Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1991.

Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2010. / Title from screen (viewed on June 4, 2010). Department of History, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): William H. Schneider, Robert G. Barrows, Stephen J. Jay. Includes vitae. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-112).

This study is for the purpose of making a critical analysis of the health program of the white elementary public schools of Cleburne, Texas with implications for other other cities of corresponding size. This analysis is to evaluate the effectiveness of such a health program in light of certain evaluative criteria. It is intended to call attention to the existing facilities for adequate health instruction, the need, if any, for more and better facilities and the need for teacher training in this field.

Cheung Yuk Lin Porky. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 236-248). / Abstracts in English and Chinese; appendices also in Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / 論文摘要 --- p.iv / Table of Contents --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.xii / List of Tables --- p.xiii / List of Abbreviations --- p.xix / Presentations --- p.xx / Chapter CHAPTER 1: --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Overview on Childhood Obesity --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Worldwide Situation --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Hong Kong Situation --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2 --- Consequences of Childhood Obesity --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Physiological Problems --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Psychosocial Problems --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Economic Problems --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Possible Causes and Associated Factors of Childhood Obesity --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Genetics --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Lifestyle Patterns --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3.2.1 --- Physical Activity --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3.2.2 --- Dietary Factors --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Environmental Influence --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3.3.1 --- Parental Influence and Home Environment --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3.3.2 --- Other External Environmental Factors --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4 --- Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Clinical Trials --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Family Based Interventions --- p.13 / Chapter 1.4.3. --- School Based Interventions --- p.14 / Chapter 1.4.4 --- Other Possible Measures --- p.17 / Chapter 1.5 --- Local Intervention Implementation --- p.17 / Chapter 1.6 --- "Study Rationale, Design，Aims and Objectives" --- p.18 / Chapter 1.6.1 --- Study Rationale --- p.18 / Chapter 1.6.2 --- Study Design --- p.19 / Chapter 1.6.3 --- Study Aims and Objectives --- p.21 / Chapter 1.7 --- Conceptual Framework and Hypothesis --- p.21 / Chapter 1.7.1 --- Conceptual Framework --- p.22 / Chapter 1.7.2 --- Hypothesis --- p.23 / Chapter CHAPTER 2: --- METHODOLOGY --- p.23 / Chapter 2.1 --- Sample --- p.23 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- School Recruitment --- p.23 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Subject Recruitment --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2 --- Parental Consent --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3 --- Focus Groups --- p.24 / Chapter 2.4 --- Assessment Tools --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Weight and Height measures --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Physical Fitness Tests --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Student Questionnaire --- p.26 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- Parental Questionnaire --- p.27 / Chapter 2.4.5 --- Questionnaires Pre-testing --- p.27 / Chapter 2.5 --- Intervention --- p.28 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Intervention A: Mighty Heart Health Promotion Program --- p.28 / Chapter 2.5.1.1 --- Materials --- p.28 / Chapter 2.5.1.2 --- Procedures --- p.30 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Intervention B: Health Club --- p.31 / Chapter 2.5.2.1 --- Materials --- p.31 / Chapter 2.5.2.2 --- Procedures --- p.32 / Chapter 2.6 --- Evaluation --- p.35 / Chapter 2.6.1 --- Qualitative Evaluation --- p.35 / Chapter 2.6.2 --- Quantitative Evaluation --- p.35 / Chapter 2.7 --- Data Manasement --- p.36 / Chapter 2.8 --- Statistics --- p.37 / Chapter 2.8.1 --- Health Knowledge and Food Preferences Scores of Students --- p.37 / Chapter 2.8.2 --- "Health Knowledge, Dietary Habits and Home Food Availability Scores of