Finding a Place for Health in the Schooling Process: A Challenge for Education.

Ridge, Damien; Northfield, Jeff; St. Leger, Lawrence; Marshall, Bernie; Sheehan, Margaret; Maher, Shelley

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ERIC Number: EJ655902

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Publication Date: 2002

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Finding a Place for Health in the Schooling Process: A Challenge for Education.

Ridge, Damien; Northfield, Jeff; St. Leger, Lawrence; Marshall, Bernie; Sheehan, Margaret; Maher, Shelley

Australian Journal of Education, v46 n1 p19-33 Jun 2002

Evaluated outcomes in selected Australian schools of an intervention project, Health Promoting Schools (promoted by the World Health Organization). Found that studied schools moved beyond oppositional constructions of health and education towards approaching health as an element of effective schooling. (EV)

Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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