Changes in Pre-Service Teacher Personal and Professional Attitudes Following a Comprehensive School Health Course
Date
2022-03-20
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Publisher
Canadian Society for the Study of Education/Société canadienne pour l’étude de l’éducation
Abstract
Comprehensive school health (CSH) is a framework that can support teachers in the delivery of health-related content as well as supporting health promotion within the school community. In this study, 222 Bachelor of Education students completed surveys at the beginning and end of a mandatory six-week course on CSH with a body weight-neutral focus. Following the course, participants had significantly positively increased attitudes toward CSH, self-efficacy to teach using CSH, and weight-related attitudes. These results support CSH as a useful framework for teachers in their future practice to improve the wellness of students, teachers, and the broader school community.
Description
Nutter, S., Saunders, J. F., Brun, I., Exner-Cortens, D., & Russell-Mayhew, S. (2022). Changes in Pre-Service Teacher Personal and Professional Attitudes Following a Comprehensive School Health Course. Canadian Journal of Education/Revue Canadienne De l’éducation, 45(1), 227–245.
Keywords
Comprehensive School Health, pre-service teachers, self-efficacy, body image, weight bias
Citation
Nutter, S., Saunders, J. F., Brun, I., Exner-Cortens, D., & Russell-Mayhew, S. (2022). Changes in Pre-Service Teacher Personal and Professional Attitudes Following a Comprehensive School Health Course. Canadian Journal of Education Revue Canadienne De l’éducation, 45(1), 227–245. https://doi.org/10.53967/cje-rce.v45i1.5033