Handbook of Research on Adult and Community Health Education: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies

Handbook of Research on Adult and Community Health Education: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies

Viktor Wang (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
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Release Date: June, 2014|Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 485
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6260-5
ISBN13: 9781466662605|ISBN10: 1466662603|EISBN13: 9781466662612
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Medical breakthroughs and adult literacy have made it easier than ever before to acquire the knowledge, skills, and values needed to lead a productive and satisfying life, yet many Americans have difficulty understanding and acting upon the health information they acquire.

The Handbook of Research on Adult and Community Health Education: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies presents educational and social science perspectives on the state of the healthcare industry and the information technologies surrounding it. It presents a collection of the latest research on methods, programs, and procedures practiced by health literate societies. This groundbreaking compilation provides cutting-edge content for researchers, social scientists, academicians, and adult educators and learners interested in how available technologies affect our health today.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Child Grief Assistance
  • Clinical Depression Learning
  • Disease Management and Telenursing
  • Empathy Politics
  • Family Medicine Self-Directed Learning
  • Health-Impact Assessment
  • Long-Term Health Management
  • Rural Health Literacy
  • Self-Efficacy and Anxiety
  • Student Nurse Simulation Training
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Specialists in health education and adult learners contribute to a broad reference on adult and community health education. Among the topics are an auto-ethnographic approach to understanding adult learning in and on clinical depression, adult learning and the mitigation of conflict, adult education as the intersection of health and the aging society, using information technology to spread awareness about communicable diseases, student nurse simulation training incorporating disease management and telenursing for congestive heart failure patients, and building a psychometric instrument and data collection checklist for healthy aging initiatives.

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Dr. Viktor Wang, a globally recognized professor in the Department of Educational Leadership & Technology at California State University, San Bernardino, USA, stands as a trailblazer in the field of Education. With an extensive body of work that includes over 240 peer-reviewed publications, he has made significant contributions to academic scholarship while fostering the growth of students and colleagues alike. His leadership in academic publishing has inspired peers to contribute more than 200 articles to his journals and over 1,500 chapters to his books, with collaborations from prominent scholars around the world. These publications are widely respected and cataloged by esteemed institutions, including the JOHN M. PFAU LIBRARY and other top-tier university libraries globally. Dr. Wang’s achievements have earned him numerous accolades, including the prestigious 2016 Presidential Award for Exceptional and Innovative Leadership from the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, alongside several institutional honors such as the Distinguished Faculty and Scholarly Achievement Award. As a dedicated mentor, Dr. Wang has guided over 80 doctoral students through their dissertations, leaving an indelible mark on the future of education through his commitment to research, leadership, and innovation.
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