Middle High School Research Articles

Avocado Intake Among Adolescents Is Associated with Higher Diet Quality and Healthier Dietary Intake

ObjectivesAvocado is a nutrient-rich food that has been shown to benefit the health and diet quality of adults. Our aim is to determine if habitual intake of avocado among adolescents is associated with their diet quality and food and nutrient intake.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, participants aged 12–18 years old (n = 534) from selected public and middle-high schools near two major Adventist universities reported their dietary intake in a validated web-based food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Intake of nutrients, food/food groups, and avocado were calculated from the FFQ; diet quality was determined using the Diet Quality Index-International (DQI-I). Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics, comparison tests, and general linear modeling using SAS 9.3 and R.ResultsCompared to non-consumers, avocado consumers had significantly higher covariate-adjusted mean scores on total DQI-I (68.3 vs. 64.6) and energy-adjusted mean scores on the DQI-I components variety (18.8 vs. 18.0) and adequacy (36.4 vs. 33.4). Avocado consumption was significantly associated with DQI-I components adequacy (β [SE] = 0.11 [.03]) and moderation (β [SE] = 0.06 [.03]). Mean intakes of fruits, vegetables, and plant protein foods, total and vegetable proteins, dietary fiber, retinol, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, iron, and potassium were significantly higher for avocado consumers; saturated and trans fats intakes were significantly higher for non-consumers.ConclusionsIn our adolescent population, avocado consumption was associated with higher diet quality and intake of plant-based foods and the known shortfall nutrients in this population. Greater exposure to avocado may potentially improve dietary intake of adolescents.Funding SourcesHass Avocado Board.

학업중단 예방 사업 운영 현황 분석

The purpose of this study is to draw implications for policy improvement by identifying the current status of school drop prevention policies and projects being operated at school sites. To achieve this objective, a survey was conducted with school teachers in charge of the nationwide school drop prevention projects. A total of 1,575 people responded to the survey. The results of analyzing the school members’ perceptions of the school drop prevention projects, the current status of business operations, difficulties, and areas for improvement were analyzed as follows. First, the designation of the school drop prevention projects and the operation of the deliberation systems are concentrated at the high school level. Considering the accumulated situations of the academic discontinuation, it is necessary to activate projects in both elementary school and high school level. Second, the operation of alternative classrooms in schools was in the order of middle school (39.8%), elementary school (6.4%), and high school (27.3%). In particular, it is necessary to understand the difficulties in operating alternative classrooms in elementary schools. In addition, it is necessary to prepare a way to overcome stigmas and prejudices, and a plan to link the curriculum of alternative classrooms in high schools. Third, the significance and necessity of the study regarding the school drop prevention projects were found in the order of providing emotional stability (4.08 points), providing time and space for rest (4.07 points), helping with school adjustment (3.94 points), and providing customized education (3.92 points). Therefore, it is necessary to provide programs and opportunities for students to solve problems according to their situation. Fourth, the difficulties of the school drop prevention project were derived from the overload of the person in charge, the lack of connection to external organizations, and formal and superficial work procedures. Therefore, it is necessary to improve policies such as assigning one or more professional counselors to schools, providing incentives for those in charge, support from the office of education for linking external instructors with local community organizations, and discovering and expanding entrusted educational institutions for alternative education with expertise.

Exploring the experiences and impact of middle school and high school bullying: A qualitative analysis of interviews with college women

Exploring the experiences and impact of middle school and high school bullying: A qualitative analysis of interviews with college women

Managing the Plurilingual Offer in Morocco what Place does the Teaching of English Occupy in the Moroccan Context? Students' Views

