Democratic School Health Education in a Post-Communist Country

Autor/inn/en	Boberova, Zuzana; Paakkari, Leena; Ropovik, Ivan; Liba, Jozef
Titel	Democratic School Health Education in a Post-Communist Country
Quelle	In: Health Education, 117 (2017) 5, S.469-484 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0965-4283
DOI	10.1108/HE-10-2016-0050
Schlagwörter	Democratic Values; Political Issues; Foreign Countries; Intervention; Child Health; Citizenship Education; Comprehensive School Health Education; Relevance (Education); Social Change; Student Participation; Well Being; Violence; Student Attitudes; Randomized Controlled Trials; Pretests Posttests; Program Effectiveness; Effect Size; Grade 4; Elementary School Students; Slovakia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politischer Faktor; Ausland; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Relevance; Relevanz; Sozialer Wandel; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Gewalt; Schülerverhalten; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Slowakei
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the findings of an intervention program built on the concept of children's health literacy, particularly on its citizenship component. This intervention program employed the Investigation-Vision-Action-Change model for action-oriented teaching, where children were supported to investigate different health issues that affect them, create visions about desirable changes, and act toward desirable change. The intervention was implemented in the conditions of a post-communist country (Slovakia) where the majority of health education programs are behaviorally oriented, without giving space to children's own perceptions and decisions. The study seeks to explore whether fostering children's participation in forming the school environment improves the three selected factors of school well-being, namely, children's perception of school, their subjective well-being, and violent behavior in school. Design/methodology/approach: A cluster-randomized controlled trial design was used where ten classes of children aged nine to ten years were randomly assigned to either experimental (n = 89) or control group (n = 96). The dependent variables were pre- and post-tested using measures drawn from the Health Behavior in School-aged Children study for Slovakia. Findings: The intervention program was shown to yield empirically robust effects, given the significant improvement in children's perceptions about school, violent behavior, and their well-being, with medium-to-large effect sizes (Hedges's g ranging from 0.74 to 0.96). Originality/value: The present study offers an effective approach to enhance the respect for the children's views on issues that affect them, particularly within post-communist conditions. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01