Positioning the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Firmly in the Center of Health Promotion Pedagogy

Message from the Editor-in-Chief: Celebrating 10 Years of Pedagogy in Health Promotion: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

“…Pedagogical scholarship encourages careful planning and continuous examination of teaching efforts, and can stimulate discussion of standards for teaching excellence in public health (McBride & Kanekar, 2015). Immersing ourselves in educational scholarship supports creative teaching practice based on sound pedagogy, and engaging with SoTL scholars from other disciplines can expand awareness of relevant theories and methods (Henderson & Sendall, 2022). Glanz (2017) discusses three important questions that illustrate how teaching, research, and practice converge under SoTL: (1) How can we ensure that teaching keeps up with ongoing advances in information technology?…”

Pedagogy in Health Promotion: Our Focus Is The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

“…As noted in this issue's editorial, SoTL can involve testing theories, using theory to buttress teaching practice, or exploring new solutions to educational challenges (Henderson & Sendall, 2022). An example of theory-driven research can be found in the Original Research article by Blavos et al (2022), who use the health belief and transtheoretical models to examine faculty perceptions of health education and public health certifications in a cross-sectional survey of 90 undergraduate programs.…”

“…This issue of Pedagogy in Health Promotion aims to contribute to the advancement of pedagogical scholarship in health promotion and public health by providing additional inspiration for engaging in SoTL. We lead the issue with an editorial by Henderson and Sendall (2022) from the Pedagogy in Health Promotion Editorial Board. They encourage us to think of ourselves as educational scholars and to recognize that most of us are already applying some form of scholarship in our teaching practice.…”

Quality learning and teaching is vital for equipping the health promotion workforce to address complex public health challenges

“…Health promotion academics have an important role to play in inspiring the next generation of practitioners who will contribute to addressing unprecedented challenges facing public health in the coming years. Providing more effective training to health promotion students will enable the development of critical skills for practice, which will positively influence the health and wellbeing of communities and populations 32 . Including a greater focus on future‐facing education pedagogy 33 to refocus learning towards global issues and future hopes will ensure that students possess 21st century skills 34 to advocate for health promotion and contribute to public health and the sustainable development agenda 35 .…”

“…Providing more effective training to health promotion students will enable the development of critical skills for practice, which will positively influence the health and wellbeing of communities and populations. 32 Including a greater focus on future-facing education pedagogy 33 to refocus learning towards global issues and future hopes will ensure that students possess 21st century skills 34 to advocate for health promotion and contribute to public health and the sustainable development agenda. 35 Complex public health challenges including climate change, pandemics, and political instability will continue to challenge communities worldwide, and our current health promotion students and future practitioners need to be equipped for action.…”