Educational success, health and well-being : Réussite éducative, santé, bien-être : agir efficacement en contexte scolaire : synthèse de recommandations

A central aspect of the framework focuses on the development of students’ competencies, and this has implications for the choice and structure of the recommendations. [...] The concept of competency has received a great deal of attention from the education community, and the literature on the subject makes a positive contribution to the current state of knowledge in the fields of social sciences and health, in particular with regard to its application. [...] The survey identified eleven topics of relevance to schools; • The development of personal and social competencies among children and adolescents; • The connections between success, health and well-being for young people: the role of education in health and well-being, the role of health and well-being in educational success. [...] Institut national de santé publique du Québec 11 Educational Success, Health and Well-Being: Effective Action in Schools – Synthesis of Recommendations 4.4 VALIDATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS The members of the team responsible for preparing the recommendations were required to reach an agreement at both the selection and formulation phases, to ensure that the process was as objective and accurate a [...] The grid focused on: • The adequacy of the content with the current state of knowledge in the field; • The ranking and priority order; • The relevance and consistency of the headings and sub-headings; • The level to which the scientific content had been adjusted to the context in Québec’s schools; • Comments and opinions regarding incomplete, problematical or controversial recommendations.