Peering in: youth perspectives on Health Promoting Schools and youth engagement in Nova Scotia, Canada.

ABSTRACT: Health Promoting Schools (HPS) is a whole-school approach that shapes the conditions necessary to support student health and well-being. Youth engagement is recognized as key to HPS implementation, yet research related to the involvement of youth voice in school health promotion initiatives is limited. The purpose of this study was to understand youth perspectives on HPS and school youth engagement. Ten youth (grades 9-10, ages 14-16) were trained as peer researchers using a Youth Participatory Action Research approach. The peer researchers interviewed 23 of their peers (grades 7-10, ages 12-16) on perspectives related to HPS and school youth engagement. All interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and data were analysed using inductive 'codebook' thematic analysis. Themes related to a

SUBMITTER: Kontak JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9302890 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature