In search of 21st-century high-quality health education teachers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21600975 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Cardina (0000-0002-5300-6970, Buffalo State University), Leah Panek-Shirley (Buffalo State University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 121 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 48-58 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0965-4283 • E-ISSN: 1758-714X |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/he-08-2020-0063 |
| OpenAlex | W3112308366 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 26 |
Purpose Teachers with subject-area knowledge and certification in their teaching content areas positively contribute to student academic achievement. This study aims to identify the trends in academic majors and subject-area certifications of K-12 US public school staff teaching health education during this century. Design/methodology/approach Data were extracted from a comprehensive nationally representative survey of school employees conducted regularly by the National Center for Educational Statistics of the US Department of Education. Findings Approximately 60% of the health education teachers indicated they were certified in health education during the study period. Nearly two-thirds of staff teaching health education did not have an academic major in health education. These findings suggest an ongoing trend of granting teachers state certification in health education devoid of any academic major in health education. Other increasing trends include staff with an academic major in physical education and no academic major in health education teaching health classes and certified in physical education teachers who were not certified in health education teaching health classes. Overall, students in the USA were not taught health education by quality or qualified health education teachers as defined by having an academic major and certification in health education. Originality/value The findings are a call to action to hire health education teachers who not only have certification in health education but also an academic major in health education, which is imperative to increase healthy behaviors, reduce risk behaviors and increase academic achievement among youth
Certification · Health education · Health promotion · Higher education · Medical education · Political science · Public health · School health education · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |