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Assessment of Social Interaction Behaviors
Published on: February 25, 2011
[Health education: social representations of young people's concerns in Canada]
Claire IsaBelle1, Margot Kaszap
1Université d'Ottawa, Faculté d'éducation Administration éducationnelle, 145, rue Jean-Jacques-Lussier, K1N 6N5 Ottawa, Canada. Claire.lsaBelle@uottawa.ca
Introduction:
In Canada, statistics show that young people are increasingly affected by health problems. As a result, the curriculum has been adapted to include health education and to meet the need for special health programs. But what do we really know about adolescents' and pre-service teachers'perceptions of health problems?
Methods:
An exploratory study was conducted using open and closed questions among 296 young people and 307 pre-service teachers from New Brunswick and Quebec.
Results:
The data show that there were fewer differences between students and teachers in NB than between students and teachers in QC.
Conclusion:
The results provide a basis for considering the kinds of activities that need to be made available to young people.
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