Advisor | Woods, Barbara A. | en_US |
Author | Ficken, Jessica Gray | en_US |
Date Accessioned | 2010-06-24T20:10:26Z | en_US |
Date Accessioned | 2011-05-16T23:11:49Z | |
Date Available | 2012-05-04T12:40:17Z | |
Date of Issue | 2010 | en_US |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2781 | en_US |
Description | Many high school students do not practice healthy eating and exercise habits. According to the National Center for Disease Control, 18% of adolescents ages 12-18 are currently overweight (National Institutes of Health, 2006). Many are not aware of consequences associated with unhealthy lifestyles. To improve students' eating and exercise behaviors, students must acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes associated with healthy practices. One venue for addressing this need is through nutrition education in the Family and Consumer Sciences classroom. The question of this study asks: Does nutrition education in the Family and Consumer Sciences classroom promote healthy eating and exercise behaviors? Findings of this study indicate that an increase in nutritional knowledge alone does not result in immediate changes of eating or exercise behaviors. | en_US |
Extent | 39 p. | en_US |
Format Medium | dissertations, academic | en_US |
Language | en_US | en_US |
Publisher | East Carolina University | en_US |
Subject | Home economics | en_US |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Health behavior in adolescence--United States | en_US |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Teenagers--Health and hygiene--United States | en_US |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Teenagers--Nutrition--United States | en_US |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Obesity in adolescence--United States | en_US |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Overweight teenagers--United States | en_US |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Home economics--Study and teaching--United States | en_US |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Exercise for youth--United States | en_US |
Title | Does Nutrition Education in the Family and Consumer Sciences Classroom Promote Healthy Eating and Exercise Habits? | en_US |
Type | Master's Thesis | en_US |
Department | Child Development and Family Relations | en_US |
Degree | M.A.Ed. | en_US |