Browsing by Subject "youth"
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(2018-11-20)Football coaches currently use qualitative measures to describe how a quarterback should throw and can only describe the optimal throw verbally through what the naked eye can observe. The goal of this research was to analyze ...
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(2012-10-19)This study examines the perceptions of citizenship of youth involved in a community civic engagement program. The UP-BEAT Youth Health Leadership program trained youth participants in public speaking, technology, youth ...
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(2013-08-01)The purpose of this study was to assess the career aspirations, career maturity and career decision-making self-efficacy among youth in the Texas 4-H Healthy Lifestyles Program. While career development is a life-long ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)Many youth organizations, including 4-H, FFA, and Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), offer countless opportunities for their members to learn and further develop leadership life skills that are ...
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(2014-04-17)For young Jews in North America, the discovery of Jewish identity—sometimes colloquially referred to as “Jewishness”—can often be confusing, exhausting, and even surprising. Many Jewish youth in America first become ...
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(2019-07-30)Sex education is a broad term used to describe education about sexual reproduction, human sexual anatomy, sexual intercourse, and other aspects of human sexual behavior. Yet is absent from curriculum in Kindergarten through ...
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(2013-01-14)Over the past three decades, instances of childhood obesity have tripled in the United States and are recognized as a serious public concern that requires action. Environmental factors have been identified as potential ...
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(2012-07-16)Obesity has been on the rise for several decades in both children and adults. Furthermore, obesity is associated with diseases. Children's environment is suspected to affect children's eating habits and lack of exercise, ...
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(2018-08-17)The purpose of this study is to present a critical summary and evaluation of contemporary research on physical activity and adaptive recreation programs for youth with physical disabilities. The research questions that ...
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(2021-04-29)This study draws on twenty-two interviews with undocumented, deferred action, legal permanent residents, visa students, and recently naturalized citizens from Texas to examine how the context of reception shapes their ...
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(2011-02-22)Many studies have examined the relationship between youth physical activity and their built environment. However, most of them used subjective measurement tools to measure built environment because of their low cost and ...
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(Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1977)
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(Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1986)
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(2012-10-19)Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is now increasingly diagnosed in children and adolescents at an alarming rate, especially in youth from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Youth diagnosed with T2DM and their families face many ...
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(2015-07-28)The purpose of this study was to determine if participants of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Summer Horsemanship School Program, from 2006 through 2014, perceived increases in learning and competency. In addition, the ...
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(2014-12-03)New media are continuously changing the way in which youth communicate. Social media and online production, especially, are rapidly evolving. This research analyzes note card confession videos found on the popular video ...
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(2016-07-13)STIs are affecting youth at an alarming rate. The majority of these diagnoses are found in females. Poor decision making has been examined as a mechanism underlying STI risk behavior, but research has been limited. The ...
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(2011-02-22)This study examines the utilization of a therapeutic summer camp for children with disabilities as a respite care provider for parents of camp participants. Interviews were conducted with nine parents, from seven different ...
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(2014-05-07)This qualitative study examines the experience of twelve Native American youth who participated in culturally appropriate geoscience summer programs throughout California. These programs have been shown to change participating ...
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(2016-11-18)Since 2007, Texas has mandated physical fitness assessment and reporting requirements for students in public school districts. Results from these yearly assessments are summarized in aggregate form as publicly accessible ...