Effects of Aging and Adult Development Education and Service Learning on Attitude, Anxiety, and Occupational Interest

Autor/in	Boswell, Stefanie S.
Titel	Effects of Aging and Adult Development Education and Service Learning on Attitude, Anxiety, and Occupational Interest
Quelle	In: Journal of Effective Teaching, 15 (2015) 1, S.5-19 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-7869
Schlagwörter	Aging (Individuals); Older Adults; Service Learning; Student Attitudes; Anxiety; Career Development; Intergenerational Programs; Social Bias; Undergraduate Students; Allied Health Occupations; Social Services; Attitude Change; Occupational Aspiration; Pretests Posttests; Hypothesis Testing; Likert Scales; Statistical Analysis; Multivariate Analysis; Aging Semantic Differential + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aging; Altern; Älterer Erwachsener; Service-Learning; Schülerverhalten; Angst; Berufsentwicklung; Gesundheitsberuf; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Likert-Skala; Statistische Analyse; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	This study investigated the effect of a semester-long aging and adult development course that included an intergenerational, service-learning component on attitudes toward older adult men and women, aging anxiety, and interest in occupations that serve older adults among individuals training for careers in healthcare and social services. It also investigated the relationship between quality of intergenerational contact and ageist attitudes as well as differences in attitudes toward older adult men and older adult women. Data collection occurred across two semesters. Participants were 70 undergraduates from healthcare and social service majors. Attitudes improved and aging anxiety declined over the semester; interest in occupations serving older adults did not change. Quality of intergenerational contact was related to attitudes and occupational interest at pre-test and post-test. Implications for teaching as well as service-learning are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01