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Enhancing program implementation and maintenance through a multiphase approach to peer-based staff development.

P L Gingiss1

  • 1Dept. of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, TX.

The Journal of School Health
|May 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Effective school health education requires ongoing teacher support. A multiphase staff development approach, tailored to teacher developmental stages and fostering collaboration, is crucial for successful implementation and maintenance of innovative curricula.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Education
  • Teacher Professional Development
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • School-based health education programs frequently face implementation and maintenance challenges.
  • While in-service training is valuable, complex curricula necessitate post-training support for teachers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the necessity and structure of post-inservice staff development for teachers implementing psychosocially based health education.
  • To present evidence-based strategies for effective teacher professional development in health education.

Main Methods:

  • Review of evidence on teacher responses to innovation and developmental stages.
  • Analysis of the requirements for post-inservice staff development, including collaboration and context.
  • Presentation and critique of peer-based approaches to ongoing staff development.

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Main Results:

  • Teachers progress through developmental stages when adopting innovations.
  • A multiphase staff development strategy is essential to support teachers at each stage.
  • Post-inservice development must include opportunities for teacher collaboration and consider the organizational context.

Conclusions:

  • Staff development approaches should be stage-specific and context-aware.
  • Peer-based strategies offer a viable framework for post-inservice support in health education.
  • Effective implementation of health education curricula hinges on sustained, tailored teacher development.