Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Health Promotion at School
Course Code
SVUEK_054
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Public and environmental health
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Public Health
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Solvita Kļaviņa-Makrecka
Structure Unit Manager
Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne
Structural Unit
Institute of Public Health
Contacts
Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svek@rsu.lv, +371 67338307
About Study Course
Objective
To promote knowledge and skill development in health promotion in educational setting as well as improvement of health promotion competences for future public health specialists.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basic knowledge in public health, ethics, psychology, health promotion and prevention, pedagogy.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will know about health-related risk factors in schoolchildren and health promotion approaches in schools, teacher, psychologist, social teacher functions in schoolchildren health promotion.
Skills
1.Students will know how to promote health in schools and how to implement health education in schools (different teaching methods in school and outside school activities: project method, interaction method, knowledge and skills evaluation method).
Competences
1.Future public health specialists will be able to professionally promote schoolchildren health by applying diverse pedagogical methods, as well as be able to promote collaboration among schools, families, governmental and non-governmental institutions.
Assessment
Individual work
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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Studying theoretical literature; development of independent study work and presentation.
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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Written exam (50%), development of independent work and presentation (30%), interim test (20%).
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Personality socialization and health. Social skills. Social competence. The role of socializing factors in lifestyle choice.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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A good and health-promoting school. Characteristics of a health-promoting school. Directions of health promotion activities at school. Pupil care: opportunities and functions of a teacher in a school, directions of work of a school nurse, social teacher and a psychologist.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Health promotion in the learning process (school physical environment, psychosocial environment, learning process).
Health promotion, taking into account the specificities of age. Evaluation of health promotion work.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Project, project work and project method; social, pedagogical and psychological, language, work organization aspects of its application. Features of project work and method, planning, process, presentation, review, evaluation.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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The aim of health education, tasks, implementation possibilities at school. Content of health education.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Content and life skills approach in the implementation of health education. Assessment in health education. Methods and teaching methods to be used in health education lessons.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Presentation of independent work.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Development of support materials. Intermediate examination (written).
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Andersone, R. Pusaudžu sociālo prasmju veidošanās. (Teorija, pieredze, prakse) RaKa. 2004. (akceptējams izdevums)
2.
Golubeva, A., Puškarevs, I. Veselības veicināšana skolā. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2008. (akceptējams izdevums)
3.
Jurgena, I. Vispārīgā pedagoģija. Mācību līdzeklis. Rīga: N.I.M.S., 2010. (akceptējams izdevums)
4.
Rubana, I. M., Mācīties darot. RaKa, 2004. (akceptējams izdevums)
Additional Reading
1.
Betels, Dž. Rokasgrāmata pārbaudes darbu veidotājiem. IZM, ISAP. 2003.
2.
Čehlova, Z., Grīnpauks, Z. Skolēnu integratīvo prasmju veidošanās (Teorija, pieredze, prakse). RaKa, 2003.
3.
Hahele, R. Pašnovērtējums mācību procesā. RaKa, 2006.
4.
No zināšanām uz kompetentu darbību. Mācīšanās antropoloģiskie, ētiskie un sociālkritiskie aspekti. Red. Maslo, I. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2006.
5.
Matisāne, L., Romanovska, G., Veselības izglītība vispārējā vidējā un profesionālajā izglītībā. Metodisks materiāls. Elektronisks izdevums. VISC, 2013.
6.
Puškarevs, I. Garīgā veselība. Raka, 2006.
7.
Veselību veicinoša skola. Metodisks materiāls. Sast. Miķelsone, V. Rīga: RaKa, 2002.
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