Objectives: The aim of this study was to improve understanding of the relationship between music ... more Objectives: The aim of this study was to improve understanding of the relationship between music practice and the wellbeing of young refugees, by examining the perspectives of Yazidi music participants aged 11–18. Design: Focused exploratory case study design, informed by the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion which provided the conceptual framework for the research. Setting: A camp in northern Greece, where people from Iraq and Syria had been living for up to a year. Method: Data were collected over a 5-week period through participant observation of individual music lessons and group music workshops involving between 3–12 participants. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a sub-sample of six participants (three boys and three girls) aged 11–18. Results: Findings indicate that activities involving music practice can impact positively on young people’s wellbeing, enabling the development of emotional expression, improved social relations, self-knowledge and po...
In order to improve the quality of PSHE provision in schools, the DfES and DH have established tw... more In order to improve the quality of PSHE provision in schools, the DfES and DH have established two PSHE CPD programmes, one for teachers and the other for community and school nurses. ... Since the inception of these programmes in November, 2001 and April, 2003 ...
Some sixty years ago the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirmed that all human beings are... more Some sixty years ago the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirmed that all human beings are equal in dignity in rights and in freedoms without distinction of any kind. More recently there have been growing struggles to delineate and achieve sexual rights or the rights of all persons to have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality free of coercion discrimination and violence. But what do concepts such as sexuality and sexual rights really mean? Are they useful in advancing agendas in the field of development? And how might these notions be applied to matters of public health in general and young peoples health in particular? These are some of the issues that will be explored in this chapter. The focus is on some of the less-often talked about forms of sexual expression among young people namely same-sex relationships and practices and associated sexual identities. (excerpt)
Objective: To analyse the production and use of health education films in Kenya, Tanzania and Zam... more Objective: To analyse the production and use of health education films in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Design: Review of community health education films and their use by three partner organisations. Methods: A focused content analysis of 18 community health education films was conducted, and three exemplar films were selected for more detailed review. Interviews were carried out with four film production personnel and seven project workers using the films in health education projects in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Concepts drawn from the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and Anchored Instruction informed the study. Findings: The films, produced primarily for use across sub-Saharan Africa, mostly conveyed biological information and addressed behavioural issues related to maternal and child health topics. The predominantly low-literacy audiences reached by the projects may further benefit from localised content highlighting the social determinants of health through engaging narrativ...
... Warwick, Ian and Aggleton, Peter (2002) The Role of Education in Promoting Young People&a... more ... Warwick, Ian and Aggleton, Peter (2002) The Role of Education in Promoting Young People'sSexual and Reproductive Health. Other. Safe Passages to Adulthood, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton. Full text not available from this repository. ...
There are many challenges in evaluating international networks. The use of conventional tools can... more There are many challenges in evaluating international networks. The use of conventional tools can be difficult and often provides less than useful information. Social Network Analysis offers benefits for network evaluators by allowing for documentation and analysis of interrelationships between individuals and organisations. This paper describes the use of this approach in the evaluation of a major international project entitled the Global Dialogues on Sexual Health and Well-being. It highlights the value of maps in enabling clear visual representations of networks, the identification of areas needing greater focus and the basis on which networks are constructed. Analyse des réseaux sociaux pour évaluer les réseaux organisationnels sur les droits et la santé génésiques L'évaluation des réseaux internationaux présente de nombreux défis. L'utilisation d'outils conventionnels peut être difficile et fournit souvent des informations qui ne sont pas des plus utiles. L'analyse des réseaux sociaux comporte des avantages pour les évaluateurs des réseaux, car elle permet la documentation et l'analyse des corrélations entre individus et organisations. Cet article décrit l'utilisation de cette approche dans l'évaluation d'un important projet international intitulé Global Dialogues on Sexual Health and Wellbeing (Dialogues mondiaux sur la santé et le bien-être génésiques). Il met en relief la valeur des cartes pour permettre des représentations visuelles claires des réseaux, l'identification de zones nécessitant un axe central plus marqué et la base sur laquelle les réseaux sont construits. Análise de Rede Social para avaliar redes organizacionais sobre saú de sexual e direitos Existem muitos desafios para se avaliar as redes internacionais. O uso de ferramentas convencionais pode ser dificil e frequentemente oferece informações que não são úteis. A Análise de Rede Social oferece benefícios para avaliadores de rede ao considerar a documentação e análise das inter-relações entre indivíduos e organizações. Este artigo descreve o uso desta abordagem na avaliação de um grande projeto internacional chamado Diálogos Globais sobre Saúde Sexual e Bem-Estar. Ele destaca o valor de mapas para permitir representações
Our thanks to all those agencies who provided the data represented in the following report, espec... more Our thanks to all those agencies who provided the data represented in the following report, especially those who sat with us for hours describing their health promotion activity. Thanks also to those individuals who read earlier, wordier and more tortuous drafts of this report. Earlier drafts ...
