ERIC Number: EJ1133513
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr
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Cross-Cultural School-Based Encounters as Global Health Education
Bruselius-Jensen, Maria; Renwick, Kerry; Aagaard-Hansen, Jens
Health Education Journal, v76 n3 p349-361 Apr 2017
Objective: Drawing on the concepts of the cosmopolitan person and democratic health education, this article explores the merits of primary school-based, cross-cultural dialogues for global health education. Design: A qualitative study of the learning outcomes of the Move/Eat/Learn (MEL) project. MEL facilitates cultural meetings, primarily Skype-based, between students from Kenya and Denmark, with the aim of promoting reflection on differences and similarities in everyday living conditions and their impact on health practices. Setting: Three Danish and one Kenyan primary schools. Methods: Qualitative analysis of 18 focus group discussions with 72 Danish and 36 Kenyan students. Results: Cross-cultural dialogues promoted students' engagement and reflections on their own and peers' health condition, access to education, food cultures, gender and family structures. Conclusion: Findings indicate the merits of cross-cultural dialogues as a means of educating students to become global health agents with a cosmopolitan outlook.
Descriptors: Health Education, Elementary Education, Holistic Approach, Cultural Awareness, Qualitative Research, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Focus Groups, Access to Education, Food, Gender Differences, Family Structure, Cultural Pluralism, Social Influences, Intercultural Communication, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kenya; Denmark
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