Research Article
Challenges of Parental Involvement Within a Health Promoting School Framework in New Zealand
Table 1
Summary of research participants and data collection methods.
| Participants | Principals | Teachers | Children | Parents | Data collection method | Individual interview | Group interview | Focus groups | Self-completion questionnaire |
| School A (decile 10) | 1 | 4 | 3 groups; 25 children | 76 | School B (decile 9) | 1 | 8 | 3 groups; 18 children | 53 | School C (decile 5) | 1 | 4 | 2 groups; 13 children | 46 | School D (decile 4) | 1 | 5 | 1 group; 8 children | 13 | School E (decile 1) | 1 | 3 | 3 groups; 22 children | 13 | School F (decile 1) | 1 | 2 | 1 group; 6 children | 28 |
| Total Six schools, 351 participants | 6 interviews; 6 principals | 6 interviews; 26 teachers | 13 focus groups; 92 children | 229 parents |
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Note: decile is a measure of the socioeconomic status (SES) of a school’s catchment area. Decile 1 is the highest SES and decile 10 is the lowest.
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