This article considers findings from the ‘More Than Knowledge Transfer’ research project, which w... more This article considers findings from the ‘More Than Knowledge Transfer’ research project, which was concerned with understanding the personal and professional trajectories of alumni from postgraduate programmes in education and international development. The article reflects on qualitative data to explore four key questions: what alumni value about their postgraduate study; the perceived usefulness of different types of learnings; how these are seen as connected to, or disconnected from, development practice; and how they are shaped by the expectations that students bring with them to the programme and their existing experiences in the international development field. The article suggests a need to problematize assumed dichotomies between ‘theory’ and ‘practice’ or ‘skills’ and ‘criticality’ and instead consider how these relationships may be shaped by students’ own backgrounds and positionalities. It argues that supporting students to engage critically with, and move and build conn...
Our thanks, too, go to all those who provided information about their health-related programmes a... more Our thanks, too, go to all those who provided information about their health-related programmes and activities in and with colleges of further education. TCRU's responsive research programme This study was carried out as part of the Thomas Coram Research Unit's programme of responsive research for the Department of Health. This provides a facility for government policy makers to request small-scale, exploratory studies on issues of immediate policy relevance. Such work is carried out by experienced researchers in accordance with sound research principles, and outputs are independently peer reviewed. It is important when reading and using reports from responsive programme studies, however, to bear in mind the limited time and resources available for each piece of work. Responsive programme studies are particularly useful in bringing together diverse evidence, 'scoping' a new field, and providing a basis for more substantive in-depth research where this appears to be necessary. 5 4. What is known about whether certain types of approaches are more useful for particular groups of students (such as young men, young women or students with disabilities or learning difficulties), or for particular health issues (such as sexual health, smoking cessation or emotional well-being)? 5. Given what is known, what does this suggest for the development of programmes to promote health and well-being in further education (FE) college settings in England? 2 Methods The review, undertaken between October 2007 and January 2008, drew on a number of sources of data. An overview of published literature relevant to the promotion of health and well-being of young people in FE colleges (or broadly comparable settings in other countries) was identified. Given the concise nature of the study, reviews and overviews of successful settings-based approaches to the promotion of health among young people were prioritised over individual evaluations. 'Grey' literature was also included where appropriate. Literature was identified through electronic literature searches (using educational, social science, psychology and health databases). Six education, social science and health indexes were searched: the British Education Index, the Australian Education Index, Education Resources Information Center, the Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA), the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences and MEDLINE. Search terms used to identify potentially useful articles published since 1999 (when the National Healthy Schools Standard was implemented) included health, well-being, health promot(ion)(ing), students, young people, college(s), university(ies), healthy colleges, health promoting universities, college health, health program(m)es. In addition, four journals available electronically were individually searched for relevant articles: Health Education,
Although educational researchers will acknowledge that they have a moral imperative to avoid harm... more Although educational researchers will acknowledge that they have a moral imperative to avoid harming their participants whilst carrying out research, it does not necessarily mean that they can describe the nature of what this harm might be or how it can be recognised and so avoided. This is particularly important for those working with vulnerable participants, yet there is limited specificity within the educational literature as to what constitutes harm in such a setting. The article addresses this by de-constructing ethical dilemmas that arose during a research study that was carried out among adult students who had mental health problems, in England. The article outlines how these dilemmas were resolved safely due to preparation before the interviews; the 'ethical triage' employed in the interviews; and the reflexivity practised after the interviews. The article proposes that the issue of defining harm and how to recognise and avoid it, needs to be discussed more among educational researchers and those writing ethical guidelines, especially in relation to interviewing vulnerable participants. Not only will this help to better prepare researchers for when ethical dilemmas arise, but will also promote equity and access to participating in research, for those considered to be vulnerable.
