Psychology > Vol.6 No.6, May 2015

David Pérez-Jorge^1*, Milagros De la Rosa Hormiga², Pedro Álvarez Pérez¹, Candelaria de la Merced Díaz-González³, María Sandra Marrero Morales⁴

¹Education Faculty, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), La Laguna, Spain.
²Nursing Department, Education Faculty, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), La Laguna, Spain.
³Servicio Canario de la Salud (Hospital Insular de Gran Canaria), Las Palmas, Spain.
⁴Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Las Palmas, Spain.

The present society requires the individuals to have the ability to adapt to changes, as an instrument to achieve the full integration of all of its members. Problems related to health care, both individual and collective, are considered as an essential aspect in the set of social values. Thus, the value attributed to health and wellbeing is a relevant aspect in that set of social values. It can be stated that health education should be a guiding principle in the integral education of the person. In this sense, educational institutions should act as providing basic resources which allow individuals their full development, without forgetting health care and promotion through the development of educational programmes in the field of health. This research shows the design of an instrument for assessing the teachers’ degree of knowledge as regards school health and their attitude and predisposition to learn to solve situations related to health problems in the school context.

Health Care Education, Secondary Schools, School Teachers, Instrument

Pérez-Jorge, D. , Hormiga, M. , Pérez, P. , Díaz-González, C. & Morales, M. (2015). The Identification of Knowledge and Educational Requirements for Secondary School Teachers in the Field of Health Education. Psychology, 6, 773-781. doi: 10.4236/psych.2015.66076.