Qualitative case study investigating PAX-good behaviour game in first nations communities: insight into school personnel’s perspectives in implementing a whole school approach to promote youth mental health
Objectives PAX-Good Behaviour Game (PAX-GBG) is associated with improved mental health among youth. First Nations community members decided on a whole school approach to facilitate PAX-GBG implementation, by offering intervention training to all staff members in their schools. Our objective is to ga...
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crjcrbmj:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030728 2024-06-23T07:52:48+00:00 Qualitative case study investigating PAX-good behaviour game in first nations communities: insight into school personnel’s perspectives in implementing a whole school approach to promote youth mental health Wu, Yu Qi Chartier, Mariette Ly, Gia Phanlouvong, Ari Thomas, Shelby Weenusk, Jonathon Murdock, Nora Munro, Garry Sareen, Jitender Canadian Institutes for Health Research 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030728 https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030728 en eng BMJ BMJ Open volume 9, issue 9, page e030728 ISSN 2044-6055 2044-6055 journal-article 2019 crjcrbmj https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030728 2024-05-24T13:15:52Z Objectives PAX-Good Behaviour Game (PAX-GBG) is associated with improved mental health among youth. First Nations community members decided on a whole school approach to facilitate PAX-GBG implementation, by offering intervention training to all staff members in their schools. Our objective is to gain a greater understanding of how this approach was viewed by school personnel, in order to improve implementation in remote and northern First Nations communities. Design We conducted a qualitative case study using semi-structured interviews. Setting Interviews were conducted in First Nations schools located in northern Manitoba, Canada, in February 2018. Participants We used purposive sampling in selecting the 23 school staff from First Nations communities. Intervention PAX-GBG is a mental health promotion intervention that teachers deliver in the classroom alongside normal instructional activities. It was implemented school-wide over 4 months from October 2017 to February 2018. Outcome measures We inquired about the participants’ perception of PAX-GBG and the whole school approach. We applied an iterative coding system, identified recurring ideas and classified the ideas into major categories. Results Implementing the PAX-GBG whole school approach improved students’ behaviour and created a positive school environment. Students were learning self-regulation, had quieter voices and demonstrated awareness of the PAX-GBG strategies. All teachers interviewed had used the programme. Support from school administrators and having all school personnel use the programme consistently were facilitators to successful implementation. Challenges included the timing of training, lack of clarity in how to implement and implementing among students in older grades and those with special needs. Conclusions The whole school approach to implementing PAX-GBG was viewed as an acceptable and feasible way to extend the reach of PAX-GBG in order to promote the mental health of First Nations youth. Recommendations included ensuring school ... Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations The BMJ Canada BMJ Open 9 9 e030728 |
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Objectives PAX-Good Behaviour Game (PAX-GBG) is associated with improved mental health among youth. First Nations community members decided on a whole school approach to facilitate PAX-GBG implementation, by offering intervention training to all staff members in their schools. Our objective is to gain a greater understanding of how this approach was viewed by school personnel, in order to improve implementation in remote and northern First Nations communities. Design We conducted a qualitative case study using semi-structured interviews. Setting Interviews were conducted in First Nations schools located in northern Manitoba, Canada, in February 2018. Participants We used purposive sampling in selecting the 23 school staff from First Nations communities. Intervention PAX-GBG is a mental health promotion intervention that teachers deliver in the classroom alongside normal instructional activities. It was implemented school-wide over 4 months from October 2017 to February 2018. Outcome measures We inquired about the participants’ perception of PAX-GBG and the whole school approach. We applied an iterative coding system, identified recurring ideas and classified the ideas into major categories. Results Implementing the PAX-GBG whole school approach improved students’ behaviour and created a positive school environment. Students were learning self-regulation, had quieter voices and demonstrated awareness of the PAX-GBG strategies. All teachers interviewed had used the programme. Support from school administrators and having all school personnel use the programme consistently were facilitators to successful implementation. Challenges included the timing of training, lack of clarity in how to implement and implementing among students in older grades and those with special needs. Conclusions The whole school approach to implementing PAX-GBG was viewed as an acceptable and feasible way to extend the reach of PAX-GBG in order to promote the mental health of First Nations youth. Recommendations included ensuring school ... |
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Qualitative case study investigating PAX-good behaviour game in first nations communities: insight into school personnel’s perspectives in implementing a whole school approach to promote youth mental health |
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Qualitative case study investigating PAX-good behaviour game in first nations communities: insight into school personnel’s perspectives in implementing a whole school approach to promote youth mental health |
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Qualitative case study investigating PAX-good behaviour game in first nations communities: insight into school personnel’s perspectives in implementing a whole school approach to promote youth mental health |
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