Study on Naturopathy and Public Health in Ghana: A Qualitative inquiry on the Relationship by students of Naturopathy | Chapter 12 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 11

 Background: There is a natural desire when merging Naturopathy and Public Health to find connections between the two medical systems. For example, disease prevention, promotion, and education are all part of public health. These are also entwined with naturopathic concepts. This study looks at whether there is a link between Naturopathy and Public Health practises from the perspective of Naturopathic Medical Students, as well as their knowledge and understanding of both professions, using qualitative analysis.

Methods:Ten (10) Second Year Diploma in Naturopathic Medical Students at the Nyarkotey College of Holistic Medicine, Tema, Community 7, Ghana were sent a qualitative descriptive questionnaire over WhatsApp.

The students had studied public health as part of their Naturopathy coursework.

Their replies were abstracted and analysed thematically.

Findings: Key remarks collected from their responses highlighted their knowledge and understanding of both Naturopathy and public health issues.

They highlighted how the two professions are linked by comparing and contrasting the principles of the Naturopathic and public health professions.

Conclusion: The principles of naturopathy are profoundly anchored in public health.

This is because public health is defined as the science of protecting, preventing, and promoting the health of individuals and communities. It is governed by values such as empowerment, counselling, teamwork, and education. Given the criteria and concepts that govern public health and naturopathy, one may argue that the entire field of naturopathy is deeply rooted in public health.

Author(S) Details

Raphael Nyarkotey Obu
Department of Holistic Medicine, Nyarkotey College of Holistic Medicine and Technology, Ashaiman, Ghana.

Lawrencia Aggrey –Bluwey
Department of Health Administration and Education, University of Education, Winneba Ghana.

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Principles of Designing Speaking Strategies in a Second Language Classroom | Chapter 9 | Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 1

Language has its own set of rules for speaking and writing in a proper way.  Speaking in a person’s native language well and accurate is a challenging task, but acquiring the speaking skill in a second language requires more effort, commitment and practice. Speaking a second language is an important skill for every modern student. Classroom is a learning place or environment where the learning process takes place. Classroom teaching refers to the wide variety of skills and techniques that the teacher used to keep the students into organized, orderly, focused and attentive person on task and develop the speaking ability to them. A teacher is one who interacts with students and the role model of them. Teacher is a person who supports the students when they need help. The teacher acts the roles of a resource person, an instructor, mentor, helping hand to the students and finally a learner forever. The learners clearly feel that classroom based speaking practice prepared them for the real world and the teacher is the guide to achieve that goal. Spoken language is both interactional and transactional. When teaching the spoken language is based on the performances in a classroom, the main focus on teaching longer transactional turns into interactional outcome. Making the learners to be the master of spoken language, the teacher follows certain principles and strategies. The basic truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior is known as principle. The act or process of taking an action or work in a successful way is known as performance. This paper mainly deals with the basic principles for designing the classroom speaking techniques and the types of classroom speaking performances of the students by their teachers.

Author(s) Details

S. Sreena
Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil, Thuckalay 629 180, Tamil Nadu, India.

Dr. M. Ilankumaran
Department of English, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil, Thuckalay 629 180, Tamil Nadu, India.

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