Teaching Professionalism in Health Education Towards Growth/Development as Perceived Among Tertiary Institutions Health Educators in Delta State Nigeria

The study assessed how much professionalism was taught to health education students in tertiary institutions in Delta State and assessed health educators' knowledge of professionalism in health education. A descriptive ex-post facto research design was used. The population was fifty-three health education lecturers and postgraduate students in tertiary institutions in Delta State, sampled purposively. A Likert scale questionnaire with reliability coefficient 0.92 was used. Results showed that professionalism in health education should be taught to health educators while in school and that a curriculum should be designed to reflect professionalism as a course for growth and development in health education.