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Publication Date: 2004-May
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Teaching University Students Family Caregiving Online
Taylor, James E.
Educational Gerontology, v30 n5 p423-431 May 2004
This article describes an online course developed and currently offered at Middle Tennessee State University. Considering the statistics of family caregivers, their needs, and students' and human service professionals' education, the author demonstrates the necessity of such courses and their benefits. The author also considers the standards for online Social Work education. Because there are more than 54 million family caregivers providing 80% of all home health care, recommendations for further study into caregiving courses, their content, and usefulness are given. The article includes student testimonials, course objectives, and links to course websites and the WebCT system that provides the course's platform.
Descriptors: Caregivers, Online Courses, Social Work, Higher Education, Web Based Instruction, Caregiver Training, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Language: English
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