Middle school students' concepts of health in Ontario, Canada and the British Virgin Islands and the implications for school health education.
Published: 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780494163306
Subjects: Public health -- Economic aspects -- British Virgin Islands.; Public health -- Economic aspects -- Ontario.; Public health -- Social aspects -- British Virgin Islands.; Public health -- Social aspects -- Ontario.; Health status indicators -- British Virgin Islands.; Health status indicators -- Ontario.; Medical care -- British Virgin Islands -- Public opinion.; Medical care -- Ontario -- Public opinion.; Middle school students -- British Virgin Islands -- Attitudes.; Middle school students -- Canada -- Attitudes.; Youth -- Health and hygiene -- Ontario.; Youth -- Health and hygiene -- British Virgin Islands.
Description: In spite of agreement that cross-cultural research is needed in the area of health, most English investigations of children's conceptions of health have involved single constituent samples from developed countries. This comparative study describes the health concepts of middle-school students in Ontario, Canada and the British Virgin Islands and the implications for school health education. The investigator examined 93 middle-school students' concepts of health as a function of the subject's region, socio-economic status, and gender. The uniquely personal nature of health is examined through student participants' mind maps whereas the collaborative concept of health is examined using focus groups. The results indicate that the middle school students' concepts of health are multi-dimensional and rooted in their daily life experiences. This investigation suggests that cross-cultural similarities in middle-school students' concepts of health may be more striking than the differences.
Notes: Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 44-06, page: 2521.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2006.

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