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Implementation of School Health Literacy in Australia: A Systematic Review
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Peralta, Louisa R.; Rowling, Louise – Health Education Journal, 2018
Background: The development of adolescent health literacy through school-based programmes is attracting international interest. However, there exist competing definitions, models and understandings of how these programmes should be conceptualised, implemented and evaluated. Australian Curriculum documents such as those relating to health and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Health Services, Health Promotion, Health Education
The Potential Contribution of Intermediary Organizations for Implementation of School Mental Health
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Corcoran, Tim; Rowling, Louise; Wise, Marilyn – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2015
Questions persist regarding implementation of mental health promotion, prevention, and early intervention initiatives in schools. To date, attention has targeted the "Whats" and "Hows" in design and implementation. Ongoing clarification of "Who" the key proponents are working in this space receives less consideration.…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Program Implementation, School Health Services, Foreign Countries
Acknowledging Educational Perspectives on Health Promoting Schools
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Mohammadi, Nastaran Keshavarz; Rowling, Louise; Nutbeam, Don – Health Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore educational perspectives towards the concept of health promoting schools and its potential benefits for schools in more depth. Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents the results of a qualitative study based on interviews with school staff including principals, and teachers with…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries
Strengthening "School" in School Mental Health Promotion
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Rowling, Louise – Health Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to highlight new and existing research on school characteristics that are essential elements in building the capacity of school communities to implement whole school approaches to mental health promotion. Design/methodology/approach: Through an overview of recent research and writing the need for a…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Foreign Countries
A Case Study of Multimethod Evaluation of Complex School Mental Health Promotion and Prevention: The Mindmatters Evaluation Suite
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Rowling, Louise; Mason, Jo – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2005
There are a number of challenges and debates surrounding the implementation of mental health interventions in schools. These include recognising the complexity of influencing factors and the interdependency of key components; the critical importance of monitoring school-based implementation in particular contexts; employing multimethod evaluation…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Health, Health Promotion, Influences
School Health Programs in Australia - A Special Insert.
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Nader, Philip R.; Rissel, Chris; Rowling, Louise; Marshall, Bernard J.; Sheehan, Margaret M.; Northfield, Jeff R.; Maher, Shelley; Carlisle, Rachel; St. Leger, Lawrence H.; Stewart, Donald E.; Parker, Elizabeth; Gillespie, Amaya; Stokes, Helen; Mukherjee, Dev; Nutbeam, Don; Mitchell, Anne; Ollis, Debbie; Watson, Jan – Journal of School Health, 2000
Eight papers on Australia's school health programs discuss: creating health promoting schools in the United States; intersectoral collaboration for developing a national framework for health promoting schools; school-based health promotion nationwide; auditing health promoting schools policy documentation; the nature of health service/school…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education