The 2015-2030 strategic vision highlights the decisive role of language proficiency in the internal and external performance of the School. It advocates a new linguistic architecture based on a plurilingualism and the alternation of languages. It also considers the mastery of several languages a main lever of the quality of education. In this sense, English will be introduced in the first year of middle high school and in the fourth year of primary school by 2025, and if French is partially a language of instruction in high school in the short term and in middle school in the medium term, English can also become so in high school in the medium term (Vision p.15). The procedures for implementing this plurilingual offer which will have to solve the problem of transition from one language of instruction to another between secondary and higher education and which will facilitate the professional integration of the target population, but it remains unclear. Our reflection questions the modalities of managing this plurilingual offer stipulated by the vision and offers elements of answers through a field survey conducted on high school students. Our contribution is therefore part of contextualized research that are currently proving their efficiency since they are built from and for the learning environment. Indeed, understanding our context and the expectations of its components is necessary in order to know how to manage efficiently this plurilingualism and correct any dysfunctions. First, we will shed light on the roles attributed to English in Moroccan official texts, then we will develop the context of our investigation and its results which seem to highlight certain dysfunctions in the current management.

Vocabulary Assessment Techniques: Perspectives of School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists

This study documented the standardized tests and informal assessment techniques that school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) reported as most helpful for identifying vocabulary deficits and for monitoring progress. Speech-language pathologists ( N = 142) working in U.S. public school settings completed an online survey that included multiple-choice, multiple-answer, and open-ended formats. Percentages and frequency counts were reported. For identifying vocabulary deficits, SLPs favored omnibus language tests over vocabulary-specific tests. The most frequently selected informal assessments for identifying vocabulary deficits were language samples and curricular-based measures. For monitoring progress, respondents favored creating their own tasks and using curricular-based measures. Minor differences were noted in the responses of elementary and middle-high school SLPs. Results were compared with evidence-based principles for vocabulary assessment.

Comparing the concept images and hierarchical classification skills of students at different educational levels regarding parallelograms: a cross-sectional study

The purpose of this study was to compare the concept images and hierarchical classification skills of students at different educational levels (middle school, high school, and university) regarding parallelograms. In this study, a cross-sectional research design was utilized. The study group consisted of a total of 357 students from middle school (5th-grade, n = 80; 8th-grade, n = 73), high school (9th-grade, n = 49; 12th-grade, n = 49), and university (freshmen preservice mathematics teachers (PMTs), n = 54; senior PMTs, n = 52). Data were collected through a diagnostic test consisting of two separate forms, which required drawing different parallelogram shapes and classifying the parallelograms among the provided shapes. Data were analyzed using descriptive content analysis. It was indicated from the results that most middle and high school students classified the quadrilaterals based on their prototype parallelogram concept images, and some also had missing definitions as well as misconceptions regarding parallelograms. Additionally, it was revealed that although the majority of pre-service teachers classified the parallelograms hierarchically, some were deficient in their concept images of parallelograms.

The Impact of the Pandemic on Teachers' Attitudes toward Online Teaching

The pandemic affected the most on the student population in the shortest time. The number of students whose studies were discontinued in March 2020 was about 300 million. The number reached to 1.6 billion on April 2020. To provide basic education for the students during the pandemic, many countries transferred to a mandate of distance learning for the education system. Use of different platforms for distance learning has helped reduce learning gaps. The Corona virus has forced educational systems to enter in a mode of digital transformation and to leave physical classrooms. The impact of this situation was felt at every level of the education system, from kindergartens to universities. This situation creates not only challenges, but many opportunities. Learning in the global open space creates new learning environments and the use of new learning materials.A case study was conducted in Israel. Self-prepared questionnaires were given to 123 educators who teach in elementary schools, middle schools and high schools Teachers who participated in case study teach exact sciences (mathematics, physics, science, and technology), multi-text subjects (language, literature and history) and foreign languages (Arabic and English). The purpose of the case study is to examine the habits of using tools for distance learning, to examine whether there is a difference in the habits of using technological tools between teachers at different age groups, to examine teachers' attitudes to distance learning assessment tools and to examine teachers' recommendations for different subjects and different age groups.The findings indicate that middle school and high school teachers prefer close help and support during online learning. High school and middle school teachers would prefer to continue distance learning even when face-to-face teaching is possible, unlike teachers who teach in elementary schools who prefer face-to-face teaching. The recommendations of high school teachers also indicated that it is necessary to increase the support system during online learning. When we examined the differences between the different subjects, we saw that teachers of science and mathematics subjects feel that most students do not take an active part during the lesson. Despite this, teachers that teach humanities subjects report that they feel that students are actively participating in online learning processes. Teachers report that changes must be done in assessment's methods. Teachers also report that during distance learning it is more difficult to follow students' progress.

