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- Ingemarson, Maria, et al.
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The implementation of a behavioural support programme Teachers' perceptions of the programme and themselves as providers
- 2016
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Ingår i: Health Education. - : EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD. - 0965-4283 .- 1758-714X. ; 116:6, s. 526-540
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate how teachers received and perceived the school programme Prevention in School (PS), a positive behavioural support programme; how did the teachers perceive the programme characteristics and themselves as providers; and how did this affect programme implementation? Design/methodology/approach - Qualitative methods with semi-structured interviews with 13 teachers and thematic content analysis were used. Findings - The teachers were heterogeneous in their views, with professional identity, programme understanding and experiencing change being important factors for the implementation. Ambiguities regarding the boundaries of the social assignment, opposition against the theoretical underpinnings and an unclear nomenclature in a core component affected the implementation negatively. Among the perceived benefits were instant rewards in the form of aha moments and increased self-awareness. The nature of the implementation barriers indicates that PS is in need of further development. Practical implications - Compatibility with teachers' ideologies, clarification of the social assignment and enough time to consider programme adoption are vital when implementing a programme like PS. Originality/value - The study provides context-specific understanding of teachers' perceptions of a behavioural support programme and of their role when trying to implement it. It is known that providers' perceptions affect the implementation and this study contributes to the field of implementation research, with particular respect to the school setting and comprehensive programmes like PS.
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- Kostenius, Catrine, et al.
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The power of appreciation : promoting schoolchildren’s health literacy
- 2016
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Ingår i: Health Education. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0965-4283 .- 1758-714X. ; 116:6, s. 611-626
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore Swedish children’s positive experiences of health and well-being, and their thoughts on how health literacy can be promoted.Design/methodology/approachTotally, 121 schoolchildren between the ages of 10 and 14 from three schools in two municipalities in the northern part of Sweden shared their lived experiences through individual written reflections.FindingsThe phenomenological analysis resulted in one theme, appreciation as fuel for health and well-being, and four sub-themes: feeling a sense of belonging; being cared for by others; being respected and listened to; and feeling valued and confirmed. The understanding of the schoolchildren’s experiences of health and well-being and their thoughts on how health literacy can be promoted revealed that appreciation in different forms is the key dimension of their experiences of health and well-being.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study point to the necessity of promoting health education that includes reflection and action-awareness of one’s own and others’ health as well as the competence to know how and when to improve their health. Such health education can contribute to the development of health literacy in young people, an essential skill for the twenty-first century.Originality/valueThis study’s originality is that the authors added the concepts of appreciative inquiry and student voice to the study of health literacy with children.
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