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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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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
Hooyman, Nancy R. – Council on Social Work Education, 2009
This book, celebrating the Geriatric Social Work Initiative's 10th Anniversary, documents the effect that its educational programs have had on shaping gerontological social work education as a whole. Each chapter highlights various aspects of this John A. Hartford Foundation-funded initiative--its competency-based education, model for curricular…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Geriatrics, Educational Gerontology, Organizational Change
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Molinari, Victor; Chiriboga, David A.; Schonfeld, Lawrence; Haley, William E.; Schinka, John A.; Hyer, Kathy; Dupree, Larry W. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
There is a growing need for geropsychologists who are specialists in practice, research, education, and advocacy for older adults. The combined USF/Tampa VA geropsychology fellowship program focuses on the training of three post-doctoral Fellows each year in public sector service delivery across diverse long term care (LTC) and primary care…
Descriptors: Psychological Services, Health Services, Public Health, Older Adults
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Qualls, Sara Honn; Segal, Daniel L.; Benight, Charles C.; Kenny, Michael P. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
The first PhD specialty program in Geropsychology that launched in fall, 2004 at CU-Colorado Springs is described. Consistent with a scientist-practitioner model, the curriculum sequence builds systematically from basic to complex knowledge and skills across the domains of scientific psychology, research methodology, general clinical,…
Descriptors: Health Services, Practicums, Mental Health Programs, Doctoral Programs