The Field Study reports on the research and development of a
Health Assessment Program (HAP) for secondary school
students over a period of three years in the ACT.
The 'original' HAP is described, and its early
implementation methods discussed. Changes are proposed and
trialled, and further refinements made, then trialled
again. Through this process a new HAP is developed. The
'Research and Development Cycle' (Borg and Gall 1983)
provides the theoretical framework for the planning of the
field study. (See 1.4).
The 'new' HAP exhibits the characteristics of an 'education'
program. The physical components have been developed to
enable them to be administered by the teachers who are
responsible for the organisation of the HAP in their school,
and health professionals are only used for those components
which require confidential counselling. This is in contrast
to the 'original' HAP which was organised and conducted by
health professionals.
The process by which the changes took place has determined
the quality of the new HAP. The developments have been
based on the views of the teachers who used the HAP, the
students who were tested, and the health professionals who
participated. The literature has also been used to provide
the direction for, and nature of, the changes. This process
has ensured a program which is highly suitable for use in
the school environment.
It is not envisaged that the HAP has reached its final stage
of development. Each school who uses the program is
encouraged to modify and adapt it to suit the needs of their
own teachers and students.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219442 |
| Date | January 1986 |
| Creators | Webber, Kerry, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Kerry Webber |
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