The Healthy School Pattern Development : A Qualitative Study

Turning a school into a healthy place is one of the challenges for anyone involved in any educational system. The aim of this study was to develop a healthy school model and provide a comprehensive model using experimental and conceptual savings.

In order to determine the necessary components of developing a healthy school model by semi-structured interview method and semi-open questionnaire, the opinion of the group of primary and secondary school principals, curriculum specialists, members of the research committee and supervisors and advisors was collected.The data were analyzed through N-Vivo software, the table of elements of the healthy school, the network of themes organizing the first, second level and the basic themes were categorized and organized.Validation of the findings was performed by the method of alignment and control and self-examination of the researcher during the process of collecting and analyzing the findings.

Based on the results of the research, a healthy school has 7 themes organizing the first level or main dimensions, 37 themes organizing the second level and 82 basic themes.

Achieving a healthy school requires paying attention to all 126 dimensions of the features obtained by the present study in order to design and operate the characteristics of a healthy school.