Issues of teacher training in the prevention of eating disorders and childhood obesity in schools

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Yager, Zali ORCID: 0000-0002-2503-7374 (2010) Issues of teacher training in the prevention of eating disorders and childhood obesity in schools. In: Childhood Obesity Prevention: International Research, Controversies and Interventions. O'Dea, Jennifer A and Eriksen, Michael, eds. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 56-66.

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This chapter provides an overview of the many issues that surround teacher training for childhood obesity and eating disorder prevention, including issues of professional knowledge, personal attitudes and behaviours, and bias against overweight. A discussion of how best to train both pre-service and practicing teachers to combine efforts for the prevention of eating disorders and obesity in schools follows

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Item type	Book Section
URI	https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/22414
DOI	10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199572915.001.0001
ISBN	9780199572915
Subjects	Historical > FOR Classification > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy Historical > FOR Classification > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > College of Education
Keywords	teachers, education, schools, eating disorders, obesity, children
Citations in Scopus	4 - View on Scopus
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