What can academic development learn from the health humanities?. Issue 3 (3rd July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Loads, Daphne
• Is Part Of: International journal for academic development. Volume 23:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 256
• Page End: 259
• Publication Date: 2018-07-03
• Subjects: Academic development -- arts and humanities -- health humanities; College teaching -- Periodicals; Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- Periodicals; 378.1
• DOI: 10.1080/1360144X.2018.1485102
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1360-144X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The health humanities is a movement seeking to promote engagement with arts and humanities disciplines as a way of helping professionals, patients, informal carers, and members of the public to understand healthcare. Here, I draw parallels between health and learning and suggest a similar approach for academic developers. I indicate the potential scope for the learning arts and humanities, providing examples of existing practice in which the methods and sensibilities of literary studies are shedding light on learning and teaching in higher education.