Handbook of Research on Adult and Community Health Education: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies

507 Pages·2014·6.29 MB·English

by  Victor C. X. Wang

Handbook of Research
on Adult and Community
Health Education:
Tools, Trends, and
Methodologies
Victor C. X. Wang
Florida Atlantic University, USA
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Editorial Advisory Board
Stephen D. Brookfield, University of St. Thomas, USA
Valerie C. Bryan, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Patricia Cranton, University of New Brunswick, Canada
John Henschke, Lindenwood University, USA
John Hope, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Pat Maslin-Ostrowski, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Olutoyin Mejiuni, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Vivian Mott, East Carolina University, USA
Judith Parker, Columbia University, USA
Lawrence Tomei, Robert Morris University, USA
Maria Witte, Auburn University, USA
List of Reviewers
Patricia Cranton, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Judith Parker, Columbia University, USA
Eileen O’Donnell, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Rosaria Torrisi, Griffith University, Australia
Geraldine Torrisi-Steele, Griffith University, Australia
List of Contributors
Bai, Heesoon / Simon Fraser University, Canada..............................................................................333
Barrett, Theresa J. / New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians, USA ............................................141
Bird, Jennifer Lynne / Florida Atlantic University, USA ..........................................................182,262
Brookfield, Stephen D. / University of St. Thomas, USA ......................................................................1
Bryan, Valerie C. / Florida Atlantic University, USA .......................................................................389
Cameron, Paula S. / St. Francis Xavier University, Canada .............................................................100
Coady, Maureen / St. Francis Xavier University, Canada ..................................................................17
Cohen, Avraham / City University of Seattle – Vancouver, Canada .................................................333
D’Abundo, Michelle Lee / Seton Hall University, USA ......................................................................82
Ellington, Linda / Palm Beach Atlantic University, USA ..................................................................197
Farabakhsh, Rachel / University of Guelph, Canada .........................................................................51
Farmer, Lesley / California State University – Long Beach, USA ......................................................68
Fiorini, Karen / Simon Fraser University, Canada ...........................................................................333
Heller, Debbie / Independence Blue Cross, USA .................................................................................82
Henschke, John A. / Lindenwood University, USA ...........................................................................368
Knight, Glenda Denson / Cutting Edge Health Options, USA .........................................................280
Larrotta, Clarena / Texas State University – San Marcos, USA ..................................................35,164
Lauzon, Al / University of Guelph, Canada.........................................................................................51
McLaughlin, Mary Ann Siciliano / Columbia University, USA ......................................................352
Miles, Jessica / Palm Beach State College, USA ................................................................................308
Moreno, José Luis / San Antonio College, USA ..................................................................................35
Onovo, Grace N. / Hostos Community College, USA ........................................................................233
Quiñones-Padovani, Carlos E. / The University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez, Puerto Rico .............164
Rao, H. R. / University at Buffalo, USA .............................................................................................216
Rao, Lavanya / Rice University, USA ................................................................................................216
Russo, Marianne Robin / Florida Atlantic University, USA .....................................................123,389
Sidman, Cara Lynn / University of North Carolina – Wilmington, USA ............................................82
Vachhrajani, Twiesha / University at Buffalo, USA ..........................................................................216
Wang, Victor C. X. / Florida Atlantic University, USA ....................................................................123
Wanner, Eric T. / Florida Atlantic University, USA ..................................................................182,262
Table of Contents
Foreword.............................................................................................................................................xvii
Preface..................................................................................................................................................xix
Acknowledgment...............................................................................................................................xxvi
Chapter 1
“The.Illness.that.Dare.Not.Speak.Its.Name”:.An.Auto-Ethnographic.Approach.to.Understanding.
Adult.Learning.in.and.on.Clinical.Depression........................................................................................1
Stephen D. Brookfield, University of St. Thomas, USA
Chapter 2
Community-Driven.Health-Impact.Assessment:.A.Promising.PATH.for.Promoting.Community.
Learning.and.Social.Responsibility.for.Health......................................................................................17
Maureen Coady, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
Chapter 3
Educating.Adults.to.Talk.about.Death.and.Dying.to.Assist.Grieving.Children:.A.Community.
Development.Project..............................................................................................................................35
Clarena Larrotta, Texas State University – San Marcos, USA
José Luis Moreno, San Antonio College, USA
Chapter 4
The.Power.of.Collaborative.Inquiry.and.Metaphor.in.Meeting.the.Health.Literacy.Needs.of.Rural.
Immigrant.Women:.A.Case.of.Parent.Education...................................................................................51
Al Lauzon, University of Guelph, Canada
Rachel Farabakhsh, University of Guelph, Canada
Chapter 5
Technology.Impact.on.New.Adult.Behavior.about.Health.Information................................................68
Lesley Farmer, California State University – Long Beach, USA
Chapter 6
Mindfulness.in.Health.Education.and.Health.Promotion......................................................................82
Michelle Lee D’Abundo, Seton Hall University, USA
