Children's Health in Primary Schools

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Psychology Press, 1996 - Education - 273 pages
Positing the relevance of well-being and social support to educational achievement, this book explores the status of children's health and its importance to the education of young children. A mail questionnaire survey of 1031 of approximately 20,000 Primary Education Schools in England and Wales in the fall of 1993 yielded 620 replies; a response rate of 60 percent. Data from this survey and six case studies call attention to conditions that are necessary for children to learn. These factors include good health, a nutritious diet, enough exercise, a safe and comfortable environment, happiness, and good sanitation. The book is divided into three parts: (1) "The Survey", describing the instrument, the buildings inspected, accidents and illness, health education and school health services, and a commentary; (2) "The Case Studies", detailing reports of a month spent at each of six schools; (3) "The View from the Children," showing their perspective on their schools; and (4) "Discussion," summarizing the status of children's health at school, issues of interrelationships between agencies, and the division of labor for the care of children. Appendices include the survey questionnaire and methodology, tables, facts about case-study participants, and schedules. Contains 116 references. (AMC)
 

Contents

ix xi xiii XV 1 Part I The Survey 1 The Survey
1
The School Buildings and Playspace
2
Curricular Exercise and Play
3
Accidents and Illness at School
4
Food at School
5
School Health Service
7
Input to Schools
8
Commentary on the Survey
9
9
37
Part Two Casestudies
78
Infant School
133
1
174
2
181
Discussion
203
Appendices
231
Health in Primary Schools Questionnaire 2 Additional Tables 3 Survey Indexes 4 Casestudy Interviewees and Schedules Bibliography 173 203
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The Casestudies Preface City School County School North School EAN 888
12
Satisfaction with aspects of play environment by age
23

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