HEALTH AND SAFETY EDUCATION FOR WORKER EMPOWERMENT

被引:45
作者
WALLERSTEIN, N [1 ]
WEINGER, M [1 ]
机构
[1] CALIF DEPT HLTH SERV,ENVIRONM EPIDEMIOL & TOXICOL PROGRAM,EMERYVILLE,CA
关键词
EMPOWERMENT EDUCATION; POPULAR EDUCATION; TEACHING METHODOLOGIES; WORKPLACE HEALTH PROMOTION; EVALUATION OF WORKER EDUCATION;
D O I
10.1002/ajim.4700220502
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
This article introduces a special issue of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine dedicated to innovative approaches to worker education in health and safety. Contributors to this issue describe applications of an "empowerment approach" in a wide variety of institutions and settings throughout the United States and Canada. In this article, empowerment education is presented and contrasted with other training methodologies, The article offers suggestions on how to implement this approach, discusses evaluation issues, and summarizes the articles contained in this issue. Explored are preliminary outcomes of using this methodology and implications for developing educational programs in the future.
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页码:619 / 635
页数:17
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