Teaching public health through a pedagogy of collegiality.
Curriculum development in masters of public health programs that effectively meets the complex challenges of the 21st century is an important part of public health education and requires purposeful thinking. Current approaches to training the public health work-force do not adequately prepare professionals to be culturally competent in addressing health disparities. Principles of community-based participatory research highlight the importance of building relationships of mutual accountability and emphasize collegial teaching. We present background and theoretical foundations for a pedagogy of collegiality and describe specific teaching methods, classroom activities, and key assignments organized around 4 essential features: principles of community organizing, building community and valuing diversity, engaging the senses, and writing across the curriculum.
Chávez
Vivian
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Department of Health Education, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Calif 94132, USA. vchavez@sfsu.edu
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Ruby-Asuncion N
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Malik
Savita
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D018672:Community Health Planning; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*; D012495:San Francisco; D012922:Social Change; D012935:Social Justice; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012945:Social Values; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014495:Universities