Practices and representations of health education among primary school teachers

Jourdan, Didier; Pommier, Jeanine; Quidu, Frédérique

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“…If teachers possessed a higher level qualification in health education, then this increased the probability of their teaching about medicines-related topics. This finding is in accordance with earlier studies on health/sex education, that is, teachers who had received adequate basic education or undertaken continuing education in that topic were more likely to teach that subject (Apostolidou and Fontana, 2003;Jourdan et al, 2010;Ramiro and De Matos, 2008).…”

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Associations between beliefs about medicines and medicines education: A survey among Finnish comprehensive school teachers

Siitonen

Vainio

Keinonen

et al. 2014

Health Education Journal

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Objective: To describe the association between teachers' beliefs about medicines and teaching about illnesses and medicines-related topics by Finnish comprehensive school teachers. Design: A nationwide postal survey. Setting: Finnish primary and lower secondary school teachers. Method: Data were collected using a nationwide postal survey from a representative sample (n = 1700) of Finnish primary and lower secondary school teachers in spring 2010. A response rate of 56% (n = 928) was achieved, from which 667 teachers had taught health-related topics. Logistic regression multivariate analysis was used to measure key associations. Results: Among primary school teachers, stronger beliefs about the harmfulness of medicines were associated with teaching basic knowledge about what medicines are (odds ratio [OR] 1.86, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.01-3.45). Although an association was detected, other explanatory factors, for example, teachers' experience of medicating a long-term illness in their own child, their teaching experience and a qualification in health education and perceived teaching skills, seemed to predict the teaching more than teachers' beliefs about medicines. Conclusion: Findings have important implications for teacher training and continuing education. If teachers can become more aware of the beneficial aspects of teaching about the rational use of medicines, this may lead to greater inclusion of medicines-related education in school health education.

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Associations between beliefs about medicines and medicines education: A survey among Finnish comprehensive school teachers

Siitonen

Vainio

Keinonen

et al. 2014

Health Education Journal

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“…Previous French studies showed that the prevalence of teachers' HP practices is at least 70% [30]. The calculation of the minimum sample size with an acceptable error of 5% and a margin of error of 5% using the Cochran's formula [31] gives the results of 314 individuals.…”

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Evaluation of health promotion in schools: a realistic evaluation approach using mixed methods

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BackgroundSchools are key settings for health promotion (HP) but the development of suitable approaches for evaluating HP in schools is still a major topic of discussion. This article presents a research protocol of a program developed to evaluate HP. After reviewing HP evaluation issues, the various possible approaches are analyzed and the importance of a realistic evaluation framework and a mixed methods (MM) design are demonstrated.Methods/DesignThe design is based on a systemic approach to evaluation, taking into account the mechanisms, context and outcomes, as defined in realistic evaluation, adjusted to our own French context using an MM approach. The characteristics of the design are illustrated through the evaluation of a nationwide HP program in French primary schools designed to enhance children's social, emotional and physical health by improving teachers' HP practices and promoting a healthy school environment. An embedded MM design is used in which a qualitative data set plays a supportive, secondary role in a study based primarily on a different quantitative data set. The way the qualitative and quantitative approaches are combined through the entire evaluation framework is detailed.DiscussionThis study is a contribution towards the development of suitable approaches for evaluating HP programs in schools. The systemic approach of the evaluation carried out in this research is appropriate since it takes account of the limitations of traditional evaluation approaches and considers suggestions made by the HP research community.

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“…He is a part of education in general because it has the same characteristics and requires learners' active participation [21]. For many years, public health data sources have advocated for the development of prevention and HE [3,[22][23][24][25]. Many research studies have highlighted the role of schools in improving the health of populations [26] and in guiding students towards freedom and responsibility regarding health concerns.…”

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Teachers’ Practices Related to Health Education in Moroccan Schools

Selmaoui

Razouki

Agorram

et al. 2019

AJESS

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In this study, we are interested in teachers’ practices related to health education (HE) in school. In our survey, we used a questionnaire as an investigative tool with a sample of 300 teachers from three levels of education: Primary, middle and qualifying high schools. According to the teachers' statements, our study reveals that the majority practice HE in class despite having no training in this area. They generally practice it in a thematic approach that is limited to pedagogical sequences within the framework of the program. In addition, it appears that teachers’ training and seniority have a positive effect on their practice and the self-assessment of their competence in this area. This study also suggests that a school’s lack of openness with the family and other external partners. These factors constitute some of the main obstacles that prevent the implementation of HE in class, in addition to training, lack of time and lack of adequate teaching materials.

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Practices and representations of health education among primary school teachers

Cited by 26 publications

References 22 publications

Associations between beliefs about medicines and medicines education: A survey among Finnish comprehensive school teachers

Associations between beliefs about medicines and medicines education: A survey among Finnish comprehensive school teachers

Evaluation of health promotion in schools: a realistic evaluation approach using mixed methods

Teachers’ Practices Related to Health Education in Moroccan Schools

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