Ogbe, J.O.

Dept. of Health and Safety Education, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State

Abstract

The study was under taken to assess how much of professionalism was taught to health education students in tertiary institution in Delta State and assess higher institution of learning health educator’s knowledge of professionalism in health education. The research method was a descriptive research of the ex-post facto design. The population was fifty-three health education lecturers and post-graduates students in tertiary institutions of learning in Delta State. The purposive sampling technique was used to sample fifty-three respondents for the study. The instrument was a questionnaire designed of the likert scale with ranking of 4-1 points. It was validated and the reliability put at r=.92. Purposive and accidental sampling techniques were used to administer the questionnaire. The results showed that the three research questions were accepted. The null hypotheses on the teaching of health education and that of knowledge of lecturers and post-graduate students, was significant while that of professional practice of health educators outside the tertiary institution was not significant and rejected. It was recommended that professionalism in health education be taught to health educators while in school and a curriculum designed to reflect professionalism as a course for the teaching of professionalism for growth/development in health education.