College of Education, Health & Human Development
The College of Education, Health and Human Development (EHHD) is comprised of two departments: the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Development.
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Education
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Health & Human Development
montana.edu/ehhd/hhd
Recent Submissions
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Leading by example: A case study of the influence of principal self-efficacy on collective efficacy
(2017-02)Self-efficacy is a perceived judgment that one has the ability to execute a course of action that brings about a desired result. Principal self-efficacy describes a set of beliefs that enable a principal to enact policies ... -
Lower body functioning and correlates among older American Indians: The Cerebrovascular Disease and Its Consequences in American Indians Study
(2018-01)Background More than six million American Indians live in the United States, and an estimated 1.6 million will be aged ≥65 years old by 2050 tripling in numbers since 2012. Physical functioning and related factors in this ... -
Resilience Of Grassroots Leaders Involved in LGBT Issues at a Catholic University
(2017-10)This case study examined the sources of resilience utilized by staff and faculty grassroots leaders at a Jesuit, Catholic university addressing the LGBT campus climate. Interviews with 31 grassroots leaders uncovered how ... -
A Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance Evaluation of Weekend Backpack Food Assistance Programs
(2016-09)PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate an ongoing statewide weekend backpack program through the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. DESIGN: Mixed-methods inquiry ... -
Health Literacy and Informed Consent Materials: Designed for Documentation, Not Comprehension of Health Research
(2017-07)Minority populations with health disparities are underrepresented in research designed to address those disparities. One way to improve minority representation is to use community-based participatory methods to overcome ... -
Tartary Buckwheat Genetic Diversity in the Himalayas is Associated with Farmer Landrace Diversity and Low Dietary Dependence
(2017-10)While crop genetic diversity supports ecological processes and food security, there have been few cross-cultural studies evaluating the influence of cultural and dietary factors on the conservation of genetic resources. ... -
Genetic diversity, population structure, and traditional culture of Camellia reticulata
(2017-09)Camellia reticulata is an arbor tree that has been cultivated in southwestern China by various sociolinguistic groups for esthetic purposes as well as to derive an edible seed oil. This study examined the influence of ... -
"Managing by not managing": How gay engineering students manage sexual orientation identity
(2017-04)From a social constructivist paradigm I explored the experiences of 7 openly gay engineering students to understand how, if at all, they made sense of the intersections between their engineering and sexual orientation ... -
Food Insecurity Experience: Building Empathy in Future Food and Nutrition Professionals
(2017-03)OBJECTIVE To assess changes in empathy in students completing a food insecurity experience. DESIGN Mixed methods; quantitative data from survey in years 1 and 2; qualitative data extracted from students\' workbooks ... -
Leader Succession and Collective Efficacy: Conditions that Create Continuity in Transition
(2014)The purpose of this study was to understand whether or not changes in the collective efficacy of a school occurred with transition to new principal leadership. Teachers’ perceptions about collective efficacy changes as ... -
Buying into Community Supported Agriculture: Strategies for Overcoming Income Barriers
(2008-04)Community-supported agriculture provides benefits to members, including improved nutrition, economic savings, increased food security, and knowledge about the source of one's food. Unfortunately, membership may seem out ... -
Organic agriculture supports biodiversity and sustainable food production
(2011-10)Biodiversity is vital to several important ecosystem services that ensure sustainability of food production. In organic agriculture, land management practices that promote biodiversity and soil quality are emphasized and ... -
Considerations for exploring livestock as a nutrition intervention in the rural United States
(2015-07)Residents of rural communities in the United States typically have poor access to high-quality protein. Internationally, livestock nutrition intervention programs have been successful at increasing access to high-quality ... -
University engagement through local food enterprise: community-supported agriculture on campus
(2009-05)Community-supported agriculture programs (CSAs) are growing in number and variety across the country. Though CSAs can be found in a variety of settings, a less common but potentially successful venue in which to run a CSA ... -
Sustainable hospital food service: restoring health and prosperity to rural Montana
(2014-02)Montana is a large, sparsely populated agricultural state experiencing both rural economic decline and high rates of chronic disease related to poor nutrition. Pursuing a more sustainable and self–reliant food system may ... -
Development and Evaluation of an introductory course in sustainable food and bioenergy systems
(2014-02)The purpose of this paper is to describe the development, instruction, and evaluation of the undergraduate pilot course, Introduction to Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems (SFBS), at Montana State University. Introduction ... -
Sustainable agriculture undergraduate degree programs: A land-grant university mission
(2012-05)There has been considerable growth in the number undergraduate degree programs in sustainable agriculture (SA) in universities and colleges across the country in the past 25 years. As a subset of this national trend, ... -
Community Supported Agriculture: A Conceptual Model of Health Implications
(2014-04)Community supported agriculture (CSA) is an alternative food marketing and distribution model in which consumers pay a membership fee before the season in return for a weekly share of a farm’s harvest. Since the first two ... -
Position of the American Dietetic Association: Food and Nutrition Professionals Can Implement Practices to Conserve Natural Resources and Support Ecological Sustainability
(2007-06)It is the position of the American Dietetic Association to encourage environmentally responsible practices that conserve natural resources, minimize the quantity of waste generated, and support the ecological sustainability ... -
Principal Efficacy: Implications for Rural ‘Grow Your Own’ Leadership Programs
(2013-11)Although "grow your own" principal preparation programs have become a popular method for recruiting and selecting administrator candidates for hard to fill positions in both urban and rural schools, “grow your own” prinicpal ...
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