Health in everyday teaching practice in Sweden : a social pedagogical analysis of high school teachers’ descriptions

• This article aims to contribute a social pedagogical perspective of high school teachers’ descriptions of working with student health in their teaching practice in Sweden. Ten high school teachers were interviewed. The teachers considered their student health work as consisting of two main aspects: creating a good relationship and helping the students to succeed. These aspects are implicitly and explicitly described as comprising the recognition of the actors’ social and pedagogical identities. This study shows that social pedagogical recognition is significant for common success in school practice in relation to student health work. Clarifying the teachers’ responsibility and competence in student health work and strengthening teachers in their identity as health promoters could improve student health practice.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

school practice

teacher identities

student identities

student health work

Sociologi med utbildningsvetenskaplig inriktning

Sociology Education

Pedagogics and Educational Sciences

Pedagogik och Utbildningsvetenskap

Social Pedagogy

Socialpedagogik

Publikations- och innehållstyp

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