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This information is available on the Ministry of Education website at:
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=3767&indexid=1010#P191_5995 . . . more
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 13 Jun 2005
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| Rural children have lower rates of allergies
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IF YOU thought that growing up on a farm would be a childhood characterised by puffy itchy eyes, sneezing and constant wheezing, well think again. Scientists have discovered that growing up on a farm can provide protection against allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma. In addition, children who live on farms with livestock appear to have protection against allergic respiratory disorders.
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 30 Mar 2004
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| Educational Kinesiology and Wellness
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Paul and Gail Dennison
January 23, 2004
Educational Kinesiology (Edu-K) is a distinct and dynamic branch of education, one founded on the principle that movement is the basis for all learning. The Latin root word educare (�to educate�) comes from educere (�to draw out�), and kinesis means movement. In Edu-K we say that movement patterns influence function, while function likewise influenc . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 19 Feb 2004
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| Determinants of Children's Academic Successes & Difficulties.
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What are the Determinants of Children's Academic
Successes and Difficulties?
Environmental factors can influence both the pre- and postnatal brain. Most of us are aware that in the Eastern world the concept of "intrauterine education" goes back in Chinese literature over 2000 years.
I could find one reference published in the Ming Dynasty in 1237 when women were advised to behave favor . . . more
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| Author : Marian Cleeves Diamond, Ph.D
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Created : 12 Feb 2004
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| A web-based directory of Waikato University academic staff
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Experts File
An excellent web-based directory of Waikato University academic staff who can be consulted on a range of topics ranging from Law, Computing, Mathematics, Management, Arts, Maori development, etc.
The web address for the Experts File is:
http://unipr.waikato.ac.nz/publicat
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| Author : Massey
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Created : 12 Sep 2003
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| Transient Children
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This is an excerpt from a paper written by Anna Lee.
Some schools-based suggestions to support transient children made by previous studies included:
1. The implementation of social processes in the playground to facilitate inclusion of transient children.
2. Welcoming systems.
3. The establishment of a "buddy system" to assist the child to establish friendships easily and to dissipate bull . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 03 Aug 2003
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| After the Suicide of Someone you know.
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ANNOUNCING A NEW YOUTH RESOURCE
AFTER THE SUICIDE
of someone you know
information and support for young people
by Tricia Irving � skylight, and Leora Hirsh � SPINZ
This new skylight resource provides what's
been missing � an easy to read, youth friendly
source of good, practical information for
young people who have been bereaved by
suicide. It might be a family member or a
friend . . . more
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| Author : Tricia Irving- Skylight
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Created : 21 May 2003
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| Choosing a School
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Choosing a School for a Five Year Old
Revised edition 2002
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How to use this publication
There are five sections, the content of which is described below.
Choosing a School: Step by Step
Follow these steps to make a list of possible schools for your child. Then use the Information for parents sec . . . more
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| Author : ERO
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Created : 23 Mar 2003
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| Families for Non-Violence
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PRESS RELEASE
1 November 2002
Author launches his own campaign.
Tim Tipene, author of Taming the Taniwha and founder of the Warrior Kids programme, has launched the Families for Non-Violence campaign. The campaign, which includes a march in the beginning of the new-year and a Peaceful Living Day next october, also features a Families for Non-Violence pack. The pack equips individuals, gro . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 22 Feb 2003
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| Welcoming Strategies for Students & Their Families
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Starting a new school can be scary. Those concerned with mental health in schools can play important prevention and therapeutic roles by helping a school establish a welcoming program and ways to provide ongoing social support.
Special attention must be directed at providing Office Staff with training and resources so they can create a welcoming and supportive atmosphere to everyone who enter . . . more
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| Author : UCLA Mental Health Project
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Created : 11 Jan 2003
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