ERIC Number: EJ1012367
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1468-1811
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Active Agents of Health Promotion? The School's Role in Supporting the HPV Vaccination Programme
Spratt, Jennifer; Shucksmith, Janet; Philip, Kate; McNaughton, Rebekah
Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, v13 n1 p82-95 2013
By providing a place in which children can be accessed, the school has long been a site for population-level health initiatives. Recent policy shifts towards health-promoting schools have however re-cast the school from passive host to active collaborator in public health. This paper examines secondary school teachers' views of their roles as partners in Scotland's human papilloma virus vaccination programme. Focus groups were held in seven schools across Scotland. Confusion was evident in relation to this role, with competing understandings of young women's sexuality, concerns about parental perceptions and uncertainty about professional responsibilities. Many teachers sought to distance themselves from the vaccination programme. Evidence was found of a "sedimentation of discourses", as mass models of state-sanctioned health intervention persist alongside contemporary discourses of individual choice. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: School Role, Health Promotion, Communicable Diseases, Immunization Programs, Child Health, Foreign Countries, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Focus Groups, Sexuality, Teacher Role, School Health Services, Secondary Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Institutional Characteristics, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)
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