1st Edition

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

Edited By Oddrun Samdal, Louise Rowling Copyright 2013
184 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

184 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

184 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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. In this much-needed text, the contributors draw upon their wide range of international expertise and experience to demonstrate how guidelines can best be implemented by building upon scientific knowledge of... Read more

Foreword  Contributors   Section 1  1. Introduction Oddrun Samdal and Louise Rowling  2. Overview of Implementation in Health Promoting Settings Mark Dooris and Margaret M. Barry  3. Applying system theory of organisational change to health promotion interventions in schools Wolfgang Dür  4. Theory-based components for implementation of health promoting schools Oddrun Samdal and Louise Rowling  5. Theory and empirically based implementation of elements in components Oddrun Samdal and Louise Rowling   Section 2  6. Canada and Norway: Leadership and Management at regional and school level Gloria Wells  7. England and Australia: Policy and institutional anchoring at national and regional level and its importance for sustainability Colin Noble and Marilyn Toft  8. Portugal, Poland and Europe: Preparing and planning for student participation and sustainable health promotion practice at school and national level Margarida Gaspar de Matos; Daniel Sampaio, Isabel Baptista & Equipa Aventura Social  9. Germany and Scotland: Partnership and networking Kevin Dadaczynski & Peter Paulus  Section 3  10. Cross-fertilisation of national experiences and need for future developments Oddrun Samdal and Louise Rowling

Biography

Oddrun Samdal is Programme Director of a postgraduate programme in Health Promotion and Health Psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway.

Louise Rowling is Honorary Associate Professor in Health Promotion at the University of Sydney, Australia. She has previously held the position of Inaugural President of the Australian Health Promoting Schools Association.