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Interprofessional Collaboration to Address Social Isolation and Facilitate Intergenerational Service Learning within Graduate Education
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Lavery, Angela; Knight, Erin; Cole, Stephanie; Metz, Stacie – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2023
This article presents an interdisciplinary collaboration to address the needs of older adults at risk of social isolation exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. An intergenerational service-learning program developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging was offered to several universities across the state of Pennsylvania. The authors share their…
Descriptors: Interprofessional Relationship, Intergenerational Programs, Service Learning, Older Adults
Service Learning in an Undergraduate Adulthood and Aging Course: Using Life Stories to Connect Students, Content, and Community
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Dexter, Casey A. – Educational Gerontology, 2021
The project described in this paper was designed for an undergraduate course titled the "Psychology of Adulthood and Aging". This course, capped at 20 students, is typically comprised of psychology, pre-nursing, and family studies students. The student learning objectives (SLO's) for the course are: (1) to understand and apply current…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Undergraduate Students, Course Descriptions, Psychology