125808 20241125101138.0 doi 10.1177/00178969221150904 sideral 133160 ART-2023-133160 eng Rodrigo-Sanjoaquín, Javier (orcid)0000-0002-9369-5520 Barriers to and ways of facilitating the implementation of Aragon’s Health-Promoting School network 2023 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Background: The Health-Promoting School (HPS) framework offers a comprehensive approach to promoting health in schools. Aragon’s HPS network is a local organisation which has identified the need for closer cooperation between the education and health sectors as the main challenge facing its programme. Objectives: Previous studies from countries implementing HPS approaches have identified various outcomes and challenges. However, there is insufficient evidence to identify potential barriers to HPS implementation in Spain. This study therefore set out to explore these issues within the context of the HPS network in Aragon. Method: Three focus groups were held in different cities (Zaragoza, Huesca and Teruel) between April and May 2020. The total sample comprised 18 adults ( M = 45.21; SD = 12.61), 60% of whom were men. Eleven participants were HPS stakeholders (i.e. teachers, HPS coordinators) and seven were external collaborators (e.g. university professors, researchers). Results: The main barriers identified were the excessive workload for professionals involved in the network, limitations imposed by contextual factors such as lack of teacher and family involvement, and lack of supervision and communication within the HPS network. Strengthening collaboration with work in other settings, the provision of continuing education for teaching staff and more systematic evaluation were identified as potential ways forward. Conclusion: Using the principles identified in this paper, Aragon’s HPS network should be further developed to enhance effective implementation and improve sustainability. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 1.1 2023 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 398 / 760 = 0.524 2023 Q3 T2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 335 / 408 = 0.821 2023 Q4 T3 0.461 2023 Health (social science) 2023 Q2 Education 2023 Q2 2.3 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Murillo-Pardo, Berta Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-4755-6842 Corral-Abós, Ana Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-4484-4873 Lorente-Echeverría, Silvia Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0338-9835 Zaragoza Casterad, Javier Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9761-1953 3001 187 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Expres.Music.Plást.Corp. Área Didáctica Expres.Corporal 82, 3 (2023), 251–262 HEALTH EDUCATION JOURNAL HEALTH EDUCATION JOURNAL 0017-8969 136869 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/125808/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1556931 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/125808/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:125808 articulos driver 2024-11-22-12:01:41 ARTICLE