Critical Health Education Studies: Reflections on a New Conference and This Themed Symposium

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Title: Critical Health Education Studies: Reflections on a New Conference and This Themed Symposium
Language: English
Authors: Fitzpatrick, Katie (ORCID 0000-0002-5028-8933), Leahy, Deana, Webber, Melinda, Gilbert, Jen, Lupton, Deborah (ORCID 0000-0003-2658-4430), Aggleton, Peter
Source: Health Education Journal. Oct 2019 78(6):621-632.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2019
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Opinion Papers
Descriptors: Health Education, Conferences (Gatherings), Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Critical Theory, Ethnic Groups, Pacific Islanders, Sex Education
Geographic Terms: New Zealand
DOI: 10.1177/0017896919860882
ISSN: 0017-8969
Abstract: In May 2018, a group of scholars gathered in the icy and sunlit grandeur of Queenstown (Aotearoa New Zealand) to talk, debate and share ideas about health education. The conference aimed to trouble and disrupt traditional kinds of health education and, instead, suggest possibilities for the critical study of health education -- both in terms of theory and practice. This introduction to the special themed symposium is a reflection by the six authors on that new conference -- Critical Studies in Health Education (CHESS) -- and what it aimed to achieve. The authors discuss and define the intent of critical approaches to health education, and reflect on their experiences of the conference, as well as the future of the field. Papers in this special themed symposium of "Health Education Journal" are also introduced.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: EJ1225837
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In May 2018, a group of scholars gathered in the icy and sunlit grandeur of Queenstown (Aotearoa New Zealand) to talk, debate and share ideas about health education. The conference aimed to trouble and disrupt traditional kinds of health education and, instead, suggest possibilities for the critical study of health education -- both in terms of theory and practice. This introduction to the special themed symposium is a reflection by the six authors on that new conference -- Critical Studies in Health Education (CHESS) -- and what it aimed to achieve. The authors discuss and define the intent of critical approaches to health education, and reflect on their experiences of the conference, as well as the future of the field. Papers in this special themed symposium of "Health Education Journal" are also introduced.
ISSN:0017-8969
DOI:10.1177/0017896919860882