Embedding professional skills development and undergraduate research skills using an experiential learning approach / Carol Cummings, Christine Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cummings, Carol, author.

Fisher, Christine, author.

Series:

SAGE Research methods cases.

SAGE Research methods cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Research.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2023.

Summary:

This case highlights the design and implementation of an experiential learning project integrated with authentic research. Developing a competent health education and health promotion workforce depends on opportunities for students to experience the utility of research and practice skills and competencies needed when entering the workforce. Authentic research allows students to take an active role in learning and supports acquiring knowledge and developing professional identity and skills. Using a team-based approach, undergraduate public health promotion students enrolled in a program planning course researched a health issue affecting students at a New England college. Students learned first-hand how to research, identify, analyze, and prioritize population health needs. Data collected from student-led focus groups and health needs assessment surveys were analyzed, and recommendations were communicated at a college-wide research poster symposium. The technology selected for this work promoted teamwork, learning, and using technologies as a health promotion resource. Students practiced professional skills and built proficiency linked with two of the eight areas of responsibility for health education specialists. They communicated findings and recommendations to the college administration during the poster sessions. Using the project results, students planned to implement an intervention during their practicum, the next course in their program. As demands for flexible and student-centered learning, both online and face-to-face, increase, designing courses and projects that transform experiential learning by linking it with professional skills can impact learning in meaningful ways.

Contents:

Learning Outcomes Project Overview and Context Research Design Research Practicalities Method in Action Practical Lessons Learned Conclusion Classroom Discussion Questions Multiple-Choice Quiz Questions Further Reading References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5296-3089-4

9781529630893

OCLC:

1369932328