Another element of geographic disadvantage that may influence early childhood development is the geographic location or degree of ‘urbanicity’. Urbanicity refers to “the presence of conditions that are particular to urban areas or present to a much greater extent than in nonurban areas” (e.g....
From my childhood, I wanted to do something in Sanskrit. Initially, he thought of adapting Kumarasambhavam , another famous work of Kalidasa, but later realised that few had attempted that in Chennai. He adds, Kalidasas literature is very rich and challenging to handle. Its difficult to expre...
R.C. Moore Childhood's domain: Play and place in child development Croon Helm, London (1986) Google Scholar Morrow, 2001 V. Morrow Networks and neighbourhoods: Children's and young people's perspectives NHS Health Development Agency, London (2001) Google Scholar Moscovici and Farr, 1984 S. ...
Although Ryan played for Morrison's then 8-man football powerhouse, he struggled with obesity from childhood until he transformed his body at age 17 by losing 100lbs. He has personally maintained a healthy lifestyle for the past 24 years. A struggling yet resilient student in his younger years...
[409] in response, New Mexico increased teacher salaries, funded an extended school year, expanded prekindergarten childhood education programs, and developed a budget formula for delivering more funding to schools that serve at-risk and low-income students.[410] Nevertheless, many activists and ...
a member of the Board of Education and the principal of an elementary school. Nearly 30 years after first becoming a teacher, one particular student, who had a very troubled childhood, approached her, saying she had saved his life by giving him “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” when she ...
In the centre of the frontal is the outline of a Byzantine cross. Christ in Glory appears in the centre with the Evangelists John and Mark on his right and left and Matthew and Luke above and below him. In the corners are the doctors Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory and Jerome. Premier ...
That said, I also hear pretty regularly from people who haven’t purchased a bike since childhood, if ever, and their usual response to the idea that any bike, no matter what it can do, might cost more than $100, is, “It costs HOW much?!?” Followed by the usual, “I could buy...
In many countries around the world the devastating ascent of childhood and adult obesity rates in addition to obesity related chronic diseases has gleaned the attention of active living researchers (Bhurosy & Jeewon, 2014; Sallis et al., 2014). As such, built environment factors related to ...
Residential green space in childhood is associated with lower risk of psychiatric disorders from adolescence into adulthood Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116 (11) (2019), pp. 5188-5193, 10.1073/pnas.1807504116 View in ScopusGoogle Scholar Enssle ...