Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Sarah Nutter has co-authored a journal article entitled “Changes in Pre-Service Teacher Personal and Professional Attitudes Following a Comprehensive School Health Course“. Other authors include Jessica F. Saunders, Isabel Brun, Deinera Exner-Cortens, and Shelly Russell-Mayhew. The article was published in Canadian Journal of Education.
Abstract:
Comprehensive school health (CSH) is a framework that can support teachers in the delivery of health-related content as well as supporting health promotion within the school community. In this study, 222 Bachelor of Education students completed surveys at the beginning and end of a mandatory six-week course on CSH with a body weight-neutral focus. Following the course, participants had significantly positively increased attitudes toward CSH, self-efficacy to teach using CSH, and weight-related attitudes. These results support CSH as a useful framework for teachers in their future practice to improve the wellness of students, teachers, and the broader school community.
To read the full article, see https://cje-rce.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/9.-5033-Nutter-March-1_227-245-OJS.pdf