School Health Education Curricula in Canada: A Critical Analysis
Keywords:
health education, curriculum, CanadaAbstract
Little is known about school health education curricula across Canada, and minimal literature has critically analyzed these curricula for further enhancement. In this study the authors examined health education curricula in Canada in all jurisdictions nationwide. As a result, the study delineates the profiles of health education curricula across Canada, discusses the core content and frameworks in these curricula, and reveals common trends against the scholarship in the field of school health education. The findings presented here will provide scholars and professionals with a comprehensive overview of school-based health education content, and will inform future curriculum revisions and improvements of overall school health education in Canada and across the globe.
Les programmes-cadres d’éducation à la santé offerts dans les écoles canadiennes sont peu connus et peu d’études les ont analysés pour éventuellement contribuer à les améliorer. La recherche qui suit présente une analyse de ces programmes-cadres d’éducation à la santé enseignés dans toutes les régions du Canada. La recherche trace le profil des programmes d’éducation à la santé offerts, discute de leurs grandes composantes et de leur cadre de référence et fait ressortir des tendances communes au niveau des contenus. En plus de donner aux universitaires et aux professionnels un aperçu détaillé et complet des cours d’éducation à la santé offerts dans les écoles, les résultats de l’étude pourraient apporter une contribution à la révision et à l’amélioration de ces programmes dans le futur, au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde.
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