| Title: |
Health Education Curricula in Canada: An Overview and Analysis |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Daniel B. Robinson (ORCID 0000-0002-4608-361X); Lauren Sulz (ORCID 0000-0003-2133-2920); Hayley Morrison (ORCID 0000-0002-7160-3111); Lindsey Wilson; Jodi Harding-Kuriger (ORCID 0000-0002-5643-5535) |
| Source: |
Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education. 2024 15(1):77-97. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
21 |
| Publication Date: |
2024 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Health Education; Curriculum Development; Foreign Countries; Competence; National Curriculum; Elementary Secondary Education; Relevance (Education); Alignment (Education) |
| Geographic Terms: |
Canada |
| DOI: |
10.1080/25742981.2023.2178944 |
| ISSN: |
2574-2981; 2574-299X |
| Abstract: |
Health education (HE) curricula across Canada are developed by individual provinces/territories, enabling curriculum documents to be responsive to regional needs. However, this autonomy prevents Canadian teachers (and students) from having access to a consistent collection of curriculum competencies/outcomes. Without national HE curriculum competencies/outcomes, it is nearly impossible to design curricula that adhere to any shared "global" curriculum agendas. Given this, Physical and Health Education Canada (PHE Canada) recently developed and released the "Canadian Competencies for Physical and Health Education (CPHE Competencies)." Within the "CPHE Competencies" are core HE competencies/outcome themes that are meant to be exemplars for education systems (K-12) across the nation. In this milieu, we have recognised a need to provide an overview and analysis of HE curricula across Canada. Our overview and analysis consider the following: allocated time for teaching and learning HE; age/contemporary relevance of HE curricula; and alignment with the "CPHE Competencies." |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2024 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1409529 |
| Database: |
ERIC |