The implementation of health promoting schools : exploring the theories of what, why and how / edited by Oddrun Samdal, Louise Rowling.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Samdal, Oddrun.

Rowling, Louise.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School hygiene--Cross-cultural studies.

School hygiene.

Health education--Cross-cultural studies.

Health education.

Health promotion--Cross-cultural studies.

Health promotion.

School children--Health and hygiene.

School children.

School environment--Cross-cultural studies.

School environment.

HEALTH & FITNESS--Children.

Local Subjects:

HEALTH & FITNESS--Children.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 165 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

Developing a 'healthy school' has been a key aim for many schools across the globe, yet achieving successful implementation and sustaining the positive benefits has proven to be challenging. In this much-needed text, the contributors draw upon their wide range of international expertise and experience to demonstrate how guidelines can best be implemented by building upon scientific knowledge of 'implementation theory', as well as empirically-based practice from health promoting school initiatives. The Implementation of Health Promoting Schools articulates an evidence base for implementation that is centred on eight theorised implementation components, each of which is designed to help practitioners to utilise theory-based guidelines within the school as an organisational setting. This approach differs from more traditional implementation guidelines for pre-packaged programmes, which are often only focused on providing guidance to an individual teacher in a classroom. Needs for further research to confirm and add to the identified components are also addressed. With contributions from leading experts around the world, this book is structured around three main sections: Part One addresses the theory base for implementation of health promoting schools, Part Two provides examples through case studies. Part Three identifies directions for future developments. Authoritative, research-based and supported by examples from concrete practices in schools and governmental bodies at local and national level, this text provides guidance that is vital for future advancement of the field, and is essential reading for teachers, educational professionals and policy makers. It will also appeal to researchers, academics and undergraduate and postgraduate students studying whole school health practice and research. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Theory base for implementation of health promoting schools 1

1 Introduction / Oddrun Samdal Samdal, Oddrun, Louise Rowling Rowling, Louise 3

2 Overview of implementation in health promoting settings / Mark Dooris Dooris, Mark, Margaret M. Barry Barry, Margaret M. 14

3 Applying system theory of organisational change to health promotion interventions in schools / Wolfgang Dür Dür, Wolfgang 34

4 Theory based components for implementation of health promoting schools / Oddrun Samdal Samdal, Oddrun, Louise Rowling Rowling, Louise 51

5 Theory and empirically-based implementation of elements in components / Louise Rowling Rowling, Louise, Oddrun Samdal Samdal, Oddrun 75

Part II Case studies 99

6 Canada and Norway: leadership and management at regional and school level 101

Education and health sector organisational change for school health development in Canada / Gloria Wells Wells, Gloria 102

From initiation to institutionalisation: the principals' leadership and management in Norwegian health promoting schools / Hege Eikeland Tjomsland Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland, Oddrun Samdal Samdal, Oddrun, Nina Grieg Viig Viig, Nina Grieg, Bente Wold Wold, Bente 106

7 England and Australia: policy and institutional anchoring at national and regional level and its importance for sustainability 112

The English National Healthy Schools Programme 1999-2011 / Colin Noble Noble, Colin, Marilyn Toft Toft, Marilyn 113

Australia: the role of intermediary organisations in the development of health promoting schools / Louise Rowling Rowling, Louise, Evie Ledger Ledger, Evie 116

8 Portugal, Poland and Europe: preparing and planning for student participation and sustainable health promotion practice at school and national level 121

Adolescents' health education and promotion in Portugal: a case study of planning for sustainable practice / Margarida Gaspar de Matos Matos, Margarida Gaspar de, Daniel Sampaio Sampaio, Daniel, Isabel Baptista Baptista, Isabel, Equipa Aventura Social, UTL and CMDT/UNL CMDT/UNL, Equipa Aventura Social, UTL and 123

Preparing and planning for the health promoting schools development in Poland / Barbara Woynarowska Woynarowska, Barbara 126

Student participation as an important dimension of the health promoting school: experience from a European project / Venka Simovska Simovska, Venka 133

9 Germany and Scotland: partnership and networking 138

Germany: Anschub.de - Alliance for Sustainable School Health and Education / Kevin Dadaczynski Dadaczynski, Kevin, Peter Paulus Paulus, Peter 139

From health to education: the journey towards health promoting school implementation in Scotland / Jo Inchley Inchley, Jo, Lisa Gugglberger Gugglberger, Lisa, Ian Young Young, Ian 142

Part III Conclusions 147

10 Cross fertilisation of national experiences and need for future developments / Oddrun Samdal Samdal, Oddrun, Louise Rowling Rowling, Louise 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415525541

0415525543

9780415525589

0415525586

9780203119792

0203119797

OCLC:

785869037