"We want it to be a culture": children and young people's perceptions of what underpins and undermines education-based wellbeing provision.
Child and youth voice
Children and young people
Education
Qualitative
School-based wellbeing provision
Wellbeing
Journal
BMC public health
ISSN: 1471-2458
Titre abrégé: BMC Public Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968562
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 07 2023
07 07 2023
Historique:
received:
21
02
2023
accepted:
06
05
2023
medline:
10
7
2023
pubmed:
8
7
2023
entrez:
7
7
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Provision that aims to promote the social, emotional, and mental wellbeing of children and young people (including their mental health) is increasingly implemented in education settings. As researchers, policymakers, and practitioners explore the complexities of promotion and prevention provision in practice, it is critical that we include and amplify children and young people's perspectives. In the current study, we explore children and young people's perceptions of the values, conditions, and foundations that underpin effective social, emotional, and mental wellbeing provision. We engaged in remote focus groups with 49 children and young people aged 6-17 years across diverse settings and backgrounds, using a storybook in which participants constructed wellbeing provision for a fictional setting. Using reflexive thematic analysis, we constructed six main themes presenting participants' perceptions: (1) recognising and facilitating the setting as a caring social community; (2) enabling wellbeing to be a central setting priority; (3) facilitating strong relationships with staff who understand and care about wellbeing; (4) engaging children and young people as active partners; (5) adapting to collective and individual needs; and (6) being discreet and sensitive to vulnerability. Our analysis presents a vision from children and young people of an integrated systems approach to wellbeing provision, with a relational, participatory culture in which wellbeing and student needs are prioritised. However, our participants identified a range of tensions that risk undermining efforts to promote wellbeing. Achieving children and young people's vision for an integrated culture of wellbeing will require critical reflection and change to address the current challenges faced by education settings, systems, and staff.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Provision that aims to promote the social, emotional, and mental wellbeing of children and young people (including their mental health) is increasingly implemented in education settings. As researchers, policymakers, and practitioners explore the complexities of promotion and prevention provision in practice, it is critical that we include and amplify children and young people's perspectives. In the current study, we explore children and young people's perceptions of the values, conditions, and foundations that underpin effective social, emotional, and mental wellbeing provision.
METHODS
We engaged in remote focus groups with 49 children and young people aged 6-17 years across diverse settings and backgrounds, using a storybook in which participants constructed wellbeing provision for a fictional setting.
ANALYSIS
Using reflexive thematic analysis, we constructed six main themes presenting participants' perceptions: (1) recognising and facilitating the setting as a caring social community; (2) enabling wellbeing to be a central setting priority; (3) facilitating strong relationships with staff who understand and care about wellbeing; (4) engaging children and young people as active partners; (5) adapting to collective and individual needs; and (6) being discreet and sensitive to vulnerability.
CONCLUSIONS
Our analysis presents a vision from children and young people of an integrated systems approach to wellbeing provision, with a relational, participatory culture in which wellbeing and student needs are prioritised. However, our participants identified a range of tensions that risk undermining efforts to promote wellbeing. Achieving children and young people's vision for an integrated culture of wellbeing will require critical reflection and change to address the current challenges faced by education settings, systems, and staff.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37420162
doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15836-z
pii: 10.1186/s12889-023-15836-z
pmc: PMC10327321
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1305Subventions
Organisme : Department of Health
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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