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- Title
A Process for Updating a Philosophy of Education Statement.
- Authors
Gambescia, Stephen F.
- Abstract
Most health education specialists have been introduced to the idea of having a philosophy of education statement. Although some in the field have been writing about this career development exercise, little has been written about the process of developing one’s philosophy of education statement. This brief essay explains a sample process health education specialists can use to create or update their philosophy of education statement. The author gives a firsthand account of a systematic, disciplined, intellectually liberating, and reflective approach to articulating one’s philosophy of education statement, by considering the writings of select intellectual giants who have acted on human experience, thought, and practice in education. A philosophy of education statement should be useful to any health education specialist regardless of type of work, site, position in the organization, population served, or health topic. The resultant updated and precisely written statement serves to sharpen a health education specialist’s future role as a health educator, as well as contribute to his or her journey in lifelong learning.
- Subjects
PROFESSIONAL employee training; WRITING; HEALTH education; HEALTH promotion; PHILOSOPHY; READING; REFLECTION (Philosophy)
- Publication
Health Promotion Practice, 2013, Vol 14, Issue 1, p10
- ISSN
1524-8399
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1524839912456533