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Relating Health and Learning (EDUC20073)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Semester 1
Timoci O'Connor
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This subject will explore the relationship between health and learning through a life course model, acknowledging that this relationship is influential in every aspect of our lives.
By investigating the determinants of health and learning, with particular focus on health literacy of children and young people, this subject will provide insight on how health influences our success in educational pursuits and how educational opportunities impact on health outcomes.
The complex relationship between health and learning models will be studied as well as its individual, community and global impacts. Strategies of measuring, intervening and evaluating these impacts will be examined. Local and international examples will be used to demonstrate practical applications of this complex relationship including examples from schools, developing countries, as well as focussing on the health interventions in educational settings.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Debate theories about the nature of theoretical knowledge about health and learning.
- Understand the influence of the relationship through a life course model
- Discuss the determinants of health and learning
- Compare and contrast different theories of health literacy
- Be aware of the numerous interventions such to positively increase the relationships
- Have knowledge about the assessment and evaluation of health and learning interventions
Generic skills
This subject should enable students to:
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
- examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
- initiate and implement constructive change in their communities,
- value different cultures
- be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
- accept social and civic responsibilities
Last updated: 22 March 2024