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Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness, fatness, hemodynamic characteristics, and sedentary behaviour in primary school-aged children
(2022)Background: Low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with the development of cardiovascular diseases during childhood, adolescence and older ages. The purpose of the study was to investigate associations between ... -
Children's perceptions of illness and health: An analysis of drawings
(2016)Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore possible age differences in children's perceptions of illness and health and to what extent these differ from adults' perceptions. Design: Cross-sectional design. Setting: ... -
Effect of external classroom noise on schoolchildren's reading and mathematics performance: Correlation of noise levels and gender
(2015)The present study investigated the effect of low, medium, and high traffic road noise as well as irrelevant background speech noise on primary school children's reading and mathematical performance. A total of 676 participants ... -
The effectiveness of structured co-operative teaching and learning in Greek primary school classrooms
(2014)This study focuses upon the effectiveness of structured co-operative group work on primary school students, aged between 8.5 and 9.5 years old, regarding their content knowledge, attitudes towards co-operative group work, ... -
An enjoyable school-based swimming training programme improves students’ aquaticity
(2020)Aim: The main objectives of this research were to a) examine the test-retest reliability of aquaticity test (study 1), b) investigate the efficacy of ‘swimming lesson’, during the physical education course, in the aquaticity ... -
Outcomes of a curriculum-based anti-bullying intervention program on students' attitudes and behavior
(2008)The aim of this paper was to examine the short-term and long-term effects of a curriculum-based anti-bullying intervention program on students' attitudes towards bullying, intentions to intervene in bully-victim problems, ... -
Psychometric evaluation of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale in primary school students with mild intellectual disability: First evidence
(2021)Background: Although the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) is the most widely used measure of self-esteem, the evidential basis to confirm the RSES factor validity and reliability in children with intellectual disabilities ... -
Researching the lived experience of physical education: some pedagogical insights
(2018)Research that focuses on the lived meaning of specific phenomena with pedagogical significance in physical education is very limited. Moreover, the relevant literature concerns studies that explore the lived meaning of ... -
Rethinking assessment: Managing behaviour and reducing disaffection
(2007)Disaffection and behaviour problems continue to be a cause of concern in many schools. Although many schemes and initiatives have attempted to address these issues, few have proved completely successful. It is suggested ... -
School knowledge, cross-curricularity and teamwork teaching in the Greek primary school: Mathematics education as discursive practice
(2012)Through analysis of exercises offered in mathematics textbooks, this article investigates the discursive practice of cross-curricularity and group work teaching that was advocated in the 2007 reform of mathematics education ... -
‘A smile stands for health and a bed for illness’: Graphic cues in children’s drawings
(2019)Objective: The study aimed to investigate whether children use specific types of graphic cues (facial, postural, contextual) in their drawings of healthy and ill persons and whether these cues differ as a function of age. ... -
Social participation and friendship quality of students with special educational needs in regular Greek primary schools
(2018)The study addresses the social participation of integrated students with special educational needs (SEN) in upper primary regular classes in Greece alongside their perceptions of best friend quality. Social participation ... -
Social relationships of pupils with special educational needs in the mainstream primary class: Peer group membership and peer-assessed social behaviour
(2010)One of the major aims for the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) within the mainstream classroom is to reduce prejudice and increase social interaction among children. Nevertheless, research has ... -
A statistical analysis for RF-EMF exposure levels in sensitive land use: A novel study in Greek primary and secondary education schools
(2020)Background: The increasing popularity of mobile phones and the expansion of network infrastructure in Greece have given rise to public concerns about potential adverse health effects on sensitive groups, such as children, ... -
Two-stage, school and community-based population screening successfully identifies individuals and families at high-risk for type 2 diabetes: The Feel4Diabetes-study
(2020)Background: The implementation of population screening and early prevention strategies targeting individuals at high-risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) seems to be a public health priority. The current work aimed to describe ... -
Verbal working memory and reading abilities among students with visual impairment
(2017)Aim This study investigated the relationship between working memory (WM) and reading abilities among students with visual impairment (VI). Seventy-five students with VI (visually impairment and blindness), aged 10–15 years ...