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Publication Date: 2023
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A Floating Concept and Blurred Teacher Responsibilities: Local Interpretations of Health Promotion Work in Swedish Upper Secondary Schools
Zofia Hammerin; Disa Bergnehr; Goran Basic
Cogent Education, v10 n2 Article 2287884 2023
This study explores the discourse about health promotion and the role of the teacher in Swedish upper secondary schools. The material consists of student health plans from schools and local authorities that were analysed using discourse analysis. The results show that health promotion is largely an empty or floating signifier. The teacher is mainly in discursive shadow. When the teacher is in discursive light, their role in health promotion is connected to ordinary teacher tasks. Schools can set out what health promotion entails to a greater extent and clarify the role of the teacher.
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Secondary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Semantics, Professional Identity, Discourse Analysis, School Health Services, Educational Policy, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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