Evaluation of the Coalition Index: A Guide to School Health Education Materials

J Sch Health. 1990 Feb;60(2):49-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1990.tb05903.x.

Abstract

This evaluation examined the diffusion of an innovation entitled the Coalition Index: A Guide to School Health Education Materials. After distributing the Index to a sample of school district health coordinators (n = 39), interviews were completed with 92% of coordinators about their perceptions of the Index and their concern for organizing health resources within their professional role. A one-year follow-up interview was conducted to determine levels of implementation and diffusion. Coordinators responded favorably to the Index as an innovation. Concern scores were limited to those relating to self-management and task-management. Moreover, concern scores demonstrated significant, positive associations (p less than .01) with current use of the Index, and 49% of coordinators were users of the innovation one year after introduction. Results are discussed as they relate to diffusion of innovation stages.

MeSH terms

  • Abstracting and Indexing
  • Attitude
  • Diffusion of Innovation
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Health Education*
  • Humans
  • North Carolina
  • School Health Services*
  • Teaching Materials*