EDN4245

Health education

Lecturer-in-charge to be advised

6 points
* 3 hours per week
* First semester
* Peninsula

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have an understanding of the nature of health education and its place in the Victorian Curriculum and Standards Framework series; be aware of the available resources which will be useful in various health education topics; be familiar with a variety of teaching strategies and how to use them effectively in exploring health education issues; have gained knowledge in a range of topics suitable for inclusion in a primary school health education program; have developed skills in formulating educational programs in health; have developed skills in the assessment of learning and the evaluation of programs in health education; displayed a commitment to the process of health education.

Synopsis This subject examines teaching and learning in the human relations, human development and safety strands; teaching strategies in health education; planning health education units; and health education resources. Resources available to health education will be presented and discussed.

Assessment Curriculum task: 50%
* Health issue summary: 20%
* Evaluation of a resource: 30%

Recommended texts

Victorian Board of Studies Curriculum and standards framework: Health and physical education VBOS, 1995
Went S (ed.) A healthy start: Holistic approaches to health promotion in school communities Monash U, 1991