1st Edition
The Health Promoting School Policy, Research and Practice
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Under the UK Labour Government (1997-2001) there have been clear signs of a willingness to revive the 'pastoral' curriculum in schools and to develop stronger links between the health and eductaion sectors. This book, based on empirical work undertaken in England and throughout Europe, explores such government policy and in particular the development of the health promoting school. The authors... Read more
Introduction PART I Foundations of the Health Promoting School 1 Historical perspectives: the development of school health promotion 2 The concept of the health promoting school 3 Politics, policies and the health promoting school 4 Examining the evidence base for the health promoting school PART II Evaluating the Health Promoting School in Action 5 Evaluating policy and practice in the health promoting school 6 The evaluation of the Wessex Healthy Schools Award Scheme 7 The evaluation of the Nottinghamshire Towards Health Project 8 The evaluation of the health promoting school: a European perspective 9 Conclusion: the future of the health promoting school
Biography
Susan Denman and Alysoun Moon have been responsible for the management and evaluation of two major health promoting school schemes in England. Carl Parsons and David Stears have conducted a study of the implementation of the European Network of Health Promoting Schools project in six countries.
