Children as visionary change agents in Danish school health promotion.
Health Promot Int
; 34(5): e18-e27, 2019 Oct 01.
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ABSTRACT
This paper describes children's perceptions and visions for a healthier social and physical environment in the setting of a primary school on the Danish island of Bornholm. Guided by an everyday-life perspective and applying participatory action research methods including social imagination and visual techniques within the framework of future creating workshops, the study engaged 50 children aged 6-9 years in creative processes of identifying health-related problem areas and solutions in their school setting. The study observed that the children were very capable of articulating their thoughts, ideas and visions for a better and healthier school environment. Identified problem areas and solutions differed widely and represented a broad perspective of health including social, physical, environmental and emotional aspects. The paper discusses advantages and challenges of involving children in decision-making processes and concludes that children are visionary and creative agents of change in health promotion projects provided that applied participatory methods are appealing to the children.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviços de Saúde Escolar
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Instituições Acadêmicas
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Europa
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En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article