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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49045#.VDYfSlfHRK0 Author(s)    Espiridion D. Atilano Jr. Affiliation(s) Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga City, Philippines . ABSTRACT The Yakan weaving practices were integral to the personal and cultural life of the tribe. This study sought to describe how the teaching and learning happen in the Yakan weaving practices as well as determine the significance of weaving in the economic, social and environmental aspects of the Yakans’ way of life. Anchored on the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) of Albert Bandura, learning occurs through the observation and imitation of the innate person (learner) of the modeled behavior (weaving) in a learning environmen...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50280#.VDN2ulfHRK0 Author(s)      W. W. A. Ma 1 , L. M. Y. Chung 1 , C. W. W. Fong 1 , D. Pendergast 2* Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Health and Physical Education, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, Hong Kong, China . 2 School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia . ABSTRACT Increasing numbers of overweight and obese children resulting from sedentary and abundant lifestyles are a health concern in Hong Kong and other affluent communities around the globe. The importance of physical activity is well documented for health and wellbeing, with sedentary behavior emerging as an independent risk ...