The Skip To Breakfast project: Development, implementation, and feasibility evaluation of an intervention to increase healthful breakfast consumption among fifth grade students and their families

Children and adults frequently skip breakfast and rates are currently increasing. In addition, the food choices made for breakfast are not always healthy ones. Breakfast skipping, in conjunction with unhealthy breakfast choices, leads to impaired cognitive functioning, poor nutrient intake, and overweight. In response to these public health issues, Skip To Breakfast, a behaviorally based school and family program, was created to increase consistent and healthful breakfast consumption among ethnically diverse fifth grade students and their families, using Intervention Mapping™. Four classroom lessons and four parent newsletters were used to deliver the intervention. For this project, a healthy, "3 Star Breakfast" was promoted, and included a serving each of dairy product, whole grain, and fruit, each with an emphasis on being low in fat and sugar. The goal of this project was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. A pilot-test of the intervention was conducted in one classroom, in a school in Houston, during the Fall 2007 semester. A qualitative evaluation of the intervention was conducted, which included focus groups with students, phone interviews of parents, process evaluation data from the classroom teacher, and direct observation. Sixteen students and six parents participated in the study. Data were recorded and themes were identified. Initial results showed there is a need for such programs. Based on the initial feedback, edits were made to the intervention and program. Results showed high acceptability among the teacher, students, and parents. It became apparent that students were not reliably getting the parent newsletters to their parents to read, so a change to the protocol was made, in which students will receive incentives for having parents read newsletters and return signed forms, to increase parent participation. Other changes included small modifications to the curriculum, such as, clarifying instructions, changing in-class assignments to homework assignments, and including background reading materials for the teacher. The main trial is planned to be carried out in Spring 2008, in two elementary schools, utilizing four, fifth grade classes from each, with one school acting as the control and one as the intervention school. Results from this study can be used as an adjunct to the Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH) program. ^

Assessment for English language education on the programs at the Agricultural Engineering School of Madrid

The convergence process among European academic degrees pursues the exchange of graduate students and the adaptation of university programs to social demand. Within the framework of the European Higher Education, European universities will need to be more competitive not only by increasing or maintaining the student enrolment, but also in their academic performance. Thus, the reinforcing of English language education within the University Programs might play an important role to reach these objectives. In this sense, a complete survey was accomplished at the Agricultural Egineering School of Madrid (ETSIA ) addressing issues such as: identification the needs for bilingual instruction at ETSIA, identification resources needed and interest and background in English language of students and professors (San José et al., 2013). The conclusions and recommendations to promote the bilingual instruction in the ETSIA, taking into account the approaches followed by other Spanish universities, are presented in this work.

The year's entertainments ... a collection of recitations, dialogues, songs, exercises, etc., arranged as programs for special days and occasions, providing for each month of the school year,

Mode of access: Internet.

An analysis of the disulfiram and court school programs.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Alcohol Countermeasures, Washington, D.C.

Exemplary programs involving the use of school buses. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

365 breakfast dishes : a breakfast dish for every day in the year : selected from Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Lemcke, Table talk, Boston Cooking School magazine, and others.

Mode of access: Internet.

Comprehensive school health education programs : innovative practices and issues in setting standards.

"FIRST 93-7006"--P. [4] of cover.

An analysis of court school programs located in Los Angeles County: 1975. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

School physical fitness programs : what you should know, how you can help.

Mode of access: Internet.

Financial management system handbook for school food service programs.

WI docs. no.: Ed.3/2:3075

Guide for the audit of school food authorities participating in federally supported child nutrition programs.

WI docs. no.: Ed.3/2:0051

Standards for school library/media programs, 1972-75.

In cooperation with the Joint Standards Committee.

Elementary School Recognition Program : programs for the improvement of practice.

Mode of access: Internet.

Compliance guide for assessing school programs, 1980-81.

Mode of access: Internet.

Studies in mathematics education, a brief survey of improvement programs for school mathematics.

Bibliography: p. 70-71.