TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how teachers received and perceived the school programme Prevention in School (PS), a positive behavioural support programme; how did the teachers perceive the programme characteristics and themselves as providers; and how did this affect programme implementation?Design/methodology/approach Qualitative methods with semi-structured interviews with 13 teachers and thematic content analysis were used.Findings The teachers were heterogeneous in their views, with professional identity, programme understanding and experiencing change being important factors for the implementation. Ambiguities regarding the boundaries of the social assignment, opposition against the theoretical underpinnings and an unclear nomenclature in a core component affected the implementation negatively. Among the perceived benefits were instant rewards in the form of aha moments and increased self-awareness. The nature of the implementation barriers indicates that PS is in need of further development.Practical implications Compatibility with teachers’ ideologies, clarification of the social assignment and enough time to consider programme adoption are vital when implementing a programme like PS.Originality/value The study provides context-specific understanding of teachers’ perceptions of a behavioural support programme and of their role when trying to implement it. It is known that providers’ perceptions affect the implementation and this study contributes to the field of implementation research, with particular respect to the school setting and comprehensive programmes like PS.
VL  - 116
IS  - 6
SN  - 0965-4283
DO  - 10.1108/HE-07-2015-0021
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/HE-07-2015-0021
AU  - Ingemarson Maria
AU  - Bodin Maria
AU  - Rubenson Birgitta
AU  - Guldbrandsson Karin
PY  - 2016
Y1  - 2016/01/01
TI  - The implementation of a behavioural support programme: Teachers’ perceptions of the programme and themselves as providers
T2  - Health Education
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 526
EP  - 540
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -