An Integrated School Health Teacher for Whole Student Health in China: Professional Competency Inventory

2020 ◽  
pp. 101053952097152
Author(s):  
Xiaojing Hou
Keyword(s):  
School Health ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Professional Competency ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
School Health Education ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Α Level ◽  
Health Teachers ◽  
School Health Personnel ◽  
Health Administrators

This study aimed to develop a professional competency inventory for integrated school health teachers in the Chinese schooling system. It generated initial competency items through conducting job task analyses, group interviews, and expert consultations, which proposed 75 items in the following fields: general quality, basic health service, school health education, and school health management. A total of 312 school health administrators/instructors, principals, in-service health teachers, and preservice health teachers were surveyed during 2018-2019. Respondents valued aspects of health teacher’s professional competency differently. Exploratory factor analyses finally extracted 9 domains, and 70 competency standards were retained. The Cronbach’s α level was .983, with value for each domain ranging from .855 to .955. The final competency inventory for school health teachers contained 4 fields, 9 domains with 70 competencies. It provided a reliable framework for specialized training, evaluation, and professional development for school health teachers. The study also interpreted the differences in importance perception of competencies among stakeholders, provided across cultural views for elaborating values and meanings of school health personnel all over the world.

The Effect of Tax Reform on School Health Education Programs

1983 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted T. L. Chen ◽  
Ira J. Bates
Keyword(s):  
School Districts ◽  
Health Education ◽  
School Health ◽  
Tax Reform ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Health Course ◽  
School Health Education ◽  
Required Courses ◽  
Health Teachers

A number of Massachusetts schools implemented a health course as a result of passage of a 1974 law requiring teaching of health. This surge of health teaching now appears to be in danger in 1982 because of the passage of a recent tax referendum (Proposition 2½). To determine projected impact of this tax reform on school health education, a questionnaire was sent to administrators of 200 school districts. The results showed that there was a significant increase in the number of schools implementing health courses since 1974. However, the tax referendum produced severe pressure for many newly developed programs to lay-off health teachers or eliminate health courses. School administrators recommended several coping strategies, including: employment of dual-major teachers, shifting required courses to electives, and marshalling support of the program through a viable School Health Advisory Committee. It was observed that Massachusetts serves as a case study forecasting impending fiscal crisis in other states.

Health education for deaf Romanian children: parents’ opinions

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 341-349
Author(s):  
Laura Ionescu ◽  
Lacramioara Ursache ◽  
Adelina Nicolae ◽  
Adriana Conea ◽  
Cristian Potora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
School Health ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Smoking Prevention ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North West ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Health Education

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on parents of children with hearing disabilities from Romania and has three objectives. First, it assesses their characteristics regarding use of communication technology. Second, it investigates their opinions regarding the importance of school-based education for healthy lifestyle promotion among their children. Third, it evaluates the availability for their involvement in educational activities using face-to-face approach and communication technology dedicated to helping parents to promote healthy lifestyle among their children, as well as factors which influence this availability. Design/methodology/approach The study was performed in October–November 2015 in two schools deserving children with hearing disabilities from North-West part of Romania. Anonymous questionnaire were filled in by 182 parents. Findings The majority of parents recognize the importance of school-based health education and more than 77 per cent totally agree that it should include issues regarding healthy nutrition, promotion of physical activity and smoking prevention. In total, 80.2 per cent of the parents declared that they are interested to participate in educational activities organized periodically at school and 66.5 per cent declared their interest in educational activities developed through communication technology in order to help them to stimulate the adoption of healthy lifestyle among their children. The availability was influenced by residence, educational level, understanding the importance of parents’ involvement, characteristics regarding the use of communication technology. Originality/value This represents the first study from Romania investigating the opinions and availability for their involvement with regard to school health education among parents of children with hearing deficiencies. The results have several implications for health education among children with hearing deficiencies and their parents.

An exploration of high school students’ perspectives on critical thinking and creativity in the Health Management and Social Care subject

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-97
Author(s):  
Zenobia C.Y. Chan
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Health Management ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public Examination ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Senior Secondary

Abstract This study explored students’ perspectives on the abilities acquired through a subject called Health Management and Social Care (HMSC), which was launched under Hong Kong’s new senior secondary curriculum. The first public examination for the subject was conducted in 2012. A qualitative design was adopted in the present study, with focus group interviews carried out with 123 students recruited from seven schools. Two major themes were identified via content analysis: (i) critical thinking and creativity in HMSC; and (ii) applications of critical thinking and creativity in HMSC with two subthemes (a) health/social care promotions on campus and (b) social services in communities. Both the implications and limitations of the study for health-related subjects were discussed.

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