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ERIC Number: EJ569218
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
The Wholeness of the Individual: Linking Literacy and Health through Participatory Education.
Norton, Mary; Horne, Tammy
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v44 n2 p245-47 Sum 1998
An Edmonton (Alberta) adult learning center developed a participatory education program that integrated literacy development with health promotion. Low-income women learned skills and strategies to access health information and resources, as well as related literacy and language strategies, and subsequently reported improved eating and exercise habits, lower stress levels, and positive support from other participants. (SV)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Eating Habits, Exercise, Females, Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Holistic Approach, Learner Controlled Instruction, Literacy Education, Low Income, Poverty, Social Support Groups, Stress Management, Well Being
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Alberta (Edmonton); Participatory Education
Note: Theme issue: Literacy in the 21st Century.