Involving young people in changing their school environment to make it safer: Findings from a process evaluation in english secondary schools

Health Education

Volumn 115, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 322-338

  Fletcher, Adam ^a   Fitzgerald Yau, Natasha ^b   Wiggins, Meg ^c   Viner, Russell M ^b   Bonell, Chris ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Bullying; Community based interventions; England; Health promoting schools; Implementation; Intervention; Process evaluation; School environment; Schools; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929753260     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/HE-04-2014-0063     Document Type: Article

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