Health literacy has come to play a critical role in health education and promotion, yet it is poorly understood in adolescents and few measurement tools exist. Standardized instruments to measure health literacy in adults assume it to be a derivative of general literacy. This paper reports on the development and the early-stage validation of a health literacy tool for high school students that ...

Purpose – The main objective was to establish which are the most important phases within the invention-innovation processes in Slovenian vocational education and training. We focused on the most important “outcome” of the educational process – the innovative student and tried to establish his/her interdependence with the teacher, educational system and supporting environment. Design/methodology...

AIM To determine the adequacy of initial nurse independent prescribing education and identify continuing professional development and clinical governance strategies in place for non-medical prescribing. BACKGROUND In 2006, new legislation in England enabled nurses with an independent prescribing qualification to prescribe, within their competence. In 2006, non-medical prescribing policies rel...

CONTEXT Graduate assistant athletic trainers (GAATs) must balance the demands of clinical care and the academic load of graduate-level students. OBJECTIVE To examine burnout among GAATs with clinical assistantships at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I institutions and to identify the personal and situational variables that are related to burnout. DESIGN Cross-secti...

BACKGROUND Contemporary research conducted in the context of school physical education (PE) has increasingly embraced various tenets of self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985, 1991). Despite this increase in research attention, some postulates of the framework remain unexplored (e.g. impact of a need-supportive climate). As such, the present study sought to provide a more comprehensive te...

In this paper we describe a science teacher preparation program, implemented in Greece, aiming at ICT integration in classroom practice. The development of this teacher preparation program was guided by the various components of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) while attempting to meet the professional development needs of science teachers. We begin with an overview of this t...

OBJECTIVE To examine and compare the effectiveness of a cosmetic content-based nutrition education (CCBNEd) program and a health content-based nutrition education (HCBNEd) program on the promotion of fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption. DESIGN Quasi-experimental. SETTING Three secondary schools in Nonthaburi, Thailand. PARTICIPANTS/INTERVENTIONS Three classes of students were randomly a...

What are usually mentioned as goals of science education—1) acquisition of scientific knowledge, and 2) fostering scientific attitude and mentality—cannot be the aims of general science education. These two aims should of course be essential ingredients of general science education. But they are aims that should be pursued in secondary schools, and are neither appropriate nor possible for unive...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Public awareness of the warning signs of stroke is important. As part of an educational campaign using mass media, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario conducted public opinion polling in 4 communities to track the level of awareness of the warning signs of stroke and to determine the impact of different media strategies. METHODS Telephone surveys were conducted a...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to explore Slovenian midwives' views of their professional status. The influence of participants' educational background on their views was also examined, since higher education is related to professionalism. DESIGN This was a quantitative descriptive survey, using postal data collection. The questionnaire comprised of six elements crucial for professionalis...