Effective sexuality education to young people is crucial for promoting their sexual health and we... more Effective sexuality education to young people is crucial for promoting their sexual health and wellbeing. Teachers, as trusted resources of knowledge and skills in education, play a critical role to support young people's sexual wellbeing. This case study set out to investigate Chinese novice teachers' perspectives on sexuality education. Interviews were conducted to 30 novice teachers who graduated from a national pre-service teacher education programme in China. Results were compared and analysed from a gender perspective. This study found three specific capabilities teachers valued regarding the delivering sexuality education in the classroom. A gender difference in teachers' perceptions of the three capabilities was also found. Additionally, four main constraints limiting teachers to deliver sexuality education were identified, and the interplay of these constraints with gender and broader sociocultural factors is illustrated. These results suggest that policy actions need to be taken in the education sector to reorient the current exam-dominated culture. In addition to policy support, an ecosystem engaging parents, students and community should be built at the school level. Meanwhile, teacher education programs need to shift more attention to build teachers' cross-curricular competences, a gendersensitive approach is needed to address the influence of gender differences on teachers' classroom practices.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate how well a single higher education institution (HEI) w... more Objective: This study aimed to investigate how well a single higher education institution (HEI) was perceived to be meeting the psychosocial support needs of refugee students and to identify possible ways in which the HEI might better promote refugee students’ psychosocial well-being. Design: Adopting an exploratory, focused case study design, the research employed a qualitative interpretive approach utilising three data collection methods: narrative inquiry, Photovoice and key informant interviews. The social ecological model and the health-promoting university approach guided the enquiry and analysis. Setting: A single HEI in London, UK. Results: Refugee student-participants reported stressful and traumatic experiences at different points in their migratory experience. Participants were motivated by being involved in education but identified barriers to seeking institutional support to improve their health and well-being. Student-participants and staff identified ways in which sup...
All schemes included in the audit were managed by a multi-agency steering or advisory group, comp... more All schemes included in the audit were managed by a multi-agency steering or advisory group, comprised of representatives from local health and education services and which included scheme personnel. The more successful partnerships tended to have agreed structured systems of working and identified clear roles. • The level of commitment and control over planning and funding varied between schemes. Generally speaking, a greater proportion of funding came from local health authorities via health promotion services, while education authorities tended to support the scheme by providing staff 'time' rather than funds. • The majority of schemes are open to all schools in the local authority. Publicity which identified the benefits to schools was a key way of recruiting schools, and communications to head teachers indicating scheme support from senior education officers were particularly successful.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to improve understanding of the relationship between music ... more Objectives: The aim of this study was to improve understanding of the relationship between music practice and the wellbeing of young refugees, by examining the perspectives of Yazidi music participants aged 11–18. Design: Focused exploratory case study design, informed by the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion which provided the conceptual framework for the research. Setting: A camp in northern Greece, where people from Iraq and Syria had been living for up to a year. Method: Data were collected over a 5-week period through participant observation of individual music lessons and group music workshops involving between 3–12 participants. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a sub-sample of six participants (three boys and three girls) aged 11–18. Results: Findings indicate that activities involving music practice can impact positively on young people’s wellbeing, enabling the development of emotional expression, improved social relations, self-knowledge and po...
In order to improve the quality of PSHE provision in schools, the DfES and DH have established tw... more In order to improve the quality of PSHE provision in schools, the DfES and DH have established two PSHE CPD programmes, one for teachers and the other for community and school nurses. ... Since the inception of these programmes in November, 2001 and April, 2003 ...
Some sixty years ago the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirmed that all human beings are... more Some sixty years ago the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirmed that all human beings are equal in dignity in rights and in freedoms without distinction of any kind. More recently there have been growing struggles to delineate and achieve sexual rights or the rights of all persons to have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality free of coercion discrimination and violence. But what do concepts such as sexuality and sexual rights really mean? Are they useful in advancing agendas in the field of development? And how might these notions be applied to matters of public health in general and young peoples health in particular? These are some of the issues that will be explored in this chapter. The focus is on some of the less-often talked about forms of sexual expression among young people namely same-sex relationships and practices and associated sexual identities. (excerpt)
Objective: To analyse the production and use of health education films in Kenya, Tanzania and Zam... more Objective: To analyse the production and use of health education films in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Design: Review of community health education films and their use by three partner organisations. Methods: A focused content analysis of 18 community health education films was conducted, and three exemplar films were selected for more detailed review. Interviews were carried out with four film production personnel and seven project workers using the films in health education projects in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Concepts drawn from the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and Anchored Instruction informed the study. Findings: The films, produced primarily for use across sub-Saharan Africa, mostly conveyed biological information and addressed behavioural issues related to maternal and child health topics. The predominantly low-literacy audiences reached by the projects may further benefit from localised content highlighting the social determinants of health through engaging narrativ...
