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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
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
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
van Rijsselt, Rene J. T.; Parkatti, Terttu; Troisi, Joseph – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2007
This paper describes three innovative European initiatives in postgraduate education in gerontology. The first is the European Masters Program in Gerontology (EuMaG), developed as an interdisciplinary joint program, supported and delivered by 22 European universities. Second, the Nordplus initiative to increase mobility of students and staff in…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Masters Programs, Geriatrics, Foreign Countries
Connell-Carrick, Kelli; Scannapieco, Maria – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
As the population of older adults increases and their potential for abuse and neglect increases, it is important a well-trained and competent workforce exists. Research has shown inadequate training of Adult Protective Services (APS) program staff is a major concern for adult protection programs, and one of the most important resources needed is…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Educational Gerontology, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education
Radcliffe, David – 1982
The university for the third age (U3A) began in 1973 when a professor organized a summer program for retired persons at the Universite des Sciences Socialies, Toulouse, France. The Toulouse model included a weekly public lecture on a major topic of concern for older persons, discussion groups, seminars, and recreational facilities, taking…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Comparative Education
Johnson, Arleen; Roush, Robert E., Jr.; Howe, Judith L.; Sanders, Margaret; McBride, Melen R.; Sherman, Andrea; Palmisano, Barbara; Tumosa, Nina; Perweiler, Elyse A.; Weiss, Joan – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
Frail elders living alone or in long-term care settings are particularly vulnerable to bioterrorism and other emergencies due to their complex physical, social and psychological needs. This paper provides an overview of the recent literature on bioterrorism and emergency preparedness in aging (BTEPA); discusses federal initiatives by the health…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Emergency Programs, Geriatrics, Aging (Individuals)
Rothman, Max B. – 1989
The Southeast Florida Center on Aging administers a comprehensive program in gerontology at Florida International University, with core and contract funding from a variety of federal, state, and institutional sources. The center's aims are to serve as a focal point for applied public policy research; design and implement gerontological education…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Educational Gerontology, Gerontology
Ward, Betty Arnett – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1958
Since aging has become a field of increasing interest, many requests for information on the educational aspects of the subject have been received in the Office of Education. Because of the growing number of these requests, and because so few items bearing on education are included in the reference lists in the general field of aging, this…
Descriptors: Educational History, Annotated Bibliographies, Older Adults, Adult Education