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Article: Peer Education: A Viewpoint and Critique.
- Article from:
- Journal of American College Health
- Article date:
- January 1, 1997
- Author:
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Abstract. Peer education has been promoted by college health service health education programs for many years. This Viewpoint questions some assumptions that underlie the use of peer health educators and highlights some of the problems of training peers as paraprofessionals.
Key Words: college students, credibility, paraprofessionals, peer health education, persuasive communication.
Peer educators are used in varying capacities by many university health education divisions. Sloane and Zimmer,[1] in a 1993 review, described the diverse activities of peer educators. They included counseling and giving information to individuals and groups; facilitating ...