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Monica Carlsson1, Venka Simovska
1Research Programme for Environmental and Health Education, Department of Education, Aarhus University, Copenhagen 2400 NV, Denmark. monica@dpu.dk
Health Education Research
|February 9, 2012
Summary
The Shape Up project enhanced children's action competence through a school-community approach. This health promotion initiative fostered critical thinking and empowerment, leading to positive changes in pupils' capacity to improve their environment.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Promotion
- Education
Background:
- The Shape Up project utilized a school-community approach to promote healthy development in children.
- It aimed to empower children to critically assess and improve health conditions within their schools and communities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the learning outcomes, specifically changes in pupils' action competence, resulting from the Shape Up project.
- To examine the relationship between the project's methodology, implementation context, and its impact on learning outcomes.
Main Methods:
- A multiple case study design was employed across five schools in different European countries.
- Data collection involved document analysis, interviews, and observations.
- Cross-case analysis was conducted using the Context-Mechanism-Outcome framework.
Main Results:
- Key changes contributing to pupils' action competence included enhanced knowledge, skills, critical thinking, decision-making abilities, and a belief in their capacity to effect change.
- Two distinct implementation models of the project's methodology were identified.
- Both implementation models positively influenced the development of pupils' action competence.
Conclusions:
- The Shape Up project successfully fostered pupils' action competence through a multifaceted approach.
- The interplay between methodology and context is crucial for effective health promotion outcomes in schools.
- Empowering children with knowledge, skills, and critical thinking is essential for improving health-related conditions.
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