title: What Can Secondary School Students Teach Educators and School Nurses About Student Engagement in Health Promotion? A Scoping Review.
abstract: Student engagement represents a critical component of a comprehensive school health (CSH) approach to health promotion. Nevertheless, questions remain about its implementation. This scoping review updates the field of student engagement in health promotion. Of the 1,388 located articles, 14 qualify for inclusion in this study. An analysis reveals four themes. CSH programs that incorporate student engagement promote a sense of belonging to a community, encourage meaningful involvement, give voice to student concerns, and advance supportive relationships. This study finds a lack of research regarding student engagement in health promotion but confirms that student participation in CSH initiatives contributes to a sense of ownership. Consequently, we can infer that student ownership of health promotion takes place through their meaningful engagement and can effect social change.
authors.affiliation: 1 Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.affiliation: 1 Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Sandra M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Reilly
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses; D012572:School Health Services; D012573:School Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D000070777:School Teachers; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: comprehensive school health; health promotion; school initiatives; school nursing practice; scoping review; student engagement