Health Professional As Educator: Principles Of Teaching And Learning Focuses On The Role Of The Health Professional
As Educator Of Clients, Staff, And Students In The Clinical Arena And Classroom Settings. It Covers Key Principles
Of Teaching And Learning In Both Scope And Depth, Providing Information From Research And Practice On The Educational
Process, The Characteristics Of The Learner, And Techniques And Strategies Of Teaching And Learning. This Comprehensive
Text Covers Important Topics Including Literacy; Compliance And Motivation; Assessment Of Learning Needs, Learning
Styles, And Readiness To Learn; Behavioral Objectives; Teaching Methods; Instructional Materials; Technology In
Education; Gender, Socioeconomic, And Cultural Influences On Learning; And Evaluation Of Teaching And Learning.
Case Studies Are Provided In Each Chapter For Application Of The Concepts, Review Questions At The End Of Each
Chapter Assist The Reader With Review Of The Important Material Presented, And An Electronic Instructor'S Guide
Provides Numerous Materials For Presentation And Testing Of Content.
Unlike Other Textbooks On Education, This Text Contains A Comprehensive Coverage Of Literacy In The Adult Client
Population, Including Guidelines On How To Develop And/Or Critique Printed Education Materials For Effective Patient/Client
Teaching. It Also Includes A Chapter On Writing Behavioral Objectives And Developing Teaching Plans And Learning
Contracts. There Are Unique Topics Included In This Text, Such As The Teaching And Learning Of Motor Skills, How
To Access Motivation, The Concept Of The Learning Curve, The Concept Of The Spacing Effect (Massed And Distributive
Learning); Gender, Socioeconomic, And Cultural Attributes Of The Learner, Working With A Wide Variety Of Diverse
Populations, And The Ethics Of Student-Teacher And Client-Teacher Relationships.