Health Learning and Adult Education: In Search of a Theory of Practice

Autor/inn/en	Schecter, Sandra R.; Lynch, Jacqueline
Titel	Health Learning and Adult Education: In Search of a Theory of Practice
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 61 (2011) 3, S.207-224 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713610380438
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Education; Literacy; Consumer Education; Health Education; Health Promotion; Communities of Practice; Models; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Konsumerziehung; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Community; Analogiemodell; Kanada
Abstract	Fifty-five percent of Canadians aged 16 to 64 years lack the skills necessary to read and appropriately interpret health information in textual format. This critical review of research explores issues related to adults' health and health literacy learning in an effort to illuminate why this unacceptable condition persists. The authors also explore avenues that show promise in leading to more success-producing strategies for health promotion among adults. Given the cyclical relationship of health with other social conditions, the problem has proved stubbornly resistant to educational intervention. A community of practice model is proposed as a means of addressing some of the weaknesses in previous adult education programs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10