Improving the quality of school health evaluations

Abstract

Purpose

To highlight the challenges and identify options to improve school health evaluations.

Design/methodology/approach

This editorial draws on recent international and national meta‐evaluations and the experiences of the author.

Findings

A simple set of questions is needed for discussion between those commissioning evaluations and those conducting them to make school health evaluations more effective and relevant to stakeholders.

Originality/value

The paper identifies important steps which need to be considered in undertaking evaluations of school health interventions.

Citation

St Leger, L. (2006), "Improving the quality of school health evaluations", Health Education, Vol. 106 No. 4, pp. 261-264. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654280610673445