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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