Relationships: Are They Bridges or Barriers to Physical Activity in Physical Education Class for South Korean Female Secondary School Students?

ABSTRACT There is a lack of research on girls’ physical activity (PA) in secondary schools in East Asian contexts, and in South Korea in particular, where the PA rates of adolescents are considerably low, especially for females. The purpose of this study was to investigate South Korean physical education (PE) teachers’ and female secondary school students’ beliefs about what influences girls’ PA participation with a particular focus on relational factors. Employing the theory of planned behavior (TpB) and a qualitative research design, data were collected from six PE teachers and 12 female students in public middle schools and high schools in South Korea through demographic questionnaires, a series of semi-structured interviews with teachers and students, and non-participant observations of the PE teachers’ classes. Using thematic analysis with TpB to guide the coding, findings indicated that relationships with classmates and teachers influenced girls’ PA engagement in PE in complex ways, yielding meaningful pedagogical implications.

Abstract EP16: High Area Level Public Transportation Associated With Increased Body Mass Index In High School And Male Adolescents

Overweight and obesity rates increased dramatically among United States youth from 1999-2016, particularly among adolescents. Promoting physical activity can reduce youth obesity rates, particularly among overweight adolescents, most of whom do not meet guidelines for at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity. Neighborhood public transportation usage is an important environmental factor that has potential to impact adolescent physical activity. We examined the association between neighborhood public transportation usage and adolescent body mass index (BMI) drawing from the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) study, a cross-sectional national survey conducted in 2014 that assessed cancer preventative behaviors, including physical activity and diet, among adolescents (aged 12-17 years, n=1,737) and their parents. We used linear regression models to test the moderating effects of age, sex, and socioeconomic status and the mediating effect of physical activity on the association between neighborhood public transportation usage and adolescent BMI. The analytic sample included 357 adolescents of middle school (44%) and high school (56%) ages evenly distributed by sex (51% female) with 39% of the sample below 200% of the Federal Poverty Line. On average, adolescents had a BMI percent of the 95 th percentile of 81.77 (17.09) or 22.24 (4.67) BMI and self-reported 71 daily (out-of-school) moderate-to-vigorous activity minutes. While we found no overall association between neighborhood public transportation usage and BMI, we found that low neighborhood public transportation is associated with increased BMI among high school (14% (95% CI 5.72, 21.41)) and male (7.16 (95% CI -13.41, -0.91)) adolescents respectively. We also found that physical activity does not mediate the effect of neighborhood public transportation usage on adolescent BMI. Our findings suggest that our adult reported public transportation measure could be pointing to neighborhood factors, such as poverty or crime, that affect the association between neighborhood public transit and adolescent BMI. Our findings help inform future research on the dynamic relationships between individual and social environmental factors that impact adolescent physical activity.

Abstract P3-12-07: Breast cancers are overrepresented in school teachers, particularly of young students

