Theory as Practice: Thinking Theoretically About Health Promotion
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Learning Objectives When you finish reading this chapter, you will be able to: Describe similarities between commonsense and scientific theories. 1. Choose a definition of scientific theory that makes the most sense 2. to you. Articulate a definition of theoretical thinking (or theorizing) and 3. theory. Further examine and test the notion of theories as stories. 4. Outline what theory/theorizing does. 5. Articulate the concept of theory as practice. 6. Question why the unity of theory-practice is often broken in public 7. health. Theory as Practice: Thinking Theoretically About Health Promotion
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