Parents" --- p.40 / Chapter 2.9 --- Ethical Approval --- p.42 / Chapter CHAPTER 3: --- RESULTS --- p.43 / Chapter PART A: --- Baseline Focus Groups Results / Chapter 3.1 --- Baseline Focus Groups Results --- p.43 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- General Description of Participants --- p.44 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- "Views of ""Health"" held by students" --- p.44 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- "Views of ""Health"" of parents" --- p.45 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- "Views of ""Healthy Eating"" of students" --- p.46 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- "Views of ""Healthy Eating"" held by parents" --- p.47 / Chapter 3.1.6 --- "Perceived views on ""Physical Activity"" by students" --- p.48 / Chapter 3.1.7 --- "Views on ""Physical Activity"" of parents" --- p.49 / Chapter 3.1.8 --- Preferred delivery mode of activities communication channels --- p.50 / Chapter PART B: --- Baseline Profile of Participants / Chapter 3.2 --- Response Rate --- p.52 / Chapter 3.3 --- Baseline Characteristics and Socio-dem ograph ic Profile of Participants --- p.54 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Students --- p.54 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Parents --- p.56 / Chapter 3.4 --- "Self-perceived Important Values, Health and Weight Status at baseline" --- p.60 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Students --- p.60 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Parents --- p.62 / Chapter 3.5 --- Baseline Physical Activity --- p.63 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Students --- p.63 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Parents --- p.69 / Chapter 3.6 --- Baseline Dietary Aspects --- p.71 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Students --- p.71 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Parents --- p.81 / Chapter 3.7 --- Summary of Baseline associations between students，and parents 'parameters --- p.94 / Chapter 3.7.1 --- Factors associated with Students' weight status --- p.94 / Chapter 3.7.2. --- Factors associated with Studente´ة Dietary Habits --- p.97 / Chapter 3.7.3 --- Factors associated with students´ة physical Activity Habits --- p.104 / Chapter 3.8 --- Summary of Baseline Profile of Participants --- p.108 / Chapter PART C: --- Outcome Evaluation / Chapter 3.9 --- The Final MH activities Conducted --- p.111 / Chapter 3.10 --- Comparisons of Weight Status --- p.112 / Chapter 3.11 --- Comparisons of Self-perceived Health Status and Important Values --- p.114 / Chapter 3.12 --- Comparisons of Physical Activity Parameters --- p.118 / Chapter 3.12.1 --- Students --- p.118 / Chapter 3.12.2 --- Parents --- p.126 / Chapter 3.13 --- Comparisons of Dietary and Health Related Aspects --- p.129 / Chapter 3.13.1 --- Students --- p.129 / Chapter 3.13.2 --- Parents --- p.148 / Chapter 3.13.3 --- Home Food and Meal Environments --- p.167 / Chapter PART D: --- Results of Health Club / Chapter 3.14 --- Baseline Profile of the Participants --- p.180 / Chapter 3.14.1 --- Characteristics and Health Status --- p.180 / Chapter 3.14.2 --- Baseline Physical Activity --- p.181 / Chapter 3.14.3 --- Baseline Dietary Related Parameters --- p.183 / Chapter 3.15 --- The Final HC Lessons Conducted --- p.187 / Chapter 3.16 --- Outcome Evaluation of HC program --- p.188 / Chapter 3.16.1 --- Physical Fitness and Anthropometric Parameters --- p.188 / Chapter 3.16.2 --- Self-perceived Health Status and Important Values --- p.192 / Chapter 3.16.3 --- Physical Activity Related Aspects --- p.193 / Chapter 3.16.4 --- Dietary Aspects --- p.196 / Chapter 3.17 --- Summary of results of the HC Program --- p.201 / Chapter PART E: --- Process Evaluation / Chapter 3.18 --- Process Evaluations of Mighty Heart --- p.203 / Chapter 3.18.1 --- Students --- p.203 / Chapter 3.18.1.1 --- Comments on Program Activities and Materials --- p.203 / Chapter 3.18.1.2 --- Comments on Program Effectiveness and Acceptability --- p.204 / Chapter 3.18.1.3 --- Overall Comments and Suggestions --- p.204 / Chapter 3.18.2 --- Teachers --- p.205 / Chapter 3.18.2.1 --- Comments on Program Activities and Materials --- p.205 / Chapter 3.18.2.2 --- Comments on Program Effectiveness and Acceptability --- p.205 / Chapter 3.18.2.3 --- Overall Comments and suggestions --- p.206 / Chapter 3.19 --- Process Evaluations of the Health Club --- p.207 / Chapter 3.19.1 --- Students --- p.207 / Chapter 3.19.1.1 --- Comments on Program Activities and Materials --- p.207 / Chapter 3.19.1.2 --- Comments on Program Effectiveness and Acceptability --- p.208 / Chapter 3.19.1.3 --- Overall Comments and Suggestions --- p.208 / Chapter 3.19.2 --- Teacher --- p.209 / Chapter 3.19.2.1 --- "Comments on Program Activities, Educational Materials/Resources" --- p.209 / Chapter 3.19.2.2 --- Comments on Program Effectiveness and