School Health Education Study Research Articles

From the school health education study to the national health education standards: concepts endure.

The landmark School Health Education Study (SHES) project influenced by the conceptual approach to teaching and learning provides perspective on modern school health instruction. Conceptual education, the cornerstone of the SHES curriculum framework (CF), Health Education: A Conceptual Approach to Curriculum Design, fosters a student's understanding of information that develops with experience. Data were collected through content analysis of the SHES CF and the National Health Education Standards: Achieving Excellence (NHES), 2nd edition. Similarity of essential framework elements was established. Inter-rater reliability was established. Alignment of the SHES components with the NHES reveals parallel conceptual structures around which to develop curriculum. The conceptual approach to curriculum planning has enduring value. It provides a foundation for teaching and learning that is adaptable, flexible, and can maintain permanence in conjunction with emerging scientific evidence and cultural and political influences on health behavior.

The School Health Education Study + 50 Years

Abstract Background: Launched 50 years ago, the School Health Education Study (SHES) examined the health education offerings in 135 public school systems, in 38 states, and over 1100 elementary schools and 350 secondary schools. In its second year, knowledge surveys were administered to students in grades 6, 9 and 12 at many of these schools. Analysis of the results in year three led to a one-word description of the state of health education in public schools-“appalling.” Subsequent years saw the SHES writing team engage in development of a conceptual approach to health education (through physical, mental and social dimensions) applied at four levels (K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12) and in three learner domains (cognitive, affective and psychomotor). The SHES has been identified time and again for its pioneering effort to bring prominence to school health education. Purpose: We attempted to identify ways that the SHES has influenced health education practice in schools as told by school health education scholars. M...

The School Health Education Study + 50 Years—What it looked Like Behind the Scenes

The School Health Education Study (SHES) had a dynamic group of team members who forged one of the most monumental initiatives in the history of school health education. Gus T. Dalis was a member of that team and is the sole surviving co-author of the documents that emanated from the SHES. After an informal conversation together at the March 2011 AAHPERD Conference in San Diego, he and I agreed upon a plan to talk in a more disciplined fashion about the SHES and his recollection of its behind-the-scenes dynamics. We spoke by telephone for more than an hour on June 8, 2011. During the interview, Gus offered his candid, and sometime humorous insights, about the SHES' challenges, its participants, and its leadership. The transcript of that interview, graciously transcribed by University of South Florida College of Public Health student, Alyssa B. Mayer, appears below.

Most cited authors and publications in health education journals for 1970-79.

This study attempted to answer the following questions about the journals Health Education, Health Education Monographs and the Journal of School Health. What authors have been cited the most in health education journals during the decade of the 70s? What authors have been cited the most in each health education journal? What articles and books have been the most cited in health education journals? What have been the most cited articles and books in each health education journal? It was found that the most cited author was L. W. Green, the most cited articles were L. W. Green "Toward Cost-Benefit Evaluations of Health Education: Some Concepts, Methods and Examples." Health Education Monographs and S. V. Kasl "Health Behavior, Illness Behavior and Sick-Role Behavior." Archives of Environmental Health and the most cited books was School Health Education Study, Health Education: A Conceptual Approach to Curriculum Design. Most cited authors, articles and books varied across the three journals.

Developing Brushing Performance in Second Graders through Behavior Modification

DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION in school classrooms traditionally puts primary emphasis on knowledge gain, with little emphasis on the behavioral objective of improved dental health practices. This fact was pointed out clearly in the nationwide School Health Education Study (1). The study indicated that although children of all ages receive some form of dental health instruction in a majority of public schools in the United States, by the sixth grade students have extremely low scores in praetices related to dental health. Thus, as in other areas of health behavior, a real difference exists between dental health knowledge and dental health practices. The common didactic or demonstration approach to dental health education in school classrooms has consisted of a single session conducted by the teacher, a dentist, or both, or by a hygienist, most often during National Children's Dental Health Week. Podshadley and Shannon (2) recently documented that single-lecture demonstration sessions do not, however, result in a longlasting improvement in oral practices. While the conclusions in their investigation did not rule out the possibili,ty of a cumulative improvement in oral practices as a result of single annual dental health education programs, these authors recommended that a program with a more comprehensive approach for teaching the importance of, and methods for, achieving good oral hygiene be developed. They also recommended rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of such programs. Dr. Martens is associate professor, Ms. Frazier is assistant professor, Mrs. Hirt is instructor, Dr. Meskin is professor, and Mr. Proshek is instructor in the Division of Health Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota. This paper was presented at the 49th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research in Chicago, March 1971. Tearsheet requests to Leslie V. Martens, DDS, Division of Health Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. 55455.

The identification of value orientations of sixth graders, with specific reference to health concepts in the school health education study curriculum.

The identification of value orientations of sixth graders, with specific reference to health concepts in the school health education study curriculum.

School Health Education

Presented in the subsequent sections of this monograph are a sampling of specific studies concerned with the major facets of school health education which are illustrative of the research methodologies being applied. Studies are included that related to students of college age. The health of children and youth has been of primary importance to educators in many countries for several decades. In the United States every significant statement of educational policy and objectives has included an emphasis on the necessity of health in the educational program and process. The various sections of this monograph cover the following: 1) background statements and position papers; 2) some health-service oriented studies; 3) what students know believe and do about health; 4) studies related to some selected health problems (dental health sex education alcohol education); 5) studies related to methods and techniques of health education; 6) studies related to teacher education; and 7) evaluation studies. The most extensive report of the national situation in regard to school health education in the United States is that contained in the School Health Education Study. The objective of this study was to improve the teaching of health at all levels in the public schools of America. Initiated in 1961 the School Health Study is still in progress. The study reports that a majority of situations exist where health instruction is virtually nonexistent or where prevailing practices can be legitimately challenged. Recommendations include curriculum revision improved teacher preparation in health and mobilization of the entire community and the health professionals to assist school personnel in developing a comprehensive health education program.

Innovations to teaching and organizing for instruction. A selected glossary of terms for teachers and teachers of teachers.

Journal of School HealthVolume 38, Issue 6 p. 377-383 INNOVATIONS TO TEACHING AND ORGANIZING FOR INSTRUCTION. A Selected Glossary of Terms for Teachers and Teachers of Teachers Mary Catherine Ware, Mary Catherine Ware Research Assistant, School Health Education Study, 1507 M Street, N.W., Room 800, Washington, D.C. 20005.Search for more papers by this author Mary Catherine Ware, Mary Catherine Ware Research Assistant, School Health Education Study, 1507 M Street, N.W., Room 800, Washington, D.C. 20005.Search for more papers by this author First published: June 1968 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1561.1968.tb05031.x AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume38, Issue6June 1968Pages 377-383 RelatedInformation

The school health education study: a foundation for community health education.

The school health education study: a foundation for community health education.

LETTERS

Journal of School HealthVolume 37, Issue 4 p. 192-194 LETTERS Elena M. Sliepcevich, Elena M. Sliepcevich Director of the School Health Education Study Washington, D.C.Search for more papers by this author Elena M. Sliepcevich, Elena M. Sliepcevich Director of the School Health Education Study Washington, D.C.Search for more papers by this author First published: April 1967 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1561.1967.tb08047.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume37, Issue4April 1967Pages 192-194 RelatedInformation

PUBLICATIONS OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION STUDY

PUBLICATIONS OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION STUDY

School Health Education Study 1961???63; a Summary Report

School Health Education Study 1961???63; a Summary Report

The School Health Education Study

The School Health Education Study

The school health education study: a pattern in curriculum development.

The school health education study: a pattern in curriculum development.

Public school teaching of human reproduction

I N F o R M A T I 0 N about human reproduction is avidly sought by young people’s groups and young adults. I f we agree to requests from parent-teachers’ associations, teen groups, college groups, and women’s clubs to discuss this topic at their meetings, we are regularly deluged with continuing commitments. When any effort is made at a factual presentation with question and answer sessions available afterward, each meeting will run overtime. This serves to emphasize the need for more cooperation in instituting good teaching practices in our public schools in all grades.l School curriculum committees at state and local levels are pressed for additional time for instruction in every phase of education.’ At the 1964 National Congress of Parents and Teachers, sex and venereal disease were listed as the first items of importance in requesting coordination to combat increasing problems.” A few of the organizations which advise more specific sex education in the public schools are Sex Information and Education Council of the United States, Marriage Preparation Institute, The Association of Family Life Educators, The School Health Education Study Committee, The National Congress of Parents and Teachers, and Planned Parenthood League. At the 1930 White House Conference on <:hildren and Youth, it was urged that our schools provide “for every child, such teaching and training as will prepare him for

School Health Education Study 1961–1962

School Health Education Study 1961–1962