Sharon Moynihan|Leena Paakkari|Raili Välimaa|Didier Jourdan|Patricia McNamara
Teacher Competencies in Health Education: Results of a Delphi Study
objective aim research study identify core competencies health education teachers supporting development health literacy among students methodresults three round delphi method employed experts health education asked identify core competencies school health educators twenty six participants academic field invited participate study twenty participants completed first round delphi eighteen took part round two fifteen participated final round data collected using electronic questionnaire first round contained open ended question participants asked name define competencies perceived important thematic analysis undertaken data list 36 competencies created round list returned participants asked rate competency 7 point semantic differential scale terms importance resulting data analysed final round participants presented list 33 competencies asked rank order importance conclusion twelve core competencies emerged analysis competencies comprised mixture knowledge attitude skills authors suggest competencies achieved operationalised school context quite complex multifaceted authors seek generalise study suggest competencies important input stakeholders order question national international teacher guidelines addition competencies identified may provide useful starting point others undertake deeper analysis means effective health educator schools