Acceptability --- p.210 / Chapter 3.19.2.3 --- Overall Comments and Suggestions --- p.211 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Discussion --- p.212 / Chapter 4.1 --- Overall Effects of the MH Program --- p.213 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Changes in PA-related Aspects --- p.213 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Changes in Dietary-related Aspects --- p.216 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Changes in Health Status related Aspects --- p.225 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Acceptability and Appropriateness of the MH --- p.225 / Chapter 4.2 --- Overall Effects of the HC Program --- p.226 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Changes in PA Related Aspects --- p.226 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Changes in Dietary-related Aspects --- p.227 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Changes in Health Status related Aspects --- p.228 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Acceptability and Appropriateness of the HC --- p.229 / Chapter 4.3 --- Strengths and Limitations of the Study --- p.231 / Chapter 4.4 --- Implications and Recommendations for Future Research --- p.233 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Conclusions --- p.234 / References --- p.236 / Appendix A Principal/ teacher Questionnaire --- p.249 / Appendix B Consent form for parents --- p.252 / Appendix C Focus group questionnaire - Students --- p.258 / Appendix D Focus group questionnaire - Parents --- p.262 / Appendix E Survey questionnaire -Students --- p.266 / Appendix F Survey Questionnaire - Parents --- p.274 / Appendix G Powerpoint material for teachers´ة monthly sharing --- p.282 / Appendix H Working sheets --- p.283 / Appendix I Newsletters for parents --- p.287 / Appendix J Teachers´ة guide for the “Mighty Heart´حprogram --- p.302 / Appendix K Teachers' guide for Health Club --- p.307 / Appendix L The student workbook --- p.311 / "Appendix M Discussion guide for students participating in the ""Mighty Heart ""program" --- p.312 / Appendix N Discussion guide for students participating in the Health Club --- p.313 / Appendix O Discussion guide for teachers conducting the Mighty Heart program --- p.314 / Appendix P Discussion guide for the teachers conducting the Health Club --- p.316

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Thesis (Ph. D. (Curriculum Studies)) -- University of Limpopo, 2019 / The aim of this study was to investigate knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary school children towards healthy diet in Dikgale Village, Limpopo Province, South Africa. This study was an intervention study at eight primary schools in Dikgale Village. The study used both qualitative and quantitative research where mixed methods research design. A total of 324 participants consisting of Grades 6 and 7 males and females was purposively selected. These participants were divided into experiment and control group after pre-test but before the intervention. This study used a 27-item questionnaire which covered, knowledge on healthy diet, attitudes, practices, subjective norm and self-efficacy questions as well as focus group interviews. The main findings of the study comprise the following: (i) Learners in the experiment condition did not reflect more health-related practices (F(1.315)=0.20; p>887), i.e., when considering co-variables and changes in health attitude, subjective norm and self-efficacy; and (ii) After intervention, there was a significant increase (F(1.315)=115.72; p<0.001) in health-related knowledge on the experiment group, i.e., when considering co-variables and changes in health attitude, subjective norm and self-efficacy. In addition to this significant increase, 58.3% of the differences between both groups seemed related to the intervention with regard to changes in knowledge acquisition. However, there was no significant increase on both health knowledge and health practices on the control group. The results suggested that, even if there can be changes in knowledge due to intervention, healthy practices may be difficult to change mainly because knowledge alone cannot decrease the prevalence of health-related conditions. As a result, this study suggest that the curriculum should cover Food knowledge practice so as to persuade learners to practice healthy diet. Also, School Management Teams (SMTs) and School Governing Bodies (SGBs) should play their role in emphasizing the importance of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines in schools. Future interventions are therefore encouraged to include a moderate intensity intervention by trained professionals and feasibility of involving educators, SGBs and SMTs, particularly in policy adherence. Therefore, this study proposed a healthy food intervention strategy incorporating the Theory of Planned Behaviour in order to justify the knowledge, attitude and practices of children in healthy diet. Intervention should adopt the Training Partnership Model wherein children, parents, educators are trained by health professional on adherence to healthy diet. / Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad (VLIR)

