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- Self Role Perception of Health Teachers in Elementary Schools
- Jeong Hee Lee, Byoung Sook Lee
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Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2014;21(4):398-408.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.4.398
Published online: April 4, 2014
1Health Teacher, Seogok Elementary School, Korea.
2Professor, Keimyung University, College of Nursing, Korea.
• Received: August 20, 2010 • Revised: November 23, 2010 • Accepted: November 24, 2010
© 2010 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
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Abstract
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Purpose
- The purpose of this study was to describe and understand elementary school health teachers' role perception in their own perspectives.
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Methods
- Data were collected from three focus groups composed of five participants for each group. Each focus group had an interview for two and a half hours on the average. The main question was "What is your perception on the roles of health teachers in elementary schools?" Qualitative data from transcribed notes and field notes were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
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Results
- Five main roles were identified from the participants. The participants perceived themselves as 'an expert of health education in school and community', 'a health service provider for school members', 'a health guardian for school members', 'the coordinator of healthcare related works in school', and 'the leader of school health'.
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Conclusion
- The participants have multiple role identities, which are very important for health management of school members. And the roles such as an expert of health education and a leader for school health are recently emphasized. The findings of this study can provide useful information to design orientation programs for newly appointed health teachers and continuing education programs for enhancing role performance of health teachers in elementary schools.
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