Case study
Adult learning and public health—a foundational training programme in field epidemiology with lessons and opportunities for collaboration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11425156 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Myers Griffith (0000-0002-4254-2196, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, corresponding author), Barbara Pamphilon (0000-0002-8858-6899, University of Canberra) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 52-66 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Lifelong Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0260-1370 • E-ISSN: 1464-519X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02601370.2024.2308300 |
| OpenAlex | W4391130556 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 44 |
This article explores the first field epidemiology training programme (FETP) through a case study to understand its approach to learning and education.Field epidemiologists deploy to outbreaks to investigate, control, and prevent future epidemics and pandemics.Since the 1950s, they have learned their trade through FETP.FETP arose at a paradigmatic crossroads, has endured for seventy years, and is now delivered in over ninety countries.COVID-19 has highlighted the urgency for re-thinking learning in the health sector, hence the analysis of this case can inform FETP, public health, and the adult education field.Inductive content analysis of this case using published accounts from the programme designer-leader and participants suggests the programme's approach to learning reflected Knowles's andragogical assumptions, Kolb's experiential learning cycle, and Lave and Wenger's legitimate peripheral participation in communities of practice.Alignment with such influential contributors to the field of adult learning clarifies the programme's paradigm and explains its endurance.Now, given the lessons of COVID-19, critical learning approaches are needed to enable field epidemiologists to engage issues of culture and power as they investigate epidemics.Recent adult learning theories offer opportunities for adult educators to collaborate with public health programmes.COVID-19 urges that we do not hesitate
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