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Making Connections: Students' Reflection on Aging Competency Approach in Gerontology Education
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Lun, Man Wai Alice – Educational Gerontology, 2019
The increase of the US older adult population requires additional professionally trained staff in health and social services. Exposing knowledge and skills of gerontology to address aging competency among student in higher education can better prepare for students' future educational and career planning. The aim of this study is to understand…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Student Attitudes
The K-Shape Learning Project for Senior Citizens
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Chen, Jia-Mi; Chen, Yin-Che; Chen, Yun-Chi – Educational Gerontology, 2012
Because the senior population comes from various backgrounds, how to meet their needs and to cater to their different levels poses a great challenge for aging-education instructors when designing effective projects. The goal of this paper was to present the implementation of an innovative and effective project in aging education titled The K-shape…
Descriptors: Action Research, Aging Education, Older Adults, Educational Change
Education in Old Age: An Exploratory Study
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Luppi, Elena – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2009
The following work outlines an analysis of education initiatives aimed at the elderly. It examines the characteristics of the old aged learner, his/her "educability" and the foundations for an educational approach for this age group. These theoretical assumptions form the basis of this research: an exploratory study into various…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, Learning Theories
Geriatric Expertise among Medical School Faculty: Preparing for the Challenges of an Aging Population
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Laditka, Sarah B.; Jenkins, Carol L.; Eleazer, G. Paul; Kelsey, Susan G. – Educational Gerontology, 2007
This study examined non-geriatrician physicians' experiences in a geriatrics-focused faculty development program, and effects of the program on their geriatrics knowledge and their teaching and practice. In-depth interviews were conducted with all physicians (n = 26) participating in the Dean's Faculty Scholars in Aging program. Most participants…
Descriptors: Patients, Physicians, Faculty Development, Administrators
Reflections of Program Faculty on NIA-Supported Research Training
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Valencia-Laver, Debra L. – Educational Gerontology, 2006
From the program faculty of St. Scholastica's National Institute on Aging Summer Institute on the Psychology of Aging, 7 members responded to a series of questions posed to them in individual telephone interviews. They represented a wide range of disciplinary interests and institutions. Their motivation for participation, their advice for both…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals)
Influencing Student Attitudes toward Older Adults: Results of a Service-Learning Collaboration
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Gutheil, Irene A.; Chernesky, Roslyn H.; Sherratt, Marian L. – Educational Gerontology, 2006
This article describes a service-learning collaboration between a research center at a graduate school of social work and a community college. While the goal of the collaboration was to conduct a community needs assessment of the older population of Bermuda, the project offered a unique opportunity to connect community service, teaching, and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Older Adults, Service Learning, Partnerships in Education