ED3BHW-Health and Well - being: Consequences and Responsibilities

Module Provider: Institute of Education
Number of credits: 20 [10 ECTS credits]
Level:6
Terms in which taught: Autumn term module
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Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Dr Carol Fuller
Email: C.L.Fuller@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module is designed to extend students’ knowledge, skills and understanding of health and well-being within the context of self and society but via an education lens. The health of the individual is inextricably linked to the health of the nation, not least because a healthy workforce is a productive one. The flip side is that poor health and connected lifestyles place a huge strain on national and local health services, raising interesting questions about whose responsibility health and well-being is.Ìý In this module we will look at theories of health that focus on sociological, psycho-social and philosophical explanations and that connect to how behaviours related to these areas are learned. We will also consider the different ways that well-being can be supported both within schools and communities as well as consider notions of lifelong learning. ÌýThis module will be Ìýassessed on the aims of the module, through a piece of writing on a topic of interest. Ìý

Aims:

• To enable students to understand the current context of health and well-being both nationally and globally


• To consider mechanisms that can impact on health and well-being both positively and negatively and why


• To evaluate educational interventions within health and well-being


• To develop an understanding of health and well-being and some of the theoretical ideas that explain how healthy lifestyles practices are learnt


• To consider health and well-being from a multi-agency perspective


• To develop skills in critical and reflective thinking.

Assessable learning outcomes:

• To select appropriate literature to support the development of a relevant argument which is considered critically; reflecting on the nature of health and well- being by focusing on a topic of interest


• To present relevant key theories that help explain aspects of health and well-being within an educational context

Additional outcomes:

To recognise the importance of critical reflective thinking to make sense of everyday issues and concerns. . To develop the confidence to actively participate in further study throughout their career.

Outline content:

These are some of the questions we will consider:Ìý

• Whose responsibility is a person’s health? Should the NHS pay for health conditions connected to lifestyle choices?


• What are the consequences of sports and exercise on health and well-being?


• How is health and well-being connected?


• How are the practices that support health and lifestyles learnt?


• What does it mean to be healthy?< /li>
  

Global context:

This is a global issue and students will be expected to consider the subject from a local, national and world view.

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