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Textbook Writing: A Form of Professional Development

James F. McKenzie, PhD, MPH, CHES

Department of Public Health, William Patterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, jmckenzie{at}bsu.edu

Denise M. Seabert, PhD, CHES

University of Cincinnati, Ohio

Joanna Hayden, PhD, CHES

Department of Public Health, William Patterson University, Wayne, New Jersey

Randall R. Cottrell, DEd, CHES

Health Promotion and Education Program at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio

Health educators have an ethical obligation to participate in professional development. Such professional development can take many different forms including writing textbooks. This article provides a rationale why textbook writing is professional development, why professionals might take on the task of writing a textbook, how the process evolves, and how professionals who are not quite ready to write a book can prepare to do so in the future.

Key Words: career development • professional development • textbooks • health education

Health Promotion Practice, Vol. 10, No. 1, 10-14 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908327733
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