Health Education: Volume 122 Issue 3

Guest editorial: Leadership in school health promotion. The multiple perspectives of a neglected research area

Kevin Dadaczynski, Monica Carlsson, Qing Gu

A qualitative study of school leader experiences adopting and implementing a whole of school physical activity and sedentary behaviour programme: Transform-Us!

Samuel Cassar, Jo Salmon, Anna Timperio, Sofie Koch, Harriet Koorts

Little is known about the experiences of school leaders adopting and implementing real-world, scaled-up physical activity interventions in the Australian educational system…

Successful health-promoting leadership – A question of synchronisation

Pia Skott

The aim of this paper is to identify the role of the principal in establishing a whole school approach for health and wellbeing. Two questions are asked: (1) What do successful…

The role of principals in school health promotion in South Africa: a qualitative study

Siphokazi Kwatubana, Velaphi Aaron Nhlapo, Nomsa Moteetee

School principals are presumed to be pillars of school health promotion implementation. Their understanding of their role could enhance school health promotion. This study aims to…

Open letters about health dialogues reveal school staff and students' expectations of school health promotion leadership

Catrine Kostenius, Catarina Lundqvist

This study explores to what extent health promotion policy in practice and leadership engagement is reflected in school actors' experiences of health dialogues (HDs) and their…

Expectations and tensions in school leadership regarding the 2014 Danish school reform: emerging perspectives linking school leadership, learning and well-being

Monica Carlsson

The purpose of this paper is to explore the expectations of and possible tensions in school leadership regarding the implementation of the 2014 Danish school reform and, by…

Health literacy and mental health of school principals. Results from a German cross-sectional survey

Kevin Dadaczynski, Claudia Kotarski, Katharina Rathmann, Orkan Okan

School principals are generally seen as key facilitators for the delivery and long-term implementation of activities on school health promotion, including health literacy…