BACKGROUND Evidence supports the role of physical and social environments in active living, including perception of environment. However, measurement of perceived environments in rural settings is lacking. This study describes the development of the Rural Active Living Perceived Environmental Support Scale (RALPESS). METHODS Premised on social ecological and cognitive perspectives, 85 initial...

Using a nationally representative, longitudinal sample of Asian American late adolescents/young adults (ages 18-26), this article investigates the link between peer effects, school climate, on the one hand, and substance use, which includes tobacco, alcohol, and other illicit mood altering substance. The sample (N = 1585) is drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Waves...

With the emergence of new private sector banks and the entry of foreign banks into India a new role was introduced in the Indian banking sector . The role which we are talking about is that of a relationship manager. During the placement season in most of the B-schools one of the profiles offered by most of the banks is that of a relationship manager. Most of the students have an IT background ...

This paper is concerned with the origins of national primary education regimes in Western Europe, North America, Oceania, and Japan from the s to the s. The term regime refers, here, to the manner in which political control over primary schools was exercised, and in particular to the centralization, secularization, and privatization of national school systems. Liberals, Catholics, conse...

This chapter addresses one of the foundational issues that confront parents and educators: What is to be done about the moral character formation of children? Few would doubt that raising children of strong moral character is a highly desirable goal for socialization. Most parents would be disappointed if their children entered adulthood with only slight acquaintance with moral norms, dispositi...

This study focuses mainly on youths' opinions about their delinquency and drug use trajectories. A qualitative approach was taken for this phenomenological research. The life account method was used to conduct a total of 62 interviews: 36 boys and 26 girls recruited in youth detention and addiction treatment centers, youth centers, high schools, and on the streets of three cities in Quebec betw...

More than half of the assets in China’s banking system are accounted for by four huge state-owned commercial banks. This paper examines the changing factors influencing these banks’ lending behavior over the post-1994 period on a province-by-province basis. Determinants include the concentration of state-owned enterprises, the level of provincial prosperity, deposit levels, and macroeconomic co...

Intermediate means of transport have been presented as potential solutions to local transport and accessibility problems. However, in some situations, transport problems may be best solved through non-transport solutions (see Box 25). Where there are problems transporting water and firewood, it may be possible to create a water source nearby (a well or piped water) and reduce the demand for dis...

There are strong evidences linking physical outdoor activity and health benefits; however, little is known about the impact on environmental behaviors. Thus, this study aims to close this gap by investigating the influence of physical outdoor activity on environmental behaviors. A total of 416 surveys were distributed to students in eight public primary schools located near the Hsinchu Science ...

School climate has received increased attention in education policy and, in response, educators are seeking strategies to improve the climates of their middle and high schools. However, there has been no comprehensive synthesis of the empirical evidence for what works in school climate improvement. This article constitutes a systematic review of programs and practices with empirical support for...