Showing papers by "Kenneth R. McLeroy published in 1995"
TL;DR: Nonparametric correlations and regression modeling indicated that larger organizational size and teacher training were the strongest predictors of curricula implementation, and interventions to increase adoption of school health education curricula should focus on larger school districts.
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of implementation of school health education curricula, to identify factors which enhanced or impeded implementation, and to examine the link between the adoption and implementation phases of the diffusion process Design The study used an experimental design; 22 school districts were randomly assigned to intervention and control conditions Setting The study was conducted in North Carolina Subjects All teachers in the study districts identified by their schools as “eligible to teach health” were included in the sample Intervention An in-depth training was conducted on the use of the middle school tobacco prevention curriculum that had been adopted Measures Three measures were used to assess implementation of the curricula Independent variables of interest included organizational size and climate, teacher training, how long it took to make the adoption decision, and attitudes toward tobacco use prevention curricula Response
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TL;DR: The results of a meeting to develop a research agenda aimed at creating capacity to promote and maintain health are discussed and priority issues for future research are presented.
Abstract: Researchers in health education have rarely convened to outline research priorities in the field. This article discusses the results of a meeting to develop a research agenda aimed at creating capacity to promote and maintain health. Salient research findings related to individual and community health are summarized and priority issues for future research are presented.
59 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the lessons learned about disseminating health curriculum to schools, and discuss the challenges of distributing health curriculum in public schools and the benefits of doing so.
Abstract: (1995). Lessons Learned about Disseminating Health Curricula to Schools. Journal of Health Education: Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 37-43.
47 citations
TL;DR: The priority research areas across subgroups identified by participants are presented and the cross-group priorities are followed by research recommendations for each subgroup.
Abstract: On Day 2 of the joint CDC/SOPHE conference on Creating Capacity: Establishing a Research Agenda for Health Education, the participants were asked to identify research needs or special issues in working with children and adolescents, the elderly, women, men, and underserved groups. This article presents the priority research areas across subgroups identified by the participants. The cross-group priorities are followed by research recommendations for each subgroup.
22 citations
TL;DR: The priority research areas across subgroups identified by participants are presented and the cross-group priorities are followed by research recommendations for each subgroup.
Abstract: On Day 2 of the joint CDC/SOPHE conference on Creating Capacity: Establishing a Research Agenda for Health Education, the participants were asked to identify research needs or special issues in working with children and adolescents, the elderly, women, men, and underserved groups. This article presents the priority research areas across subgroups identified by the participants. The cross-group priorities are followed by research recommendations for each subgroup.
19 citations