The Implementation of Health Promoting Schools: Exploring the theories of what, why and how

ISBN-13: 9780415525589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 166 str.

Samdal, Oddrun

Opis

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. This text draws upon their wide range of international expertise and experience to demonstrate how guidelines can best be implemented.

Spis treści

Foreword  Contributors   Section 1  1. Introduction  2. Overview of Implementation in Health Promoting Settings  3. Applying system theory of organisational change to health promotion interventions in schools  4. Theory based components for implementation of health promoting schools  5. Theory and empirically based implementation of elements in components  Section 2  6. Canada and Norway: Leadership and Management at regional and school level  7. England and Australia: Policy and institutional anchoring at national and regional level and its importance for sustainability  8. Portugal, Poland and Europe: Preparing and planning for student participation and sustainable health promotion practice at school and national level  9. Germany and Scotland: Partnership and networking  Section 3  10. Cross-fertilisation of national experiences and need for future developments