Cara Lynn Sidman, University of North Carolina – Wilmington, USA
Debbie Heller, Independence Blue Cross, USA
Chapter 7
Learning.with.a.Curve:.Young.Women’s.“Depression”.as.Transformative.Learning.........................100
Paula S. Cameron, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
Chapter 8
Transformative.Learning.and.Empathy.Politics:.Adult.Learning.and.the.Mitigation.of.Conflict.......123
Marianne Robin Russo, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Victor C. X. Wang, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Chapter 9
Self-Directed.Learning.in.Family.Medicine........................................................................................141
Theresa J. Barrett, New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians, USA
Chapter 10
Transformational.Learning.for.Community.Health:.The.Case.of.Physical.Education.Teacher.
Candidates............................................................................................................................................164
Carlos E. Quiñones-Padovani, The University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Clarena Larrotta, Texas State University – San Marcos, USA
Chapter 11
Choose.Health:.Tools.for.a.Healthy.Lifestyle......................................................................................182
Eric T. Wanner, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Jennifer Lynne Bird, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Chapter 12
Adult.Education:.The.Intersection.of.Health.and.the.Ageing.Society.................................................197
Linda Ellington, Palm Beach Atlantic University, USA
Chapter 13
Using.Information.Technology.to.Spread.Awareness.about.Communicable.Diseases.......................216
Twiesha Vachhrajani, University at Buffalo, USA
Lavanya Rao, Rice University, USA
H. R. Rao, University at Buffalo, USA
Chapter 14
Human.Patient.Simulations:.Evaluation.of.Self-Efficacy.and.Anxiety.in.Clinical.Skills.
Performance.........................................................................................................................................233
Grace N. Onovo, Hostos Community College, USA
Chapter 15
Educational.Research.Narratives.of.Healing.......................................................................................262
Jennifer Lynne Bird, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Eric T. Wanner, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Chapter 16
Health.Literacy:.An.Essential.Ingredient.for.Better.Health.Outcomes.–.Overview.of.Health.
Literacy.Theoretical.Concepts.............................................................................................................280
Glenda Denson Knight, Cutting Edge Health Options, USA
Chapter 17
The.Cost.of.Convenience:.How.Does.Distance.Education.Mix.with.the.Modern-Day.Student?.......308
Jessica Miles, Palm Beach State College, USA
Chapter 18
The.Self-Cultivation.Model.of.Lifelong.Learning:.Toward.Post-Egoic.Development........................333
Avraham Cohen, City University of Seattle – Vancouver, Canada
Heesoon Bai, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Karen Fiorini, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Chapter 19
Student.Nurse.Simulation.Training.Incorporating.Disease.Management.and.Telenursing.for.
Congestive.Heart.Failure.(CHF).Patients............................................................................................352
Mary Ann Siciliano McLaughlin, Columbia University, USA
Chapter 20
A.Personal.Perspective.and.Learning.Experience.on.Living.a.Long,.Healthy.Life............................368
John A. Henschke, Lindenwood University, USA
Chapter 21
Building.a.Psychometric.Instrument.and.Data.Collection.Checklist.for.Healthy.Aging.Initiatives....389
Marianne Robin Russo, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Valerie C. Bryan, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Glossary..............................................................................................................................................409
Compilation of References................................................................................................................421
About the Contributors.....................................................................................................................467
Index....................................................................................................................................................477
Detailed Table of Contents
Foreword.............................................................................................................................................xvii
Preface..................................................................................................................................................xix
Acknowledgment...............................................................................................................................xxvi
Chapter 1
“The.Illness.that.Dare.Not.Speak.Its.Name”:.An.Auto-Ethnographic.Approach.to.Understanding.
Adult.Learning.in.and.on.Clinical.Depression........................................................................................1
Stephen D. Brookfield, University of St. Thomas, USA
Depression.is.something.variously.estimated.to.afflict.between.5.and.10%.of.the.North.American.adult.
population.at.any.particular.time..As.such,.it.represents.a.major.community.health.issue..This.chapter.
uses.an.auto-ethnographic.approach.to.analyze.the.adult.learning.tasks.associated.with.dealing.with.
depression..After.situating.his.own.experience.as.a.person.who.suffers.from.depression,.the.author.uses.
his.narrative.to.analyze.four.learning.tasks:.learning.to.overcome.shame,.learning.to.engage.in.ideological.
detoxification,.learning.to.normalize.despair,.and.learning.to.calibrate.treatment..Central.to.each.of.these.
tasks.is.the.act.of.public.disclosure..The.chapter.ends.by.suggesting.directions.for.future.research.in.this.
neglected.area.of.adult.education.
Chapter 2
Community-Driven.Health-Impact.Assessment:.A.Promising.PATH.for.Promoting.Community.
Learning.and.Social.Responsibility.for.Health......................................................................................17
Maureen Coady, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
Highly.participatory.local.health.impact.assessment.processes.can.be.used.to.identify.and.encourage.
practices.and.policies.that.promote.health..They.also.foster.community.learning.that.can.increase.a.
community’s.capacity.to.improve.local.conditions.for.a.healthier.community..This.chapter.examines.a.
Community-Driven.form.of.Health.Impact.Assessment.(CHIA).practiced.in.rural.Nova.Scotia,.Canada.
since.1997..Experience.suggests.that.informal.learning.in.these.processes.is.often.transformative;.
ordinary.citizens.learn.to.identify.factors.that.influence.their.health,.to.think.beyond.the.illness.problems.
of.individuals,.and.to.consider.how.programs.and.policies.can.weaken.or.support.community.health..
They.learn.that.that.they.can.identify.directions.for.future.action.that.will.safeguard.the.health.of.their.
community.