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Tomkowiak, John; Gunderson, Anne – Educational Gerontology, 2004
In response to aging patient demographics and a call for increased formal geriatric training in medical schools, a community volunteer geriatric mentor program, Bridging Generations, was developed to shape attitudes of medical students caring for the elderly. The geriatric mentor experience provided students with unique insight into the challenges…
Descriptors: Mentors, Geriatrics, Medical Students, Medical Education
Maramaldi, Peter; Gardner, Daniel; Berkman, Barbara; Ireland, Kristen; D'Ambruoso, Sarah; Howe, Judith L. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2004
The John A. Hartford Foundation, in collaboration with the Gerontological Society of America, has developed new models to create geriatric faculty capacity within social work. The Faculty Scholars Program is building faculty leadership in academic geriatric social work through a strategic approach that includes long-distance national and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Geriatrics, Social Work, Career Development
Breaking the Time Barrier: Helping Students "Find the Time" to Do Intergenerational Service-Learning
Karasik, Rona J. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
This study addresses issues related to mandatory versus optional service-learning assignments and presents findings from a study of an option-based service-learning program. Using qualitative data collected from students over two semesters, this study examines one of the biggest barriers students cite to successful participation in…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Barriers, College Students, Time Management
Ma, Ambrose – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
The rapid growth of the older population has increased the need for care professionals with training in gerontology or geriatrics. This study analyzes the perceived importance and adequacy of practice competencies for entry-level care professionals in aging-related fields in Hong Kong. The administrators of non-governmental organizations that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Services, Gerontology, Geriatrics
Behrman, Gary; Mancini, Michael; Briar-Lawson, Katharine; Rizzo, Victoria M.; Baskind, Frank; Valentine, Carl – Journal of Social Work Education, 2006
Changing U.S. demographics and family composition are challenging social work education programs to reposition and reconsider how to prepare students for practice in the field of geriatrics. Implications for future social service and health care needs include ongoing training and education of students with competencies in serving geriatric…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Geriatrics, Social Work, Work Study Programs
Stewart, T. J.; Roberts, E.; Eleazer, P.; Boland, R.; Wieland, D. – Educational Gerontology, 2006
Results are reported from 2 common measures of medical student attitudes toward older adults: Maxwell-Sullivan Attitude Survey (MSAS); and UCLA Geriatrics Attitude Survey (GAS), with students entering the University of South Carolina School of Medicine (USCSM) in the period 2000--2005. A reliability analysis incorporating item means, Cronbach's…
Descriptors: Reliability, Validity, Affective Measures, Medical Students
Shah, Uday; Aung, Myo; Chan, Susanna; Wolfklein, Gisele – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
To evaluate whether formally trained geriatricians remain in the field of Geriatrics, and to determine their job satisfaction and perceived quality of life, we surveyed the 107 fellows trained over the last 25 years in one accredited geriatric program. Of the 88 physicians who consented to participate, 75% devoted at least half of their practice…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Job Satisfaction, Physicians, Geriatrics
Gilford, Rosalie; Frank, Janet C. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
Directors of California State University (CSU) gerontology, geriatrics, and aging studies (GGA) academic programs were surveyed regarding CSU capacity to fulfill demographic and legislative mandates to prepare professional personnel for work with the state's aging population. Program directors affirmed the importance of providing GGA education and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Geriatrics, Educational Gerontology, Aging Education
Melichar, Joseph F. – 1994
Chronological age is a marker in time but it fails to measure accurately the performance or behavioral characteristics of individuals. This paper models the complexity of aging by using a system model and a human function paradigm. These models help facilitate representation of older adults, integrate research agendas, and enhance remediative…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Geriatrics, Gerontology, Interaction Process Analysis
Medicines and You: A Guide for Older Adults = Las medicinas y usted: Guia para las personas mayores.
National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations. – 1992
Most people over 65 take many prescription and nonprescription medicines. Because the body is changing and more medicines are taken, many older adults experience harmful reactions to the medicines they take. This booklet, written in both English and Spanish (on facing pages), was developed to help older adults learn more about medicines, recognize…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Drug Use, Geriatrics, Health Promotion
Ciferri, William B. – 1983
Professionals and paraprofessionals working in long term care facilities for institutionalized older people come from various educational backgrounds. To investigate the learning needs of long term care employees in gerontology, and to determine the validity of the Foundations for Gerontological Education Project as it relates to long term care…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Interdisciplinary Approach

Moody, H. R. – Educational Gerontology, 1976
This article presents four models of education for older adults and examines their assumptions and implications for curriculum development. It also examines the role of higher-education in meeting the needs of old people. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Gerontology, Geriatrics, Gerontology

Abrahams, Joel Peter; And Others – Journal of Gerontology, 1975
Psychological research on human subjects published in the Journal of Gerontology from 1963 through 1974 was summarized along a variety of dimensions, including subject selection procedures, sample characteristics, data analysis techniques, research design, author characteristics, and area of psychological research. (Author)
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Literature Reviews, Older Adults, Psychological Studies

Kahana, Boaz; Kahana, Eva – Journal of Gerontology, 1975
Several dimensions of impulse control (i.e., delay of gratification, reflectivity, and motor control) were related to intelligence, mental status, and adjustment among 91 institutionalized aged women. The findings suggest that impulse control in its various forms has a consistent and significant relationship with indices of adaptation. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Tests, Females, Geriatrics

Turbow, Sandra R. – Gerontologist, 1975
Patients (n=45), ages 61-89, were assessed after 36 months of day treatment by the private Adult Day Treatment Center. It appears selective combinations of day treatment, group process, and group therapy offer an approach to the reduction of anxiety, the improvement of interpersonal relationships, and the maintenance of independent living. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Day Care, Geriatrics, Group Counseling