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / In 1910, tuberculosis ranked as the leading cause of death in Indianapolis. A year later in 1911 physicians and lay members of the Marion County public joined the burgeoning American anti-tuberculosis movement. These men and women formed a voluntary health organization to combat the disease called the Marion County Tuberculosis Association (MCTA). The MCTA ran a variety of public education campaigns to teach people of all ages about the causes of, treatments for, and proper preventive measures to take against tuberculosis. It lobbied Indianapolis and Marion County governments to open TB clinics and a county tuberculosis sanatorium so that consumptives, as tuberculosis patients were called, had access to medical care and so that the spread of the disease could be checked. The organization also cooperated with other groups to fight tuberculosis including local agencies, the Indiana Board of Health, the Indiana Tuberculosis Association (ITA), and the National Tuberculosis Association (NTA). One aspect of the MCTA’s activities came to dominate its mission and resources within a few years of its establishment, that of child health education. In this emphasis the association differed from other organizations in the anti-tuberculosis movement that recognized the need to improve child health but never designated it as the number one priority like the MCTA. This thesis will examine the first twenty-five years of the MCTA to analyze how and why the organization elevated child health and child health education to such a high priority as a means of controlling and eradicating tuberculosis in Indianapolis and Marion County.

by Au-Yeung Kit Mei. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 219-232). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Abstract (Chinese Version) --- p.v / Table of Contents --- p.vii / List of Figures --- p.xiii / List of Tables --- p.xv / List of Abbreviations --- p.xxviii / Chapter CHAPTER ONE: --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Health-related Transition in Hong Kong and Their Implications --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- "Eating Habits, Lifestyle and Health of Hong Kong Children" --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Affluent Diet --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Poor Diet Habits --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.2.1 --- Low Breastfeeding Rate --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.2.2 --- Breakfast Skipping --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2.3 --- Increased Eating Out --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.2.4 --- Quality of School Lunch --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.2.5 --- Snacking Habits --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Physical Inactivity --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Childhood Obesity Prevalence and Trend --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.5 --- Health Implications and Consequences --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2.6 --- Children's Eating and Physical Activity Habit Formation --- p.13 / Chapter 1.2.6.1 --- Parental Influences --- p.13 / Chapter 1.2.6.2 --- Influence of School Environment and Healthy Food Availability --- p.14 / Chapter 1.2.6.3 --- Media Influences --- p.15 / Chapter 1.3 --- Prevention Rather than Management --- p.15 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Good Habit Establishment is Essential When Young --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Need for Comprehensive Health or Nutrition Education --- p.17 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Brief Review of Nutrition Education Research in Other Nations --- p.17 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Nutrition / Health Education in Hong Kong --- p.21 / Chapter 1.3.4.1 --- Government and Community Promotion --- p.21 / Chapter 1.3.4.2 --- Nutrition and Physical Activity in Primary School Syllabus --- p.22 / Chapter 1.3.4.3 --- Barriers --- p.23 / Chapter 1.4 --- Rationale of This Study --- p.24 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Project Background: Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee Composition --- p.24 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Objectives of this Project --- p.24 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Theoretical Framework --- p.25 / Chapter 1.4.4 --- Research Design and Hypothesis --- p.26 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO: --- METHODOLOGY / Chapter 2.1 --- Target Subjects --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2 --- Sample --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Gaining Access To Subjects --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Sample Selection --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3 --- Questionnaires Development and Data Collection --- p.30 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Questionnaire Design --- p.30 / Chapter 2.3.1.1 --- Students' Questionnaire --- p.31 / Chapter 2.3.1.2 --- Parents' Questionnaire --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.1.3 --- Pre-testing --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.1.4 --- Student Helper Training --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.1.5 --- Reliability and validity of measures --- p.33 / Chapter 2.4 --- Intervention --- p.34 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Intervention Activities and Curriculum Design --- p.34 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Intervention Materials Development and Pre-testing --- p.39 / Chapter 2.5 --- Evaluation --- p.39 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Outcome Evaluation --- p.39 / Chapter 2.5.1.1 --- Data Management --- p.39 / Chapter 2.5.1.2 --- Statistics --- p.40 / Chapter 2.5.1.3 --- "Knowledge,Attitude and Behavior Scores of Students" --- p.40 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Process Evaluation of Program Materials and Activities During the Intervention --- p.41 / Chapter 2.6 --- Ethics --- p.44 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE: --- RESULTS / Chapter 3.1 --- Response Rate --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2 --- Baseline Characteristics of Students and Parents in Pre-intervention Survey --- p.46 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- General Sociodemographic Characteristics --- p.46 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Breastfeeding --- p.58 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Healthy Diet Pyramid and General Healthy Eating Awareness --- p.63 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Healthy Breakfast --- p.67 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Healthy Eating Out --- p.73 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Healthy School Lunch --- p.79 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- Healthy Snacking --- p.82 / Chapter 3.2.8 --- Family Dietary Habits --- p.88 / Chapter 3.2.9 --- Physical Activity --- p.97 / Chapter 3.2.10 --- Summary Profile of the Subjects at Pre-intervention Survey --- p.109 / Chapter 3.3 --- Outcome Evaluation --- p.114 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- General Sociodemographic Characteristics of Students and Parents in Post-intervention survey --- p.114 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Breastfeeding --- p.117 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Healthy Diet Pyramid and General Healthy Eating Awareness --- p.122 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Healthy Breakfast --- p.125 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Healthy Eating Out --- p.130 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- Healthy School Lunch --- p.134 / Chapter 3.3.7 --- Healthy Snacking --- p.138 / Chapter 3.3.8 --- Family Dietary Habits --- p.144 / Chapter 3.3.9 --- Physical Activity --- p.150 / Chapter 3.3.10 --- "Changes in Students' Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior With Respect to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity" --- p.157 / Chapter 3.3.11 --- Summary Profile of the Subjects at Post-intervention Survey --- p.162 / Chapter 3.4 --- Parents' Evaluation of Program Materials and Activities --- p.166 / Chapter 3.5 --- Teachers' Evaluation of Program Materials and Activities --- p.174 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Breastfeeding Evaluation --- p.175 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Program Evaluation: Other FUN-IN-SEVEN Themes --- p.181 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR: --- DISCUSSION / Chapter 4.1 --- Implication of Findings --- p.193 / Chapter 4.2 --- Strengths and Limitations of the Study --- p.210 / Chapter 4.3 --- Major Difficulties Encountered in Launching Nutrition Promotion in Schools --- p.213 / Chapter 4.4 --- Implications and Recommendations for Meeting the Challenges to Improving Hong Kong Primary Students Nutrition and Physical Activity Habits --- p.214 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE: --- CONCLUSION --- p.218 / References --- p.219 / Appendices / Chapter AI --- Students' questionnaire (Chinese version) --- p.233 / Chapter AII --- Students' questionnaire (English version) --- p.238 / Chapter BI --- Visual aids (Chinese version) --- p.251 / Chapter BII --- Visual aids (English version) --- p.258 / Chapter CI --- Parents' questionnaire (Chinese version) --- p.265 / Chapter CII --- Parents' questionnaire (English version) --- p.273 / Chapter DI --- Introductory letter (Chinese version) --- p.281 / Chapter DII --- Introductory letter (English version) --- p.283 / Chapter EI --- Consent form (Chinese version) --- p.285 / Chapter EII --- Consent form (English version) --- p.286 / Chapter F --- Principal/teacher questionnaire --- p.287 / Chapter G --- Background information of the partner schools --- p.289 / Chapter H --- Summary of materials and activities of FUN-IN-SEVEN Programme (Chinese version) --- p.291 / Chapter KI --- "Programme materials, pamphlets/brochures and photographs of some activities" --- p.292 / Chapter LI --- Parents' evaluation (Chinese version) --- p.370 / Chapter LII --- Parents' evaluation (English version) --- p.372 / Chapter MI --- Teachers' breastfeeding evaluation (Chinese version) --- p.373 / Chapter MII --- Teachers' breastfeeding evaluation (English version) --- p.375 / Chapter NI --- Teachers' programme evaluation (Chinese version) --- p.377 / Chapter NII --- Teachers' programme evaluation (English version) --- p.381 / Chapter P --- Socioeconomic background information of partner schools --- p.385

In the light of the HIVAIDS pandemic in South Africa and its potential impact on learners, counselling is still the best available tool that can be used by the school management team to deal with the loss, pain, trauma and suffering experienced by the lear:ners. This study focuses on the role and functions of the school management team in managing the counselling of primary school learners affected by HIV/AIDS in Mount Ayliff District in the Eastern Cape, using a literature review and empirical· investigation. The former discusses the HIV/AIDS phenomenon, school policy on HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS counselling, and the role and functions of the school management team in managing school counselling services. Egan's model, known as the skilled helper model was used to provide an understanding of counselling services. A qualitative study investigated the views of a sample of management teams of three primary schools in Mount Ayliff District in the Eastern Cape. Sites and participants were selected by purposeful sampling. Data were collected by use of indepth interviews with two principals, two deputy principals, four heads of departments (HODs) and one senior teacher. All the interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed. Notes were also taken to supplement the audio-tapes. The data were later analysed. Essentially, findings illustrated that the school management team has a critical role in ensuring the provision of effective counselling services to those learners who are affected by HIV/AIDS. The data further reflected the importance of a school counsellor, an HIV/AIDS school policy and the Department of Education's intervention in training and empowering the management team in effectively managing the ravages of HIV/AIDS in schools. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Education Management)

In the light of the HIVAIDS pandemic in South Africa and its potential impact on learners, counselling is still the best available tool that can be used by the school management team to deal with the loss, pain, trauma and suffering experienced by the lear:ners. This study focuses on the role and functions of the school management team in managing the counselling of primary school learners affected by HIV/AIDS in Mount Ayliff District in the Eastern Cape, using a literature review and empirical· investigation. The former discusses the HIV/AIDS phenomenon, school policy on HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS counselling, and the role and functions of the school management team in managing school counselling services. Egan's model, known as the skilled helper model was used to provide an understanding of counselling services. A qualitative study investigated the views of a sample of management teams of three primary schools in Mount Ayliff District in the Eastern Cape. Sites and participants were selected by purposeful sampling. Data were collected by use of indepth interviews with two principals, two deputy principals, four heads of departments (HODs) and one senior teacher. All the interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed. Notes were also taken to supplement the audio-tapes. The data were later analysed. Essentially, findings illustrated that the school management team has a critical role in ensuring the provision of effective counselling services to those learners who are affected by HIV/AIDS. The data further reflected the importance of a school counsellor, an HIV/AIDS school policy and the Department of Education's intervention in training and empowering the management team in effectively managing the ravages of HIV/AIDS in schools. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Education Management)