... Warwick, Ian and Aggleton, Peter (2002) The Role of Education in Promoting Young People&a... more ... Warwick, Ian and Aggleton, Peter (2002) The Role of Education in Promoting Young People'sSexual and Reproductive Health. Other. Safe Passages to Adulthood, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton. Full text not available from this repository. ...
There are many challenges in evaluating international networks. The use of conventional tools can... more There are many challenges in evaluating international networks. The use of conventional tools can be difficult and often provides less than useful information. Social Network Analysis offers benefits for network evaluators by allowing for documentation and analysis of interrelationships between individuals and organisations. This paper describes the use of this approach in the evaluation of a major international project entitled the Global Dialogues on Sexual Health and Well-being. It highlights the value of maps in enabling clear visual representations of networks, the identification of areas needing greater focus and the basis on which networks are constructed. Analyse des réseaux sociaux pour évaluer les réseaux organisationnels sur les droits et la santé génésiques L'évaluation des réseaux internationaux présente de nombreux défis. L'utilisation d'outils conventionnels peut être difficile et fournit souvent des informations qui ne sont pas des plus utiles. L'analyse des réseaux sociaux comporte des avantages pour les évaluateurs des réseaux, car elle permet la documentation et l'analyse des corrélations entre individus et organisations. Cet article décrit l'utilisation de cette approche dans l'évaluation d'un important projet international intitulé Global Dialogues on Sexual Health and Wellbeing (Dialogues mondiaux sur la santé et le bien-être génésiques). Il met en relief la valeur des cartes pour permettre des représentations visuelles claires des réseaux, l'identification de zones nécessitant un axe central plus marqué et la base sur laquelle les réseaux sont construits. Análise de Rede Social para avaliar redes organizacionais sobre saú de sexual e direitos Existem muitos desafios para se avaliar as redes internacionais. O uso de ferramentas convencionais pode ser dificil e frequentemente oferece informações que não são úteis. A Análise de Rede Social oferece benefícios para avaliadores de rede ao considerar a documentação e análise das inter-relações entre indivíduos e organizações. Este artigo descreve o uso desta abordagem na avaliação de um grande projeto internacional chamado Diálogos Globais sobre Saúde Sexual e Bem-Estar. Ele destaca o valor de mapas para permitir representações
Our thanks to all those agencies who provided the data represented in the following report, espec... more Our thanks to all those agencies who provided the data represented in the following report, especially those who sat with us for hours describing their health promotion activity. Thanks also to those individuals who read earlier, wordier and more tortuous drafts of this report. Earlier drafts ...
This article considers findings from the ‘More Than Knowledge Transfer’ research project, which w... more This article considers findings from the ‘More Than Knowledge Transfer’ research project, which was concerned with understanding the personal and professional trajectories of alumni from postgraduate programmes in education and international development. The article reflects on qualitative data to explore four key questions: what alumni value about their postgraduate study; the perceived usefulness of different types of learnings; how these are seen as connected to, or disconnected from, development practice; and how they are shaped by the expectations that students bring with them to the programme and their existing experiences in the international development field. The article suggests a need to problematize assumed dichotomies between ‘theory’ and ‘practice’ or ‘skills’ and ‘criticality’ and instead consider how these relationships may be shaped by students’ own backgrounds and positionalities. It argues that supporting students to engage critically with, and move and build conn...
Our thanks, too, go to all those who provided information about their health-related programmes a... more Our thanks, too, go to all those who provided information about their health-related programmes and activities in and with colleges of further education. TCRU's responsive research programme This study was carried out as part of the Thomas Coram Research Unit's programme of responsive research for the Department of Health. This provides a facility for government policy makers to request small-scale, exploratory studies on issues of immediate policy relevance. Such work is carried out by experienced researchers in accordance with sound research principles, and outputs are independently peer reviewed. It is important when reading and using reports from responsive programme studies, however, to bear in mind the limited time and resources available for each piece of work. Responsive programme studies are particularly useful in bringing together diverse evidence, 'scoping' a new field, and providing a basis for more substantive in-depth research where this appears to be necessary. 5 4. What is known about whether certain types of approaches are more useful for particular groups of students (such as young men, young women or students with disabilities or learning difficulties), or for particular health issues (such as sexual health, smoking cessation or emotional well-being)? 5. Given what is known, what does this suggest for the development of programmes to promote health and well-being in further education (FE) college settings in England? 2 Methods The review, undertaken between October 2007 and January 2008, drew on a number of sources of data. An overview of published literature relevant to the promotion of health and well-being of young people in FE colleges (or broadly comparable settings in other countries) was identified. Given the concise nature of the study, reviews and overviews of successful settings-based approaches to the promotion of health among young people were prioritised over individual evaluations. 'Grey' literature was also included where appropriate. Literature was identified through electronic literature searches (using educational, social science, psychology and health databases). Six education, social science and health indexes were searched: the British Education Index, the Australian Education Index, Education Resources Information Center, the Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA), the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences and MEDLINE. Search terms used to identify potentially useful articles published since 1999 (when the National Healthy Schools Standard was implemented) included health, well-being, health promot(ion)(ing), students, young people, college(s), university(ies), healthy colleges, health promoting universities, college health, health program(m)es. In addition, four journals available electronically were individually searched for relevant articles: Health Education,
Although educational researchers will acknowledge that they have a moral imperative to avoid harm... more Although educational researchers will acknowledge that they have a moral imperative to avoid harming their participants whilst carrying out research, it does not necessarily mean that they can describe the nature of what this harm might be or how it can be recognised and so avoided. This is particularly important for those working with vulnerable participants, yet there is limited specificity within the educational literature as to what constitutes harm in such a setting. The article addresses this by de-constructing ethical dilemmas that arose during a research study that was carried out among adult students who had mental health problems, in England. The article outlines how these dilemmas were resolved safely due to preparation before the interviews; the 'ethical triage' employed in the interviews; and the reflexivity practised after the interviews. The article proposes that the issue of defining harm and how to recognise and avoid it, needs to be discussed more among educational researchers and those writing ethical guidelines, especially in relation to interviewing vulnerable participants. Not only will this help to better prepare researchers for when ethical dilemmas arise, but will also promote equity and access to participating in research, for those considered to be vulnerable.
Effective sexuality education to young people is crucial for promoting their sexual health and we... more Effective sexuality education to young people is crucial for promoting their sexual health and wellbeing. Teachers, as trusted resources of knowledge and skills in education, play a critical role to support young people's sexual wellbeing. This case study set out to investigate Chinese novice teachers' perspectives on sexuality education. Interviews were conducted to 30 novice teachers who graduated from a national pre-service teacher education programme in China. Results were compared and analysed from a gender perspective. This study found three specific capabilities teachers valued regarding the delivering sexuality education in the classroom. A gender difference in teachers' perceptions of the three capabilities was also found. Additionally, four main constraints limiting teachers to deliver sexuality education were identified, and the interplay of these constraints with gender and broader sociocultural factors is illustrated. These results suggest that policy actions need to be taken in the education sector to reorient the current exam-dominated culture. In addition to policy support, an ecosystem engaging parents, students and community should be built at the school level. Meanwhile, teacher education programs need to shift more attention to build teachers' cross-curricular competences, a gendersensitive approach is needed to address the influence of gender differences on teachers' classroom practices.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate how well a single higher education institution (HEI) w... more Objective: This study aimed to investigate how well a single higher education institution (HEI) was perceived to be meeting the psychosocial support needs of refugee students and to identify possible ways in which the HEI might better promote refugee students’ psychosocial well-being. Design: Adopting an exploratory, focused case study design, the research employed a qualitative interpretive approach utilising three data collection methods: narrative inquiry, Photovoice and key informant interviews. The social ecological model and the health-promoting university approach guided the enquiry and analysis. Setting: A single HEI in London, UK. Results: Refugee student-participants reported stressful and traumatic experiences at different points in their migratory experience. Participants were motivated by being involved in education but identified barriers to seeking institutional support to improve their health and well-being. Student-participants and staff identified ways in which sup...
All schemes included in the audit were managed by a multi-agency steering or advisory group, comp... more All schemes included in the audit were managed by a multi-agency steering or advisory group, comprised of representatives from local health and education services and which included scheme personnel. The more successful partnerships tended to have agreed structured systems of working and identified clear roles. • The level of commitment and control over planning and funding varied between schemes. Generally speaking, a greater proportion of funding came from local health authorities via health promotion services, while education authorities tended to support the scheme by providing staff 'time' rather than funds. • The majority of schemes are open to all schools in the local authority. Publicity which identified the benefits to schools was a key way of recruiting schools, and communications to head teachers indicating scheme support from senior education officers were particularly successful.
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