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Teaching Social Marketing Using E-Service Learning Amidst Health and Humanitarian Crises: A Case Study from Lebanon

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  • Marco Bardus

    (Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    Department of Health Promotion and Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon)

  • Khawla Nasser AlDeen

    (Department of Health Promotion and Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon)

  • Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian

    (Department of Health Promotion and Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon)

  • Mayada Kanj

    (Department of Health Promotion and Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon)

  • Aline Germani

    (Center for Public Health Practice, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon)

Abstract

We present the design, implementation, and evaluation of an e-service learning course, “Social Marketing for Health Promotion”, offered to full-time and part-time students enrolled in the Master of Public Health at our institution. In a quasi-experimental trial, we introduced e-service learning in 2018, comparing a traditional face-to-face section to a blended course (33% online). Based on the positive feedback received, we progressively increased the online component in the following academic years, reaching 100% online in Fall 2020. We compared the quantitative and qualitative indicators evaluating three e-service learning-course iterations with a face-to-face control. The impact indicators included participation and engagement in the course, the attainment of the learning outcomes, satisfaction with the course, instructors and mode of delivery, and the impact of the experience beyond the classroom. Over the years, we trained 73 students whose engagement with the course remained relatively stable. The attainment of the learning outcomes and general course satisfaction steadily increased over time, demonstrating a positive impact on student learning. Qualitative data illustrate the importance of instructors in setting expectations and guiding students and community partners through a remote-learning process.

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  • Marco Bardus & Khawla Nasser AlDeen & Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian & Mayada Kanj & Aline Germani, 2022. "Teaching Social Marketing Using E-Service Learning Amidst Health and Humanitarian Crises: A Case Study from Lebanon," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-16, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:19:p:12696-:d:933269
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