“When I feel well all over, I study and learn better” - experiences of good conditions for health and learning in schools in the Arctic region of Sweden
A challenge facing the Arctic region is the disengagement of both education and work among its youth. Only by supporting young people who are struggling with mental and physical health challenges can we begin to address this societal challenge. Education, mental health and social inclusion are promi...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:7480518 2023-05-15T14:48:12+02:00 “When I feel well all over, I study and learn better” - experiences of good conditions for health and learning in schools in the Arctic region of Sweden Kostenius, Catrine Nyström, Lena 2020-07-14 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7480518/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32663109 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1788339 en eng Taylor & Francis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7480518/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32663109 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1788339 © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. CC-BY Int J Circumpolar Health Original Research Article Text 2020 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1788339 2020-09-20T00:31:20Z A challenge facing the Arctic region is the disengagement of both education and work among its youth. Only by supporting young people who are struggling with mental and physical health challenges can we begin to address this societal challenge. Education, mental health and social inclusion are prominent factors for future employment, income and independent living for young people. The aim of this study was to describe and understand the experiences of good conditions for health and learning in schools in the Arctic region. The 5-D appreciative inquiry method was used to explore 47 students’ and professionals’ experiences and future visions of their school. A phenomenological analysis resulted in three themes: “Standing as one”, “Having an apple a day”, and “Finding the end of the rainbow”. The findings revealed the necessity of promoting health and learning simultaneously in school and viewing health holistically. Health-promoting relationships permeate the findings of good conditions for health and learning. We argue for considering mandatory health education to increase students’ health literacy and making student participation and staff collaboration a priority in schools in the Arctic region. These findings, their practical implications, and future research directions are discussed. Text Arctic Circumpolar Health PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 79 1 1788339 |
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A challenge facing the Arctic region is the disengagement of both education and work among its youth. Only by supporting young people who are struggling with mental and physical health challenges can we begin to address this societal challenge. Education, mental health and social inclusion are prominent factors for future employment, income and independent living for young people. The aim of this study was to describe and understand the experiences of good conditions for health and learning in schools in the Arctic region. The 5-D appreciative inquiry method was used to explore 47 students’ and professionals’ experiences and future visions of their school. A phenomenological analysis resulted in three themes: “Standing as one”, “Having an apple a day”, and “Finding the end of the rainbow”. The findings revealed the necessity of promoting health and learning simultaneously in school and viewing health holistically. Health-promoting relationships permeate the findings of good conditions for health and learning. We argue for considering mandatory health education to increase students’ health literacy and making student participation and staff collaboration a priority in schools in the Arctic region. These findings, their practical implications, and future research directions are discussed. |
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