Abstract Introduction:. Higher breast cancer risks among California teachers1 and school employees2 have been documented in mortality studies and a large cohort study, the California Teacher’s Study (CTS).3 Reasons for the risk are only partially explained by known risk factors, and predictive models such as the Rosner-Colditz and Gail model explain only a part of the risk in the CTS.4 Here we analyze data from the State of Virginia Tumor Registry on 394,837 female cancer cases diagnosed from 1995-2018 to explore breast cancer risk in teachers and to generate hypotheses on the etiology of this risk. Methods:. Data on 394,837 female cancer patients from the State of Virginia Cancer Registry were evaluated. Cancer diagnoses were available in all, but occupational data was incomplete; 219,807 were listed as unknown, 18,123 unemployed, 32,714 retired. Among employed cases, 16,001 were homemakers, 14,306 employed in teaching or related school occupations, and 93,921 were employed in non-teaching occupations. The data allowed subdividing of teachers into K-Elementary, Middle-High School, and teachers NOS. School system employees were also evaluated. Registered Nurses (RNs) were used as a comparison group, given similar education levels with teachers. Comparisons were made using Pearson’s Χ2 with Yates correction. Results:. Among all cancer diagnoses, breast cancers were diagnosed in 28.06% of the unemployed, 29.50% of retirees, 30.96% of homemakers, 39.23% of employed non-teachers, and 44.30% of teachers (for teachers vs. employed non-teachers Χ2=52.45, p<.000001). 336 of 869 RNs (38.67%) had breast cancers, statistically lower than teachers (Χ2=24.28, p<.000001). Subdividing teachers by teaching grades showed that 47.7% (555/1163) of K-Elementary teachers, 42.8% (549/1282) of Middle-High School teachers, 43.9% (3832/8731) of teachers-NOS, and 42.0% (224/533) of school system employees in the database had breast cancers. K-Elementary teachers had proportionally more breast cancers than Middle-High School teachers (Χ2=5.71, p<.02), or teachers-NOS (Χ2=5.95, p<.02). Middle-High School teacher rates did not differ significantly from teacher-NOS (Χ2=.47, p=.49) or school system employees (Χ2=.07, p=.79). Discussion:. This study confirms a highly statistically significant overrepresentation of breast cancer in school teachers compared with other occupations and compared with the subgroup of RNs, a similarly educated group. Interestingly, teachers of young children have a higher risk than other teachers. Hypotheses concerning these findings, in addition to workplace exposures or correlations between selection of a teaching career and breast cancer risk, might include higher levels of endogenous estrogen or oxytocin in teachers, possibly promoting breast cancer development.5 We note that mutations of the oxytocin or oxytocin receptor genes are identified in 18% of breast cancers in the TCGA NIH database.6 Curiously, ovarian and endometrial cancers also have frequent mutations of oxytocin or its receptor in this database (42% and 17%), and these two epithelial cancers are also found in excess in the CTS.3 Although the role of oxytocin in malignancy is unclear,5 elevated plasma oxytocin levels have been found in breast cancer patients compared to healthy individuals.7. 1 Reidmiller K, Doebbert G, Glazer E (1987) California Occupational Mortality 1979-1981.2 Reynolds P, Elkin EP, Layefsky ME. Am J Ind Med 1999;36:271-278.3 Bernstein L, Allen M, Ross RK. Cancer Causes and Control 2002;13:625-635.4 Rosner BA, Colditz GA, Bernstein L. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2913;142:187-202.5 Liu H, Gruber CW, Muttenthaler M. Oncogene 2020;39:5917-5932.6 https://portal.gdc.cancer.gov/7 Ariana M, Pornour M, Akbari M. Per Med 2018;16:25-34. Citation Format: Jonathan Gagnon, Meredith H. Wernick. Breast cancers are overrepresented in school teachers, particularly of young students [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2021 Dec 7-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P3-12-07.

An Examination of Family Cohesion and Self-Esteem as Mediators of Bilingualism and Reading Achievement among Second-Generation Immigrant Students

ABSTRACT Second-generation Latinx immigrant students in middle school and high school may experience language and reading barriers in education resulting from their cultural upbringing. This study examined the language and reading scores of 2,107 bilingual dominant second-generation Latinx youth participants enrolled in 8th and 9th grade in the states of California and Florida. Results showed that bilingual dominance in English and Spanish is positively related to reading achievement scores, even when controlling for demographic variables. This study also found evidence that family cohesion and self-esteem mediated the relationship between bilingual dominance and reading achievement scores. This study provides insight into future research on the reading achievement of second-generation Latinx immigrant students. Implications for school administrators and educators regarding reading and language achievement for second-generation immigrant students will be shared with recommendations.

