Holistic Health, Disadvantage, Higher Education Access and Success: A Reflection

Autor/inn/en	Morris-Paxton, Angela A.; van Lingen, Johanna M.; Elkonin, Diane
Titel	Holistic Health, Disadvantage, Higher Education Access and Success: A Reflection
Quelle	In: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 6 (2018) 2, S.99-113 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2307-6267
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Educational Opportunities; Access to Education; Success; College Students; Economically Disadvantaged; Low Income Students; At Risk Students; Health Promotion; Holistic Approach; Educational Attainment; Socioeconomic Status; Foreign Countries; Public Policy; Africa; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Erfolg; Collegestudent; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Holistischer Ansatz; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Ausland; Öffentliche Ordnung; Afrika; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The objective of this article is to reflect upon the relationships amongst health, disadvantage, educational opportunities, and higher education access and success. This is a reflective article taken from the literature review of a doctoral study on the relationship between health, access to, and success within, higher education. The importance of health in education and the practical implementation of programmes resulting in enhanced health and academic success amongst higher education students is reviewed. Literature for the doctoral study on which this reflection was based was sourced predominantly from Pub-Med Central, the U.S. National Institute of Health National Library of Medicine and The South African South-East Academic Library Services. From this discussion, the rationale for a holistic health promotion programme within the higher education setting, for students from socioeconomically deprived backgrounds, is given. The problem of educational failure of students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds in higher education could be lessened by instituting a holistic health promotion programme within the first year of study. Evidence suggests that such a programme would have both health and educational advantages. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01