Health Literacy Teaching Beliefs, Attitudes, Efficacy, and Intentions of Middle School Health and Physical Education Teachers
| Autor: | Hsiang Ru Lai, Pi Hsia Lee, Yu Siang Jhang, Der Min Wu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Teaching method education Taiwan Health literacy Intention Literacy Education Physical education Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Professional Competence 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Health Education School Health Services media_common Self-efficacy Analysis of Variance Medical education Physical Education and Training 030505 public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Questionnaire Middle Aged Health Literacy Philosophy Cross-Sectional Studies Attitude Female Health education School Teachers School health 0305 other medical science Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of School Health. 88:350-358 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4391 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/josh.12615 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Health education (HE) courses in schools are vital paths for improving teenagers' health literacy. HE and physical education (PE) teachers lead HE courses, and their teaching intentions and competency influence the effectiveness of the courses and the ability to promote students' health literacy. This study attempted to understand HE and PE teachers' health literacy teaching intentions and professional competency and to investigate their relationships. METHODS This study adopted a cross-sectional design. A questionnaire survey was administered to 906 middle school HE and PE teachers in Taiwan by mail, and 545 provided valid data with consent. RESULTS Participants had a favorable health literacy (47.78/50), positive health literacy teaching beliefs and attitudes, and acceptable efficacy. They intended to implement health literacy instruction within the subsequent year. Teaching beliefs, attitudes, and efficacy were all positively correlated with intentions (all p < .001). Demographic variables, health literacy, and teaching beliefs, attitudes, and efficacy explained 33.5% of the variance of teaching intentions. CONCLUSION Teaching beliefs, attitudes, and efficacy were crucial predictors of health literacy teaching intentions. To improve students' health literacy, educational authorities and schools should pay attention to HE and PE teachers' intentions and vital factors, thereby enhancing teachers' willingness to perform health literacy instruction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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