... of schools. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Schools Ireland Health promoting schools Health Wellbeing Primary schools Environments Based on Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory of Human Development, which described how environmental factors or characteristics could influence...

...Mary Callaghan; Michal Molcho; Saoirse Nic Gabhainn; Colette Kelly Purpose – Availability and access to food is a determinant of obesity. The purpose of this paper is to examine food availability within and outside of post-primary schools in Ireland. Design/methodology/approach – Data...

... four primary schools in the West of Ireland. A self-completion questionnaire was followed by a participative protocol conducted with the class groups. Findings – Overall 30.1 per cent of children reported that they actively travelled to school. A greater proportion of children from urban...

... Publishing Limited 2014 Participation Health Ireland Schools Parents Health promotion in schools, particularly in Europe, is largely informed and guided by the Health Promoting School (HPS) movement (Senior, 2012). Although there are multiple models of HPS (Barnekow et al., 2006...

... pupils to have control of the three-phase research process, and demonstrated the ability of children to work together in groups while having fun at the same time. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Ireland Children Participation Schools Primary schools Health promotion...

...Patricia Mannix McNamara; Sharon Moynihan; Didier Jourdan; Raymond Lynch Purpose National policy in Ireland states that all teachers are teachers of Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE). However national evaluations identify that all teachers do not subscribe to this view. This research...

... and students; leading to better relationships and improved learning experiences. The aim of this study is to investigate whether participation in schools in Ireland is linked with perceived academic performance, liking school and positive health perceptions. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected...

... Burke can be contacted at: e.burke@nuigalway.ie © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Students Exercise Lifestyles Behaviour Surveys Ireland Smoking, diet and physical activity have been identified as key determinants of health (Steptoe et al., 2002). Physical...

... programme in 1989, heralded widespread curriculum change with the intention of developing a post‐primary school system that aims to balance unity and diversity in an increasingly pluralistic Ireland. In line with the 1998 Education Act (Government of Ireland, 1998), the Department of Education and Science...

... aims to explore ways in which schools respond to commercial activity around food marketing. Design/methodology/approach A census survey in the Republic of Ireland was employed to investigate the extent of commercial activity in post‐primary schools in Ireland, with a focus on food marketing. School...

...Ray Marks; Aleisha M. Clarke; Maeve O'Sullivan; Margaret M. Barry Purpose This paper seeks to report on the evaluation of Zippy's Friends, an international emotional wellbeing programme, for primary school children in disadvantaged schools in Ireland. The paper aims to present case studies...

... of these data and stage 3 is the organisation and presentation of the developed categories. Each of the three stages in undertaken by a different group of the same age peers within a single school. Health education Schools Ireland Scotland Schools have been identified as a key setting for health...