Relationship between childhood sexual abuse and attitudes toward premarital sexual permissiveness among middle school students in Luzhou, China

BackgroundIn recent years, the number of adolescents engaging in premarital sex has increased, and an increasing number of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) cases have been reported in China. Many studies have indicated that CSA has a well-established association with risky sexual activities. However, only a limited number of studies have explored possible reasons for this association among middle school students, a population that may engage in premarital sex, which is critical for the development of interventions to prevent risky sexual behavior. Based on random samples of middle school students from a Chinese city, this article investigated the relationship between CSA and students’ premarital sexual permissiveness (PSP).MethodsIn a cross-sectional study conducted between 2016 and 2017 in Luzhou, China, 2292 middle school and high school students aged 12–18 years were recruited by multistage random sampling. All students were administered anonymous questionnaires. Multiple linear regression and binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to analyze the relationship between CSA and PSP.ResultsThe prevalence of CSA was 15.4% (354/2292; 95% CI: 14–16.9%). A higher percentage of male respondents (18.2%) than female respondents (12.9%) had experienced CSA. A positive association between CSA and PSP was found among students. Respondents who had suffered CSA exhibited greater PSP, and this relationship was observed in the male sample, female sample and the total student sample in Luzhou (β = − 3.76, P < 0.05; β = − 2.79, P < 0.05; and β = − 2.84, P < 0.05, respectively). Respondents who had suffered CSA were also more likely to express a double standard about premarital sex (odds ratio [OR] =1.41, P < 0.05), especially among male students (odds ratio [OR] =1.63, P < 0.05).ConclusionsSex differences in CSA and the relationship between CSA and PSP were significant among this large sample of middle school students in Luzhou (China). The findings suggest that experiencing CSA may be closely related to youth attitudes toward premarital sex, especially among males. Therefore, it is important to emphasize the prevention of CSA and provide adolescent reproductive health programs to reduce the impact of CSA on sexual cognition and attitude, prevent premarital sex and promote positive attitudes toward sexual equality for middle school students.

Cross-sectional survey of underreported violence experienced by adolescents: a study from Indonesia

BackgroundGlobal studies on adolescent victims of violence require serious attention due to the possibility that underreported cases may be higher than official records indicate. Since Indonesia expects to witness a demographic bonus, extensive research is needed to strengthen early detection, case handling, and prevention. Here, we report the outcomes of a survey on physical, verbal, and sexual violence experienced by adolescents in West Java, an Indonesian province inhabited by 18% of the country’s total population.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey in 2017 using the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) Child Abuse Screening Tool for Children (ICAST-C) questionnaire for detecting child abuse; an expert panel translated, simplified, and validated it based on a theoretical framework that combines paediatrics, public health, and medicolegal perspectives. We aimed to cover a large sample size and explore three types of violence (physical, verbal, and sexual) that have high evidentiary value in the forensic context. The respondents were adolescents in the first and second grades of middle school (12 to 14 years old) and high school (15 to 17 years old) in seven cities/municipalities in the province, selected through several stages of simple random sampling (N = 3452). We analysed the samples through univariate (percentage), odds ratio (OR), comparison, correlation, and correspondence analyses.ResultsThe results showed that 78.7% of the adolescents experienced violence in 2017, comprising those who encountered at least one incidence of physical violence (43.1%), verbal violence (12.2%), and sexual violence (4.5%). Data overlap includes 14.3% who experienced one type of violence in 2017, 7.4% who experienced two forms of violence, and 1.4% who underwent all three kinds of violence. The offenders were mainly adolescents across all types of violence, except for being forced to engage in sexual intercourse. Several victims of sexual violence did not state who the offenders were. Further, several characteristics showed a higher chance of experiencing violence than other characteristics, especially for adolescents who were still in middle school and those who lived only with their mothers. Correspondence analysis suggested subtle differences between characteristics.ConclusionWe expect this study to help identify risk and protective factors that are essential to strengthening early detection efforts, decisive medicolegal examinations, case handling, and policy-making.

Parents’ awareness of their children’s oral-dental health: Knowledge, attitudes and practices

This study aimed to determine parental knowledge and behavior about oral health and dental care. For this purpose, we also examined the relationship between demographic characteristics and the oral-dental health behavior of parents. This study consisted of 269 parents who visited the pediatric outpatient clinic of the hospital between December 2017-January 2019. Data were collected using the researchers' prepared oral health and dental care assessment form. To determine the parents' level of knowledge and behavior regarding oral and dental health, a total of 45 questionnaires were administered with face-to-face interview technique, including demographic characteristics (4 questions), knowledge (19 questions), oral-dental behavior (18 questions), and personal opinion (4 questions). 269 parents (231 females and 38 males) participated in the study. The average age of the parents was 30.6±6.9 years (range: 18-62 years). 118 parents (43.9%) graduated from middle-high school, 109 parents (40.5%) were primary school graduates, 33 parents (12.3%) were university graduates, and five parents were illiterate people (1.9%). The parents did not have enough information about nutrition, fluoride therapy, and dental flossing. There was no statistically significant difference between education level and the number of correct answers (p=0.133). As a result, providing accurate and appropriate knowledge to children by their parents will affect oral-dental health positively. Whether it is a child or adolescent, regular periodic education programs for the protection and development of oral and dental health, as well as the contribution of the school and the family, are essential.

RESPONSIBLE QUALITY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN VIETNAM

RESPONSIBLE QUALITY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN VIETNAM

The Educational Philosophy of Pesantren Al-Falah and Its Contribution to Character Development

Pesantren or Islamic boarding schools are religious-based educational institutions that are popular in Indonesia. Unfortunately, pesantren education patterns have not been widely studied because the pattern of education is considered different from formal education in Indonesia. Unlike pesantren, formal education only focuses on the cognitive aspects of academics and ignores the psychomotor-affective aspects. This study aimed to examine the aspects of educational philosophy that exist in the education system at the pesantren Al Falah Gorontalo and their contribution to the development of character education for middle-high school students in Indonesia. This was a philosophical research study which used the perspective of educational philosophy. A qualitative approach was employed, using the hermeneutic method, and data were collected through library research, strengthened by in-depth interviews. Interpretation, description, synthetic analysis, internal coherence, holistic, reflection, and heuristics were used. Several pedagogical aspects were found in the learning process that prevails at the Al Falah Islamic Boarding School. These are associated with the educational goals and curriculum, which involves several important streams in educational philosophy, namely essentialism, progressivism, and perennialism. The pesantren Al Falah Gorontalo also upholds several important values in the education process, including relating to religion, unity, human values, togetherness, and independence. These values can be internalized by adolescents through education and can contribute in building the character of students.&#x0D; Keywords: pesantren, character education, educational philosophy, values, religion

Introduction

The year 2021 has come exactly 700 years after the death of Dante Alighieri, one of the greatest authors of world literature. The Polish Classical, Romantic and Catholic traditions had been drawing from his works by the handful, and especially from the Divine Comedy. Dante was near and dear to many generations of our ancestors, accompanying them on the various levels of education, throughout middle school, high school and university. For the learning youth, he was a mentor and teacher who presented human nature in its all dimensions, from atrocity to heroism and holiness. In times of confusion that we are living through, when not only as individuals and communities, but as the entire Western civilization we have found ourselves in the “dark woods” (una selva oscura) to be preyed upon by the three beasts (le tre fiere): pride, greed and lust, Dante remains a beacon and inspiration for all those who believe that there is an objective truth and universal values that apply to all people regardless of race, nationality or social status.

