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Authenticity in health education for adolescents: a qualitative study of four health courses

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore different kinds of authenticity in four health
courses for adolescents. In school-based approaches to health education it is often difficult to present
health in ways that make sense and appeal to adolescents. Authenticity, as a health-pedagogical
concept which focuses on the quality or condition of being believable, trustworthy or genuine, has
the potential of providing an analytical framework as well as practical recommendations for this
challenge.
Design/methodology/approach – This was a qualitative study based on 23 group interviews with
a total of 114 adolescents and 12 individual interviews with their teachers. The data were iteratively
analyzed and categorized using guidelines for content analysis. The study used a theoretical construct
focusing on participation, knowledge and health identity, as each of these three elements affects
aspects of authenticity when applied to a health education context.
Findings – The analysis revealed four interdependent categories of authenticity: first, authentic
connections/relations; second, authentic instructors; third, authentic themes; and fourth, authentic
methods/activities. In each of the four categories the paper presents analytical tools for researchers
and practical recommendations for health education professionals.
Originality/value – The paper presents a new and innovative model with four categories of
authenticity that provide health practitioners with important knowledge about why and how health
education might wish to focus on authenticity in order to provide conditions that create a significant
health educating effect for all adolescents, not just for the ones who are already healthy.

Keywords Participation, Health, Knowledge, Education, Identity, School, Adolescents, Authenticity

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Health Education

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: Emerald Group., 2014

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Health Education Vol. 114 No. 2, 2014 pp. 86-100

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English

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