Contribution to Book
Online Well-Being Focused Curriculums: A New Approach to Teaching and Learning for K-20 Health Education
Handbook of Research on Education and Technology in a Changing Society
(2014)
Abstract
Education and health are among the most salient issues facing Americans today. The field of public health has moved away from a physical health medical model to a more well-being focused quality-of-life perspective. K-20 curriculums in the United States need to reflect this ideological shift. In this chapter, content-focused curriculums with process-focused health behavior change-oriented learning are proposed as a strategy to promote well-being. Other issues that need to be addressed in the current education system are that the delivery of health-related curriculums is often inconsistent and taught by untrained personnel. Well-being-focused curriculums delivered online can provide consistency to improve the quality of health courses. This innovative approach has the potential to improve educational and health outcomes for K-20 curriculums while addressing public health issues by promoting well-being and quality-of-life for children and adults throughout the United States.
Keywords
- Student Well-Being,
- Lifetime Health and Wellness Courses,
- Coordinated School Health,
- Quality of Life,
- Higher Education Faculty Qualifications,
- National Health Education Standards,
- Well-Being Health Education Curricula
Disciplines
Publication Date
2014
Editor
Victor C.X. Wang
Publisher
IGI Global
Series
Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design
ISBN
9781466660472
DOI
10.4018/978-1-4666-6046-5.ch053
Citation Information
Michelle L D'Abundo, Stephen L. Firsing and Cara Lynn Sidman. "Online Well-Being Focused Curriculums: A New Approach to Teaching and Learning for K-20 Health Education" 1st EditionHersheyHandbook of Research on Education and Technology in a Changing Society (2014) p. 714 - 728 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michelle-dabundo/16/