Children’s participation in school: a cross-sectional study of the relationship between school environments, participation and health and well-being outcomes
View/ Open
Date
2014-09-17Author
John-Akinola, Yetunde O.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse
Metadata
Show full item recordUsage
This item's downloads: 107 (view details)
Cited 15 times in Scopus (view citations)
Recommended Citation
John-Akinola, Yetunde O., & Nic-Gabhainn, Saoirse. (2014). Children’s participation in school: a cross-sectional study of the relationship between school environments, participation and health and well-being outcomes. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 964. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-964
Published Version
Abstract
Background: Schools are a key setting for health promotion and improvement activities and the psycho-social environment of the school is an important dimension for promoting the health and well-being of children. The development of Health Promoting Schools (HPS) draws on the settings-based approach to health promotion and includes child participation as one of its basic values. This paper investigates the relationships between child participation, the school environment and child outcomes.Methods: Study participants were recruited from nine primary schools, three of which were designated as Health Promoting Schools (HPS). Each HPS was matched with two non-HPS (NHPS) with similar characteristics. Two hundred and thirty-one pupils in the 4th-6th class groups completed self-report questionnaires to document their perspectives on the school socio-ecological environment, how they take part in school life, school processes and their health and well-being.Results: School participation was measured with four scales: participation in school decisions and rules, school activities, school events and positive perception of school participation. The differences in the reported mean score for three of the four scales were marginal and not statistically significant. However, the mean score for reported positive perception of school participation was significantly lower (X-2 = 5.13, df = 1, p
Collections
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
An exploration of perceptions of school readiness
Hanniffy, Máire (2017-03-31)Ireland falls behind many international countries in relation to school readiness research. The rationale behind this study arises from the lack of research in this area and the increasing investment and focus on the 3-6 ... -
'It's hard to make good choices and it costs more': Adolescents' perceptions of the external school food environments
Kelly, Colette; Callaghan, Mary; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (MDPI, 2021-03-24)Abstract: Research on the impact of school and community food environments on adolescent food choice is heavily reliant on objective rather than subjective measures of food outlets around schools and homes. Gaining the ... -
Interrogating the call for more male primary school teachers as role models for boys: 'I don't care if it is male or female, I just want to learn!'
Mc Donald, Amy (NUI Galway, 2020-02-21)Abstract The education of girls and boys in Irish primary schools is one of the most imperative aspects of our children’s lives, yet it seems to be an area in which important focus shifts towards essentialist, simplistic ...