The worldview of pre-service and in-service teachers about health education

The worldview of pre-service and in-service teachers about health education

Health is coconsidered as goodness; therefore, schools should be places where healthy habits, along with evidence-based medical knowledge and practices, are taught and practiced. The key persons in education are teachers, so their opinions and worldviews should not be neglected. The objective of thi...

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Main Authors: Andreja Špernjak, Andrej Šorgo
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: University of Maribor Press 2020-06-01
Series:Revija za Elementarno Izobraževanje
Subjects:
biohead-citizen project
teachers’ conceptions
health education
Online Access:http://rei.pef.um.si/images/Izdaje_revije/2020/02/REI_13_2_CLANEK5.pdf
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spelling doaj-1223a117536b4f37bdf3048f4ea65ea02021-09-02T15:05:52ZdeuUniversity of Maribor PressRevija za Elementarno Izobraževanje1855-44311855-44312020-06-0113219321410.18690/rei.13.2.193-214.2020The worldview of pre-service and in-service teachers about health educationAndreja Špernjak0Andrej Šorgo1University of Maribor, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, SloveniaUniversity of Maribor, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, SloveniaHealth is coconsidered as goodness; therefore, schools should be places where healthy habits, along with evidence-based medical knowledge and practices, are taught and practiced. The key persons in education are teachers, so their opinions and worldviews should not be neglected. The objective of this work was to identify opinions about health education among Slovenian teachers. We investigated the worldviews of and differences between pre-service and in-service Biology teachers about health education. The questionnaires were delivered to 163 Sloveian participants. Most differences in opinion occurred in the nutrition field between younger and older participants. The majority of participants (85%) agree that “Providing knowledge or developing behavior that is respectful of one´s own health” is the main goal of health education. http://rei.pef.um.si/images/Izdaje_revije/2020/02/REI_13_2_CLANEK5.pdfbiohead-citizen projectteachers’ conceptionshealth education
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The worldview of pre-service and in-service teachers about health education
Revija za Elementarno Izobraževanje
biohead-citizen project
teachers’ conceptions
health education
author_facet Andreja Špernjak
Andrej Šorgo
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title The worldview of pre-service and in-service teachers about health education
title_short The worldview of pre-service and in-service teachers about health education
title_full The worldview of pre-service and in-service teachers about health education
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publishDate 2020-06-01
description Health is coconsidered as goodness; therefore, schools should be places where healthy habits, along with evidence-based medical knowledge and practices, are taught and practiced. The key persons in education are teachers, so their opinions and worldviews should not be neglected. The objective of this work was to identify opinions about health education among Slovenian teachers. We investigated the worldviews of and differences between pre-service and in-service Biology teachers about health education. The questionnaires were delivered to 163 Sloveian participants. Most differences in opinion occurred in the nutrition field between younger and older participants. The majority of participants (85%) agree that “Providing knowledge or developing behavior that is respectful of one´s own health” is the main goal of health education.
topic biohead-citizen project
teachers’ conceptions
health education
url http://rei.pef.um.si/images/Izdaje_revije/2020/02/REI_13_2_CLANEK5.pdf
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