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dc.contributor.authorMcKenna, Verna
dc.contributor.authorConnolly, Claire
dc.contributor.authorHodgins, Margaret M.
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-01T14:54:24Z
dc.date.available2012-10-01T14:54:24Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationMcKenna, V,Connolly, C,Hodgins, M (2011) 'Usefulness of a competency-based reflective portfolio for student learning on a Masters Health Promotion programme'. Health Education Journal, 70 (2):170-175.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1748-8176
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10379/2988
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Efforts to identify core competencies within health promotion and health education have been on-going for a number of years. These efforts include work carried out by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) in drawing up a draft list of 11 core competencies which were incorporated into the practice module on the Masters (MA) in Health Promotion at National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway for the academic year 2008-2009. A reflective portfolio was introduced to allow students to reflect on their learning while on the programme. The aim of this article is to explore the usefulness of this competency-based reflective portfolio for student learning on the course.Methods: A qualitative study design was utilized. Content analysis of 18 student portfolios was undertaken addressing the 11 competencies of: professionalism; values/ethics; needs assessment; planning; implementation; evaluation; communication; policy/strategy; organization/management; collaborative working and technology.Results: The use of the portfolio promoted high levels of reflection across the entire course rather than within the practice module only. It reinforced student learning across modules and identified further training needs for students. Aspects of the course which were of particular value to students were also identified and included the work placement component and real life experiences of practitioners in the field of health promotion. The importance of dedicated skills workshops, such as strategy development, was also identified.Conclusion: The competency-based reflective portfolio is a very useful tool which draws together theoretical and experiential learning. It provides students with an opportunity to bring together the course as a whole and to integrate material across modules and tasks.en_US
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dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Journals Onlineen_US
dc.relation.ispartofHealth Education Journalen
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/
dc.subjectCompetenciesen_US
dc.subjectHealth promotion practiceen_US
dc.subjectPortfolioen_US
dc.subjectStudent learningen_US
dc.titleUsefulness of a competency-based reflective portfolio for student learning on a Masters Health Promotion programmeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.date.updated2012-09-07T16:02:25Z
dc.identifier.doiDOI 10.1177/0017896910373135
dc.local.publishedsourcehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0017896910373135en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewedpeer-reviewed
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dc.local.contactMargaret Hodgins, Ctr For Health Promotion Studies, Room 338b, Clinical Science Institute, Nui Galway. 3349 Email: margaret.hodgins@nuigalway.ie
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