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Transgender Health Content in Medical Education: A Theory-Guided Systematic Review of Current Training Practices and Implementation Barriers & Facilitators
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van Heesewijk, Jason; Kent, Alex; van de Grift, Tim C.; Harleman, Alex; Muntinga, Maaike – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2022
Health disparities faced by transgender people are partly explained by barriers to trans-inclusive healthcare, which in turn are linked to a lack of transgender health education in medical school curricula. We carried out a theory-driven systematic review with the aim to (1) provide an overview of key characteristics of training initiatives and…
Descriptors: Barriers, Medical Education, Teaching Methods, Intervention
Revisiting the Vulnerability Ethos in Cross-Sectoral Transition Policies and Practices for Young People in the Era of Marketisation of Education
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Brunila, Kristiina; Ikävalko, Elina; Kurki, Tuuli; Mertanen, Katariina; Mikkola, Anna – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2016
The ethos of vulnerability has come to play an increasingly central role in shaping cross-sectoral transition policies and practices related to young people outside of education and working life. Yet the wider effects of this ethos in policies and practices are still rarely analysed. In this article, we draw our data from five separate studies.…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Policy Analysis, Guidelines, Interviews
Ageing, Learning and Health: Making Connections
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Mestheneos, Elizabeth; Withnall, Alexandra – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2016
The health of ageing populations is a real concern across the world so that the concept of active ageing has been advocated as a framework for appropriate educational policies and programmes to support people as they grow older. The other elements discussed here are health and healthy life expectancy (HLE) acknowledging that as people age, they…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Educational Policy, Lifelong Learning, Health
Intergroup Contact as a Tool for Reducing, Resolving, and Preventing Intergroup Conflict: Evidence, Limitations, and Potential
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Al Ramiah, Ananthi; Hewstone, Miles – American Psychologist, 2013
We propose that intergroup contact provides an effective means by which to reduce, resolve, and prevent conflict of all kinds, including violent conflict. We review the vast literature on the effectiveness of intergroup contact and discuss when and how it reduces prejudice. We also discuss key features of successful interventions, highlighting …
Descriptors: Intergroup Relations, Conflict, Intervention, Prevention
Social Class Issues in Family Life Education.
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Hughes, Robert, Jr.; Perry-Jenkins, Maureen – Family Relations, 1996
Examines cultural and structural frameworks for considering social class and research evidence regarding social class differences in parenting and marriage. Reviews literature of family life education and offers recommendations about how to include social class issues in the context and delivery of family life education. (SNR)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Culture
Parent as Teacher: Perspective of Function and Context.
Boger, Robert; And Others – 1978
A review of the research literature on parents as teachers yields several conclusions concerning the context and function of the family in the child's learning and development: (1) the parent-as-educator functions in the context of a complex family eco-system which interfaces efficiently or inefficiently with other systems, such as the school; (2)…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence