The views of learners regarding a school-based health education programme

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dc.contributor.authorFrantz, Jose M.
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-09T10:22:42Z
dc.date.available2014-09-09T10:22:42Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe importance of schools as a setting for health promotion is increasingly being acknowledged. Part of this health promoting function includes curricular offerings to increase health awareness and to assist in ensuring that young adults are able to make informed decisions about their health. For these programmes to be successfully implemented and sustained there is a need to determine the views of the participants. This study aims to determine the views of learners regarding the impact of a school based health education programme relating to risk factors for chronic diseases of lifestyle. A questionnaire with three open ended questions was used to determine the views of the learners regarding the programme, what they would like to have changed and recommendations regarding the future of the programme. Information was recorded and coded by two independent reviewers. Themes were decided upon independently and agreed upon between the author and an independent reviewer. Focusing on the comments relating to what was good about the programme, three main themes emerged which included course structure, course content and personal development. The themes that emerged from what the students did not like about the programme included communication, group interaction/personal factors and feedback. The recommendations and suggestions were mostly positive and included focusing on the following aspects of the programme namely more interaction, content, links to other subjects and time. The opinions of participants provided valuable information during the evaluation process and the qualitative method allowed them to express their views.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved listen_US
dc.identifier.citationFrantz, J.M. (2009). The views of learners regarding a school-based health education programme. African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 15(3): 409-416en_US
dc.identifier.issn1117-4315
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1236
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherLAM Publications Limiteden_US
dc.rightsCopyright LAM Publications Limited. Publisher granted permission for inclusion of the published file in the Repository.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectEvaluationen_US
dc.subjectHealth educationen_US
dc.subjectSchoolsen_US
dc.subjectYoung peopleen_US
dc.titleThe views of learners regarding a school-based health education programmeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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