The Real World Practice of Mental Health Promotion in Schools

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dc.contributor.advisorHawe, Penny
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Tara Dawn
dc.contributor.committeememberTough, Suzanne
dc.contributor.committeememberMcLennan, John
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-04T16:47:36Z
dc.date.available2016-05-04T16:47:36Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractBelow the surface of everyday school environments lays an invisible system of resources and opportunities just waiting to be utilized for mental health promotion. This ethnographic study looked inside two schools to create a better understanding of real world practice and consider what could be better articulated and quantified. Findings suggest that mental wellbeing was promoted by a complex interaction of people, settings, policies, programs and practices, all constrained by the schools’ most precious resource, time. Potentially valuable aspects of the school environment were observed, including interaction networks, proactive staff behaviours, and contrary practices (actions lacking coherence to professed school values and wellbeing goals). All the ways in which schools promote mental health could not be quantified. But more things can be counted and doing so may raise the schools’ sensitivity and capacity to promote wellbeing. Options for articulating and better harnessing the invisible mental health promotion system are outlined.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSmith, T. D. (2016). The Real World Practice of Mental Health Promotion in Schools (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28287en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28287
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2962
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subject.classificationSchoolsen_US
dc.subject.classificationMental Health Promotion Practiceen_US
dc.subject.classificationEthnographyen_US
dc.titleThe Real World Practice of Mental Health Promotion in Schools
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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