Effects of a Health Education Course on Pre-Service Teachers' Perceived Knowledge, Skills, Preparedness, and Beliefs in Teaching Health Education

Autor/inn/en	Vamos, Sandra D.; Xie, Xiuye; Yeung, Paul
Titel	Effects of a Health Education Course on Pre-Service Teachers' Perceived Knowledge, Skills, Preparedness, and Beliefs in Teaching Health Education
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 90 (2020) 3, S.224-233 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Vamos, Sandra D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12868
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Instructional Effectiveness; General Education; Teacher Competencies; Comprehensive School Health Education; Teacher Education Programs; Beliefs; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtserfolg; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Lehrkunst; Belief; Glaube
Abstract	Background: In this study, we explore how a health education course may play a role in pre-service teachers' perceptions in teaching and integrating health education activities to nurture K-8 students' health literacy. Methods: We used mixed methods to examine the effect of a health education course in a teacher education program. Of 55 pre-service teachers, 41 voluntarily participated in the study. Quantitative data were obtained through an online questionnaire administered to participants at the beginning and end of the course. We conducted 6 focus groups at the end of the course. Results: The inferential analysis from a series of analysis of variance with repeated measures revealed significant differences in health knowledge (F = 113.39, p < 0.01, n[superscript 2] = 0.74), preparedness (F = 104.74, p < 0.01, n[superscript 2] = 0.73), attitudes (F = 15.02, p < 0.01, n[superscript 2] = 0.28), and beliefs (F = 8.87, p < 0.01, n[superscript 2] = 0.19) between time points. Qualitative data led to the conclusion that where one health education course is insufficient, such a course is the first step into future curriculum development and implementation. Conclusions: One health education course might be beneficial for general education teachers to increase their knowledge and preparation to teaching school health. On-going training is needed for program success. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01