Associations between Avocado Consumption and Diet Quality, Dietary Intake, Measures of Obesity and Body Composition in Adolescents: The Teen Food and Development Study.

Avocado is a nutrient-rich food that has been shown to benefit the health and diet quality of adults. In this paper, we examined if habitual intake of avocado among adolescents is associated with their diet quality, food and nutrient intake, and measures of obesity and body composition. Participants aged 12–18 years old (n = 534) from selected public and Adventist middle-high schools reported their dietary intake in a web-based food frequency questionnaire (FFQ); anthropometrics were measured during school visits. Diet quality (DQI-I) and avocado intake were calculated from the FFQ; BMI z-scores (BMIz), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM), and %body fat (%BF) were determined from the anthropometric data. Compared to non-consumers, avocado consumers had significantly higher covariate-adjusted mean scores on total DQI-I (68.3 vs. 64.6) and energy-adjusted mean scores on variety (18.8 vs. 18.0) and adequacy (36.4 vs. 33.4). Avocado consumption was significantly associated with DQI-I components adequacy (β [SE] = 0.11 [0.03]) and moderation (β [SE] = 0.06 [0.03]) but not with BMIz, WHtR, FM, FFM, and %BF. Mean intakes of fruits, vegetables, and plant protein foods, total and vegetable proteins, dietary fiber, retinol, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, iron, and potassium were significantly higher for avocado consumers; saturated and trans fats intakes were significantly higher for non-consumers. In our adolescent population, avocado consumption was associated with higher diet quality and intake of plant-based foods and shortfall nutrients, but not with measures of obesity and body composition. Studies are needed to determine the optimal amount of avocado that would confer health benefits during adolescence.

Pelatihan Penyusunan Best Practice dalam Penelitian Tindakan Kelas pada Guru SMP-SMA

Abstract Purpose: The objectives of implementing community service include providing insight to teachers about best practice writing and providing best practice writing training. Method: The method used is field observation. The target in community service is junior-high school educators in Waru Sidoarjo district. These activities are carried out in the form of training activities, teaching, discussions, and research writing practices. Results: The training that has been carried out on middle-high school educators, namely (a) educators respond well to training in the PPM program, (b) educators have the motivation to improve in making scientific papers, (c) variety of scientific language is a common material in Indonesian language lessons so that educators are active in participating in training, (d) the teachers have a fairly good understanding in writing scientific papers, and (e) the educators respond well to aspects of the implementation of activities, aspects of the presenters, and aspects as a whole. Then, the final results show that from 44 participants, quantitatively that 30 participants have finished writing a best practice writing report, and only 14 participants still needed improvement. Conclusions: Through community service, teachers are able to make research through best practice. Although, there are some teachers who need revision related to the research content.

"Academic Sociability in the interwar period – the example of “Andrei Șaguna” maial festivity of Brașov settlers in Cluj "

The following article is a dual-purpose research. On the one hand, it illustrates one of the ways in which the Romanian academic and intellectual elites became involved in the public life of the city of Cluj, and even of Transylvania, in the first half of the twentieth century: On the other hand, the present study highlights the way in which the networks of alumni and teachers contributed to the geographical and social transfer of a cultural holiday with multiple and long-lasting meanings. The ‘Maial’ of the Braşov settlers in Cluj, which we will further analyze in detail, is a public event directly related to the educational world: Originally, the maial designates a country festivity or celebration in honor of spring, organized by students in middle school or high school. Of Austrian origin, the Maial ceremony spread in Transylvania during the 19th century, becoming very popular in the Romanian educational environment. The foundation of the Romanian University of Cluj in 1919, as well as the entry into the local academic body of a large number of graduates of the prestigious Andrei Saguna High School in Brasov, led to the embrace and adoption of the Maial festivity at the university level as well, since 1927. With the help of prosopography and other methods of historical investigation, we are therefore documenting the place and role of different generations of alumni, educated at the schools in Brasov, in creating/ shaping the scientific and social identity of the Cluj Alma Mater.