Focus Group Effects on Field Practicum Preferences

Autor/inn/en	Sandel, Mark H.; Cohen, Harriet L.; Thomas, Cecilia L.; Barton, Thomas R.
Titel	Focus Group Effects on Field Practicum Preferences
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 32 (2006) 3, S.203-214 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
Schlagwörter	Practicums; Geriatrics; Gerontology; Focus Groups; Social Work; Older Adults; Aging (Individuals); Undergraduate Students; Career Choice; Observational Learning; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Alterswissenschaft; Geriatrie; Gerontologie; Soziale Arbeit; Älterer Erwachsener; Aging; Altern; Imitationslernen
Abstract	During the coming years the need for professionals to work with the nation's elders will increase several fold. This will place a great responsibility on university educational programs to prepare enough qualified future professionals to work in the greatly expanding field of gerontology. Prior research has identified several nonacademic and academic experiences that influence a student's decision to become gerontological professionals. One area that has been omitted from this work concerns focus groups. This article reports on the impact that observing a relatively simple and inexpensive focus group of professional geriatric practitioners can have on field practicum preferences among advanced undergraduate social work students at a large Texas state university. Findings indicate that observing a focus group significantly influences students' practicum preferences for working with elders, thereby setting them on a trajectory for a career in geriatrics. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10