School Wellness Environments: Perceptions versus Realities

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Joey A.; McLoughlin, Gabriella M.; Welk, Gregory J.
Titel	School Wellness Environments: Perceptions versus Realities
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 38 (2022) 3, S.241-248 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lee, Joey A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/1059840520924453
Schlagwörter	Wellness; Elementary Schools; Educational Environment; Leaders; Measurement Techniques; Observation; Accuracy; School Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Fachleiter; Messtechnik; Beobachtung; Schulpolitik
Abstract	The U.S. Department of Agriculture Final Rule on School Wellness Policy requires schools to self-evaluate wellness policies and environments. To understand the utility of this information, this study evaluates the validity of school-reported wellness information against directly observed data. Wellness leaders at 10 Midwestern elementary schools completed a questionnaire spanning nine school wellness settings. School-reported information was compared against a direct observation protocol. Percent agreement and ? statistics were used to assess agreement between school reporters and direct observation. Overall percent agreement between reporters and direct observation was 77.1%. Agreement ranged from 67.3% (Lunchroom Environment) to 92.0% (School Wellness Policies) across the nine categories. [Kappa] results showed that 65.7% of the items demonstrated fair or better reporter agreement. The results provide preliminary support for the utility of schools' self-reported wellness information. Facilitation of independent reporting on wellness environments by school leaders will contribute to broader applications for school wellness programming. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01