Health Education Faculty's Perceptions and Practices Regarding Advocacy

The purpose of this national population study is to assess health education faculty’s perceptions of advocacy related activities and determine their current teaching practices. The study surveyed 1150 health education faculty members regarding their personal involvement in health advocacy, their current teaching practices regarding advocacy and public policy, and their confidence in teaching advocacy and public policy topics. The survey response rate was 50 %. Based on the findings of this study, professional development for faculty members and institutional support for increased training and personal involvement in the areas of advocacy and public policy are highly recommended.

Diffusion of Innovation Elements that Influence the Adoption and Diffusion of Distance Education in Health

The purpose of this study was to identify which elements in Rogers’ (2003) diffusion of innovation theory are more likely to influence the adoption and diffusion of distance education in health education. Researchers used Survey Monkey to disseminate an instrument to health education faculty and instructors currently employed by the health education and promotion departments listed in the AAHE directory (2011). Based on the results, it can be concluded that the likelihood of distance education adoption by health education faculty is dependent on the communication channels and characteristics of the innovation (distance education) elements of the diffusion of innovation theory.

The Effect of Teaching Style Pratice, Reciprocity, Inclusion and Learning Motivation on Butterfly Swimming Skills

Teaching styles have a very big role in improving students' learning abilities, by various learning styles it is hoped that students can find most appropriate teaching style that can improve student skills in learning, especially in the basic motion course of swimming. The training teaching style, reciprocity, inclusion of Mosston was selected in this study and learning motivation as the moderator variable was divided into 2 parts, they’re high and low. to determine the effect of teaching Style Pratice, reciprocal inclusion and learning motivation on butterfly swimming skills in male students at the Sports and Health Sciences Faculty. Method used in this study is an experimental method with a 3x2 factorial design. Subjects in the study were male students at the Sports and Health Education Faculty, Teachers' Training Institute, Indonesia Teachers Association, Pontianak. Based on the study results, it’s known that the reciprocal teaching style is better than teaching Style Pratice, the inclusion teaching style is better than the teaching Style Pratice and the inclusive teaching style, reciprocity is equally good in learning butterfly style swimming skills in male students at FPOK IKIP PGRI Pontianak.

Power supply as a predictor for patronage of recreational centres in kaduna, Nigeria

The study assess of power supply as a predictor for patronage of recreational centres in Kaduna State, Nigeria. One research questions were answered lso one hypothesis were formulated. A descriptive survey research design was used for this study. The population for the study comprised all staff of recreational centres in Kaduna State, with a population of 3,249. Multistage sampling technique was used to select the sample for the study. Researcher developed questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection and it was validated by 3 experts from the Department of Physical and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Bayero University, Kano. A pilot study was conducted and a reliability index of 0.87 was obtained. Out of 441 copies of questionnaire administered by the researcher and his assistants, 432 copies were duly completed, returned and analyzed. Frequency count and percentage were used to describe the demographic information of the respondents while Chi-square (χ2) statistics was used to test all the formulated hypotheses at the 0.05 alpha level of significant. The findings of this study revealed that power supply significantly influence the patronage of recreational centres in Kaduna state c2=184.08, df=1, P<0.05. It was recommended among others, that more roads should be constructed within the recreational centres in Kaduna state, as this will go a long way in increasing the numbers of patronage.

Global Health Education Faculty Competencies

In high-income countries, global health has emerged as a core component of medical education across most medical disciplines. Approximately two-thirds of US pediatric residency programs offer the opportunity to complete short-term global health electives in low- and middle-income countries,1 and about one-fifth of residents pursue such an elective. Internal medicine, emergency medicine, and pediatrics now all offer formal fellowship opportunities in international (ie, global) health. Global health opportunities among Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education–accredited pediatric subspecialty fellowship programs are limited but increasing, as noted by its online report.2 Global health has become a branch of science supporting institutionalized education. A rapidly expanding experience indicates that effective global health education should train students to understand global health statuses, to investigate global and local health issues with a global perspective, and to devise interventions to deal with these issues.3

Effect of Respondent Code Location on Survey Response Rate

Survey response rates were examined for differences based on the location of the respondent code, a numerical code placed on the survey versus a numerical code placed on the return envelope. A four-page survey on criteria and procedures used when hiring health education faculty members was mailed to program coordinators of university health education programs ( N = 223). Half of the coordinators ( n = 112) received coded surveys (surveys that had a written overt three-digit code at the top right corner of the first page of the survey). The other half of the coordinators ( n = 111) received coded return envelopes (return envelopes with a six-digit code typed directly under the return mailing address). A total of 132 coordinators returned completed surveys (62%). Response rate did not differ significantly based on placement of respondent code. Survey researchers are thus recommended to devote their efforts to other inducement strategies to increase response rates.

