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page 99- Case Study: Pam Pam has been asked to develop a health…
page 99- Case Study: Pam Pam has been asked to develop a health education program for the local
community in an affluent suburb just outside of a major metropolitan area.
During her years in college, the only teaching method she experienced was
lecture. She, therefore, develops and emulates a n intellectual lecture pre-
sensation on the evils of drugs for the five parents of adolescents who are
believed to have drug problems. When the parents seem uninterested in
her approach, she is disappointed. One of the parents suggests she just sit
clown and talk with them. Another parent, who is a physician, says they are
all aware of the evils of drugs but need help in relating to their children.
(See Case Studies Revisited page 18 1. )
Questions to consider:
1. Which method – lecture or small-group discussion – is most appropriate for Pam’s lesson? Explain why.
2. How might the demographic make-up of the target population influence the selection of a method to address the objective?
Case Study: Meshah Meshah took a group of high school students to a comprehensive community health clinic to meet with the staff. 1l1e agenda was so full the students
had little opportunity to ask questions. On the bus home, Meshah engaged
the students in discussion a bout the football season. Unknown to Meshah,
the students still had many questions about privacy issues, access to
care, and the qualifications and training of staff. Many students were left with
incorrect assumptions because of the lack of follow-up p. How could
Meshah h have structured this visit more effectively?
Questions to consider:
l. How has over-planning the agenda negatively impacted the field trip experience?
2. What do you consider to be the objective of the field trip?
Page 135- Case Study: Pat Thomas, a school health educator, decides to have a debate on the issue of abortion. She asks for volunteers for the debate from the class. They select their position, and the debate follows in 1 week. The students provide excellent arguments on both sides of the issue. Pat feels good about the experience until she notices hostility among the students following the debate. Upon questioning the class she learns almost no one changes d his or her position in any way, and many feel upset that others will not change their position given the righteousness of their cause. What happened? What could improve the chances that learning will take place and students
consider both sides? (See Case Studies Revisited page 182.)
Questions to consider:
Do you believe the topic selected is developmentally appropriate for high
school students? Why or why not?
the situations listed and reply to the four prompts in the instructions for each situation.
Page 182- Meshah could have clone a couple of things to make the field trip more effective. Time could have been built into the clay’s events to allow for questions, although if someone on-site is coordinating the visit, that might prove difficult to control. Another strategy might be to provide the students with a list of questions that they need to have answered by the end of the visit. The design of the questions could require participants to meet specific people or experience targeted areas of the clinic. This could even be made into a type
of informational scavenger hunt to encourage active participation. Clearly, Meshah could have used the bus ride home as a time to process the day’s events and clarify any points of confusion, although in fairness to Meshah,
a bus full of tired or boisterous students might not be the optimal place to
process information! A football discussion might indeed be a sound plan,
saving the post-visit processing or scavenger hunt analysis until the next
class period. There is no one right way to implement strategies, but the likelihood of success with any single method relies heavily on the planning and
thought that precedes the activity. (See page 135.)
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Revisited: Pam
Pam needs help in her methods section. She needs to consider the educational level of her participants, review her objectives, and select more appropriate methods. She has selected an inappropriate method for the target
population and has failed to take advantage of an excellent opportunity for
small-group techniques. If Pam had considered the characteristics? adult
learners and the fact that her target population is well-educated, she would have concluded that allowing the participants to identify the common concern and sharing ideas as they look for solutions is a better strategy.
There is an arsenal of methods available to us in health education. It is important we consider the objectives first and then focus on the methods to meet those objectives within the context of the resources we have at our disposal. (See page 99.)
