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Mendoza-Ruvalcaba, Neyda Ma.; Rico-Hernández, Sergio Alejandro; Alvarado-Rodríguez, Marlene – Educational Gerontology, 2021
Gerontology programs in higher education are needed and offered all around the world. In the past two decades, in Mexico there has been a rapid spread of bachelor programs in gerontology, and the number of programs continues to increase. The aim of this paper is to analyze the orientation of the bachelor programs in gerontology offered in Mexico…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Undergraduate Study, Program Descriptions, Educational Gerontology
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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
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Beltran, Susanny J.; Miller, Vivian J. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2020
Interprofessional collaborations in the United States, have emerged as a means to improve health care outcomes and reduce costs. Such collaborations may be especially beneficial in the field of gerontology, given widespread chronic conditions and high health care utilization rates among this population. Currently, there is a shortage of graduates…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Nursing Education, Health Services
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Meinertz, Naomi R.; Sellers, Debra M.; Schainker, Lisa M.; Lee, Jeong Eun – Educational Gerontology, 2020
Iowa State University Human Sciences Extension and Outreach (HSEO) provides informal educational opportunities to older adults and their families in rural Iowa within the subject areas of family life, family finance, and nutrition and wellness. The successful implementation of educational opportunities is partially determined by the knowledge of…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Older Adults, Educational Opportunities, Informal Education
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Hou, Su-I – Educational Gerontology, 2018
This article introduces a Taiwan Study Abroad program on aging, culture, and healthcare. The program is a short-term academic summer program (6 credits) to bring U.S. students to Taiwan. During 2011 ~ 2015, a total of four groups including over 54 students and faculty members participated. This program partnered with multiple universities,…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Aging (Individuals), Program Descriptions, Field Experience Programs
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Castro, Juan Lirio; González, David Alonso; Aguayo, Immaculada Herranz; Fernández, Enrique Arias – Educational Gerontology, 2014
This article presents an evaluation of an intergenerational education experience at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). For this evaluation, following a review of the literature regarding the state of the issue, we undertake an analysis of benefits and disadvantages from the perspective of the participants. Among the benefits we find…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Foreign Countries, Profiles, Educational Gerontology
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Hantman, Shira; Oz, Miriam Ben; Gutman, Caroline; Criden, Wendy – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2013
This article describes an innovative model for teaching gerontological social work that has been introduced into the social work methods curriculum in the Department of Social Work at a college in northern Israel. The basic concept of the model is to create an alternative learning environment by including older persons as full participants in the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Social Work
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Kolb, Patricia – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2013
This article describes the goals and methods of the international Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) movement in higher education, and WAC-enriched learning approaches that the author used in teaching a social work gerontology practice course and a sociological theories of aging course. The author's in-class, low-stakes, nongraded writing…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Teaching Methods, Social Work, Writing Across the Curriculum
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Martinez, Iveris L.; Mora, Jorge Camilo – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2012
Medical school accreditation requirements require educational opportunities in geriatrics. Twenty-six minimum graduating competencies in geriatrics have recently been identified for medical students. The authors describe how these competencies are being integrated into a new medical curriculum through coursework and community-based experiences.…
Descriptors: Graduate Medical Education, Medical Students, Medical Schools, Gerontology
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Lichtenberg, Peter A. – Educational Gerontology, 2011
Mentoring junior faculty in geropsychology is becoming more critical due to the paucity of geropsychologists and the financial and talent costs experienced by universities of faculty turnover. This paper presents the unique aspects of mentoring junior faculty as opposed to mentoring of graduate students or interns. It also examines some of the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Values, Models, Adjunct Faculty
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Horowitz, Beverly P.; Wong, Stephanie Dapice; Dechello, Karen – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2010
Americans are living longer, and the meaning of age has changed, particularly for Boomers and seniors. These demographic changes have economic and social ramifications with implications for health care, including rehabilitation services, and health science education. Service learning is an experiential learning pedagogy that integrates traditional…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Service Learning, Active Learning, Occupational Therapy
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Shippee, Tetyana Pylypiv; Schafer, Markus; Pallone, Karis – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
There has been a substantial increase in the number of aging-related educational programs in the United States over the last two decades. Many of these programs utilize an experiential-learning approach, such as intergenerational service-learning, to train gerontology students to work effectively with older adults. This paper presents a model of…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Graduate Students, Retirement, Gerontology
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McCann-Stone, Nancy; Robinson, Sherry B.; Rull, Gary; Rosher, Richard B. – Educational Gerontology, 2009
This paper describes an Elder Specialist Program developed by one school of medicine to sensitize medical students to geriatric psychosocial issues. Elder Specialists participate in panel discussions as part of each geriatric session. As an alternative to traditional senior mentoring programs, the Elder Specialist Program provides all students a…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Mentors, Older Adults
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Krout, John A.; Bergman, Elizabeth; Bianconi, Penny; Caldwell, Kathryn; Dorsey, Julie; Durnford, Susan; Erickson, Mary Ann; Lapp, Julia; Monroe, Janice Elich; Pogorzala, Christine; Taves, Jessica Valdez – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2010
This article provides an overview of the activities included in a 3-year, multidisciplinary, intergenerational service-learning project conducted as part of a Foundation for Long-Term Care Service Learning: Linking Three Generations grant. Courses from four departments (gerontology, psychology, occupational therapy, and health promotion and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Service Learning, Community Organizations, Occupational Therapy
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Hegeman, Carol R.; Roodin, Paul; Gilliland, Kari A.; O'Flathabhain, Kate Bliss – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2010
In August 2006, the Foundation for Long Term Care (Albany, New York) received funding for a variant on service learning in elder care in which Boomers, other older adults, as well as college students would jointly engage in service-learning projects designed to address community needs in five different college towns and cities. This article…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Service Learning, Participant Satisfaction, Intergenerational Programs
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