University goes to school: approaches and interface between the fields of education and health

ABSTRACTObjective: to promote the interdisciplinary relationship between pedagogical knowledge and the concepts and practices of health education within schools. Method: this is a descriptive exploratory study conducted in state schools in Santa Maria, with participation of 207 teachers. Results: indicate that the relationship between parents and children (49%) is the most discussed topic in the classroom. 24% said that the talks with health professionals have more success, and these are more prepared to work in health education with students, 12% express that the teacher must work health education in their discipline, 8% delegate the responsibility to science teachers and 2% believe it does not work. Teachers say the issues related to sexuality are far from being unveiled in the family, school and society. Conclusion: it is noted that the curriculum as a means that enables learning in health should address the real problems of life of students at school in a flexible, dynamic, ongoing and interdisciplinary way in collaboration with the various scientific fields. Descriptors: health; education; faculty, interdisciplinary research.RESUMOObjetivo: fomentar a relação interdisciplinar entre os conhecimentos pedagógicos e as noções e práticas de educação para a saúde no interior das escolas. Método: trata-se de um estudo descritivo exploratório, realizado em escolas públicas estaduais de Santa Maria, RS, com participação de 207 professores. O projeto foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética e registrado no CEP/UNIFRA: 262.2007.2 e no CONEP: 1246. Resultados: apontam que o relacionamento entre pais e filhos (49%) é o tema mais discutido em sala de aula. 24% afirmam que as palestras com os profissionais da saúde possuem mais êxito, além destes serem mais preparados para trabalhar a educação para a saúde com os alunos; 12% expressa que o professor deve trabalhar a educação para a saúde em sua disciplina, 8% delegam a responsabilidade aos professores de ciências e 2% acreditam que não funciona. Os professores afirmam que as questões relacionadas à sexualidade estão longe de serem desveladas na família, na escola e na sociedade. Conclusão: salienta-se que a organização curricular, como meio que possibilita a aprendizagem em saúde, deve abordar os problemas reais da vida dos alunos na escola de maneira flexível, dinâmica, permanente e de maneira interdisciplinar, em colaboração com as diferentes áreas do conhecimento científico. Descritores: saúde; educação; docentes; pesquisa interdisciplinar.RESUMENObjetivo: promover la relación interdisciplinaria entre el conocimiento y la enseñanza de los conceptos y prácticas de educación para la salud en escuelas. Método: se trata de un estudio descriptivo y exploratorio, realizado en las escuelas públicas de Santa Maria, en el Rio Grande do Sul, con la participación de 207 profesores. Resultados: la relación entre padres e hijos (49%) es el tema más discutido en el sala de aula. El 24% dijo que las conversaciones con los profesionales de la salud tienen más éxito, y estos están más preparados para trabajar en educación para la salud con los estudiantes, el 12% expresa que el maestro debe trabajar para la educación sanitaria en su disciplina, el 8% delega la responsabilidad de los profesores de ciencias y el 2% cree que no funciona. Los profesores dijo que las cuestiones relacionadas con la sexualidad están lejos de ser presentadas en familia, escuela y sociedad. Conclusión: se observa que el plan de estudios como un medio que permite el aprendizaje en materia de salud debe abordar los problemas reales de la vida de los estudiantes en la escuela, de una manera flexible, dinámica, continua e interdisciplinaria, en colaboración con los diferentes campos científicos. Descriptores: salud; educación; docentes; investigación interdisciplinaria.

Educating for Advocacy: Recommendations for Professional Preparation and Development Based on a Needs and Capacity Assessment of Health Education Faculty

An electronic survey was used to conduct a needs and capacity assessment of health education faculty to determine the extent to which advocacy instruction is present in undergraduate and graduate curricula in health education and to identify faculty members' needs and capacity to provide professional preparation and development experiences related to advocacy. An analysis of the results reveals that most undergraduate and graduate health education programs include advocacy instruction. Although faculty believe advocacy and instruction related to advocacy are important, many lack advocacy-related professional preparation and development experiences and do not participate in advocacy-related training initiatives and advocacy activities. There is wide variability in faculty confidence in their competence to provide advocacy instruction. Partnerships among professional organizations, health education practitioners, university faculty, individuals engaged in policy advocacy initiatives, and policy makers are needed to enhance the capacity of university faculty to provide professional preparation and development experiences related to advocacy.

Measuring Workload Among Health Education Faculty

Legislation nationwide has mandated millions in funding cuts to state funded universities over the past several years. Additionally, university administrators frequently find themselves in the position to quantify faculty workload and productivity. The purpose of the study was to assess methodologies used by a national sample of universities to determine and assign faculty workload within health education programs. Methods included a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted utilizing a mailed survey to 106 department chairs or program directors of Health Education programs at various universities across the country. Results showed that the majority (87%) of health education programs reported using credit hours as a measure of faculty workload (rather than contact hours). For undergraduate health education faculty 12 credit hours was the typical teaching load for 54% of respondents while 35% taught nine or less credit hours. For graduate health education faculty 48% had a full time teaching load of nine hours or less while 37% reported 12 credit hours as a full time load. At the undergraduate level, administrators allocate the majority of faculty time for teaching (61% of effort) while at the graduate level the effort allocation was slightly shifted toward research with teaching occupying 58% of faculty time. It is anticipated that the results of this study will assist faculty and administrators in making informed decisions regarding faculty workload assignments.