برنامج مقترح قائم على التکامل بين علم الأوبئة وعلم الاجتماع الطبي لتنمية الوعي بالأمراض الوبائية والجائحة وقيم المشارکة المجتمعية لدى طلاب کلية التربية

A Proposed Program Based onthe Integration of Epidemiology and Medical Sociology for Developing Awareness of Epidemic and Pandemic Diseases and Community Participation Values ​​among College of Education Students

Dr/ Abdullah IbrahimYousief Abdel-Mageed

Dr/Tamer Shaaban Desouky alSayed

Abstract

The research aimed at measuring the effectiveness of a proposed program based on the integration of epidemiology and medical sociology in developing awareness of epidemic and pandemic diseases and community participation values ​​among college of education students. The descriptive approach was used to present the theoretical framework and build the research tools; as well as the quasi-experimental method which was utilized for the experimentation.The research experimental design involved one group of (78) third year male and female students at the College of Education, Fayoum University, belonging to the following majors:biology (basic)/geology, philosophy (basic)/sociology, sociology (basic)/philosophy, psychology) . Through the implementation of the study tools namely; the students’ book of the proposed program, the teacher's guide, the awareness scale of epidemic and pandemic diseases and community participation values scale,the research could implement the study and collect the needed data . 

The study results clarified the effectiveness of the proposed program in developing the students’ awareness of epidemic and pandemic diseases and enhancing their values​​of community participation. A positive correlation between developing awareness of epidemic and pandemic diseases and the values ​​of community participation was also proven.

Key words: a proposed program - an integrative approach - epidemiology - medical sociology - awareness of epidemic and pandemic diseases - community participation - College of Education students.