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Adult educators and cultural competence within health care systems: Change at the individual and structural levels
Author(s) -
Ziegahn Linda,
Ton Hendry
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.410
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , cultural competence , adult education , psychology , health care , pedagogy , sociology , social psychology , political science , law
In this chapter, we explore the specific contributions of the field of adult education to the creation of health systems that contribute to the equal treatment of all individuals and communities at the level of individual knowledge, skills, and attitudes, as well as institutional policies and procedures.