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Download full textChonody, Jill M. – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2018
The United States is experiencing an aging of the population, and by 2030, 20% of Americans will be 65 years or older (Federal Interagency Forum, 2010). However, for many helping professions, including social work, medicine, and nursing, student interest in gerontological practice is quite low. One international study found that only 5.4% of the…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Student Attitudes, Graduate Students
Direct linkWang, Donna S.; Chonody, Jill M.; Krase, Kathryn – Educational Gerontology, 2013
Social work students have reported in previous studies that they receive insufficient coursework and training to work effectively with older adults. A critical factor in these deficiencies may be the level of knowledge of social work faculty. This study sought to assess social work faculty's knowledge of aging using the Knowledge of Aging for…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Aging Education, College Faculty, Social Work
