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Critical psychologies for critical health literacies
Health education is largely informed by psychological theories and practices that pursue reductionist views of people learning. However, critical attention is moving to understand health in ways that reconsider relationships to context and the forms of life within which everyday living takes place. This shift is apparent in theoretical developments from health literacy to critical health literacies. The discussion herein presents an introduction to critical health literacies focusing on potential contributions critically oriented psychologies offer this work. Research is introduced from critical health psychology, critical educational psychology and critical community psychology to engage psychological phenomena as jointly constituted via embodied, discursive and relational means. Subsequently, it is argued, by re-evaluating understanding in this way, a prospective kind of psychosocial theory is elucidated capable of promoting and sustaining health inclusive education.
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Asia-Pacific journal of health, sport and physical educationVolume
5Issue
3Pagination
281 - 295Publisher
Taylor and FrancisLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1837-7122Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and RecreationUsage metrics
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