar: imagens de explicações populares sobre 'dificuldades educacionais ' entre jovens de áreas rural e urbana no Estado do Rio de Janeiro ". Descreve que a prática colaborativa é essencial para a facilitação e a transformação das relações de interação em sala de aula, quando consideramos que o professor colaborador é um agente da pesquisa. Vê a inter-relação entre pesquisa e ensino como parte fundamental do processo de construção de conhecimento em sala de aula e a colaboração como uma prática que possibilita a genuína ajuda mútua e o intercâmbio entre o trabalho de pesquisa e ensino. Analisa as condições de desenvolvimento desse tipo de pesquisa em escolas públicas e suas limitações. Entende que tanto a etnografia crítica de sala de aula quanto a colaboração entre professor e pesquisador, na pesquisa educacional, constituem elementos para um avanço desta última no Brasil. Abstract This essay concerned with a research experience involving teachers and researchers as collaborators. Uses data from the ethnographic study entitled: "School failure: Images of popular explanation about 'educational difficulties ' among you th from rural and urban areas of the State of Rio de Janeiro". Il describes how the collaborative practice is important to facilitate the transformation of classroom interaction when one considers teachers as collaborators and human agent of the research. It visualizes the interrelation between research and teaching as essential part of the construction of knowledge in the classroom and the collaboration as a practice that makes possible a genuine mutual help and an interchange between researching and teaching work. It analyses the condition and limitation for developing this type of research within public schools. It understands that critical ethnography of the classroom as well as collaboration between teachers and researches constitute elements for the advancement of the educational research field in Brazil that needs special attention from researchers in this area of study. Résumé Il s'agit dans cet essai du rapport sur des experiences de la collaboration entre les professeurs collaborateurs et chercheurs. On s'y sert de données de la recherche ethnographique dont le titre est: Echec Scolaire: Images d'explications populaires sur 'les difficultés educationnelles ' entre les jeunes de régions rurale et urbaine à l 'État de Rio de Janeiro. On y décrit que la pratique en collaboration est essentielle à la facilitation et à la transformation des rapports d'interaction dans la salle de classe, quand on considère que le professeur collaborateur est un agent de la recherche. On y voit l 'interaction entre l'enseignement et la recherche comme partie fondamentale du processus de construction de connaissances dans la salle de classe et la collaboration comme une pratique qui permet la véritable coopération et l'échange entre la recherche et l'enseignement. On y analise la recherche dans les écoles publiques. On y comprend que l'ethnographie critique de la salle de classe aussi que la collaboration entre professeur et chercheur dans la recherche éducationnelle constituent des éléments de croissance de la recherche éducationnelle au Brésil qui mérite un regard spécial parmi les chercheurs de ce domaine. Resumen Este ensayo trata del relato de experiencias sobre colaboración en pesquisa entre profesores colaboradores y pesquisadores. Utiliza datos de Ia pesquisa etnográfica titulada: "Fracaso escolar: Imágenes de explicaciones populares sobre 'dificultades educacionales ' entre jóvenes de áreas rural y urbana en el Estado de Rio de Janeiro ". Describe que la práctica colaborativa es esencial para la facilitación y transformación de las relaciones de interacción en sala de clase, cuando consideramos que el profesor colaborador es un agente de la pesquisa. Ve a la interrelación entre pesquisa y enseñanza como parte fundamental del proceso de construcción del conocimiento en sala de clase y a la colaboración como una práctica que posibilita la genuina ayuda mutua e intercambio entre el trabajo de pesquisa y la enseñanza. Analiza las condiciones de desarrollo deste tipo de pesquisa e escuelas públicas y sus limitaciones. Entiende que tanto la etnografia crítica de la sala de clase como la colaboración entre profesor y pesquisador, en la pesquisa educacional, constituyen elementos para un avance en la pesquisa educacional en el Brasil, mereciendo especial atención entre pesquisadores en esta área de estudios.

Management of minor ailments in primary schoolchildren in rural and urban areas

1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
J A Cantrill ◽  
B Johannesson ◽  
M Nicholson ◽  
P R Noyce
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Primary Schoolchildren ◽  
Minor Ailments

Classroom Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Elida Kurti
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
General Education ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Intellectual Level

This paper aims to reflect an effort to identify the problems associated with the educational learning process, as well as its function to express some inherent considerations to the most effective forms of the classroom management. Mentioned in this discussion are ways of management for various categories of students, not only from an intellectual level, but also by their behavior. Also, in the elaboration of this theme I was considering that in addition to other development directions of the country, an important place is occupied by the education of the younger generation in our school environments and especially in adopting the methods of teaching and learning management with a view to enable this generation to be competitive in the European labor market. This, of course, can be achieved by giving this generation the best values of behavior, cultural level, professional level and ethics one of an European family which we belong to, not just geographically. On such foundations, we have tried to develop this study, always improving the reality of the prolonged transition in the field of children’s education. Likewise, we have considered the factors that have left their mark on the structure, cultural level and general education level of children, such as high demographic turnover associated with migration from rural and urban areas, in the capacity of our educational institutions to cope with new situations etc. In the conclusions of this study is shown that there is required a substantial reform even in the pro-university educational system to ensure a significant improvement in the behavior of children, relations between them and the sound quality of their preparation. Used literature for this purpose has not been lacking, due to the fact that such problems are usually treated by different scholars. Likewise, we found it appropriate to use the ideas and issues discussed by the foreign literature that deals directly with classroom management problems. All the following treatise is intended to reflect the way of an effective classroom management.

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