Scheduled for Research Coordinating Board Poster Session I (Student Posters), Thursday, April 27, 2006, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM, Convention Center: Exhibit Hall Poster Area II


Predicting Public School Superintendents' Intention to Implement a Coordinated School Health Program: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Susan M. Baldwin, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY

The purposes of this study were to assess school superintendent's knowledge and current practice of the Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP) model, and most importantly, to predict their intentions to implement the model in their district. The Theory of Planned Behavior was used to organize the assessment. A web-based superintendent questionnaire was used to study the entire population (N=500) of Pennsylvania public school superintendents. A total of 299 superintendents responded to the survey, a response rate of 59.8%. A significant regression equation was found (F (12, 158) = 5.534 p<.001), with an R2 of .296. The model was able to predict 29.6% of the variance in superintendent intention to implement a CSHP. Attitude, rural district classification, age, knowledge of the CSHP definition, and knowledge of CSHP research were significant predictors. Subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, race, number of students in the district, annual per pupil expenditure, gender, urban district classification did not contribute to any additional variance in superintendent intention to implement a CSHP.

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