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Table 1 Expected outcomes at different levels of programme implementation, and potential mechanisms and factors involved [57, 63]

From: Implementation of health promotion programmes in schools: an approach to understand the influence of contextual factors on the process?

Expected outcome at district stakeholders / community level

Implementation of the training in schools, and support to school staff

Potential factors involved

Potential mechanisms

Institutional support a

Involvement and support of the municipality

Involvement, support and ownership of the community

Engagement in community networks

Stability in the team

Stability in administrative structure and procedures

Importance given to HP

Accession to the programme

Perception of self-efficacyb to carry out training and support to school staff

Competency development c

Partnership work e

Reflexivity and sharing of experiences

Expected outcome at school level

Development of a health promoting approach, improvement of the school climate, improvement of home / school relationships

Potential factors involved

Potential mechanisms

Partnership work e

Implication of families

Institutional will

Support from local stakeholders

Training means and resources

Involvement of the community

Shared perception of HP

Integration of HP in the “School Project” (School yearly policy pland)

Presence of a leader

Development of collective work g

Expected outcome at school staff level in local schools

Development of health promotion practices, promotion of partnership work, empowerment

Potential factors involved

Potential mechanisms

Size of the implementation area

Inclusion of training and support

Collective work g

Institutional support a

HP integrated in school project d

Training means and resources

Existence of HP approach within the school

Perceived needs of children

Perception of HP h

Capacity to integrate HP in their practice f

Accession to the programme

Development of personal skills

Perceived self-efficacy b

Capacity to use resources

Motivation and interest

Teachers’ empowerment

Leadership 1

Mutualisation.

Expected outcome at children’s / pupil level

Enhancement of well-being, promotion of social / physical / emotional health

Potential factors involved

Potential mechanisms

School characteristics

Staff perception of HP h

Capacity of staff to integrate HP in their practice f

Duration and content of training (inclusion of support)

Improvement of home / school relationship

Collective work g

Development of HP whole school approach

Development of HP practice

Development of a supportive environment (psycho-social and physical aspects)

Implementation of health education activities

Development of personal life skills

Knowledge, competency development c

Critical thinking

Involvement of children in health promotion projects

  1. HP Health Promotion
  2. Some of the contextual factors presented here are found at different levels of the implementation process in school settings (e.g. institutional supportaat district and staff levels, perceived self-efficacyb, competency developmentc, etc.). Some of the contextual factors are found in the “potential mechanism” category (e.g. integration in school projectd, partnership worke, capacity of staff to integrate health promotion in their practicef, development of collective workg, perception of health promotionh, etc.) as well as the “potential factors” category