A Peer-Led Approach to Promoting Health Education in Schools: The Views of Peers

Autor/in	Frantz, J. M.
Titel	A Peer-Led Approach to Promoting Health Education in Schools: The Views of Peers
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 35 (2015) 1, Artikel 1040 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Health Promotion; Peer Teaching; Teaching Methods; Student Attitudes; Interviews; Experience; Intervention; Reflection; Student Role; Mixed Methods Research; Foreign Countries; Grade 8; Pretests Posttests; Program Effectiveness; Student Development; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Erfahrung; Ausland; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Peer-led health promotion strategies in schools have been found to be effective in promoting healthy behaviours amongst youth. This study aimed to evaluate the views of the peer educators in implementing a health education programme using a qualitative approach. Informal discussions and eight in-depth interviews were used to explore the views of the 10 peer educators. Information from the interviews was transcribed verbatim, analysed, and coded thematically. The themes that emerged from the analysis of the informal discussion and in-depth interviews were grouped into categories, which included peer educators' experience of implementing the intervention, personal growth and experience with interacting with young people, and personal reflection on the presentation of the intervention. The role of peer educators was shown to be crucial to the success of peer-led programmes, but it is clear that equipping and supporting them through the process of implementation is essential. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Tel: +27-12-420-5798; Fax: +27-12-420-5511; Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01