Influencing Student Attitudes toward Older Adults: Results of a Service-Learning Collaboration

Autor/inn/en	Gutheil, Irene A.; Chernesky, Roslyn H.; Sherratt, Marian L.
Titel	Influencing Student Attitudes toward Older Adults: Results of a Service-Learning Collaboration
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 32 (2006) 9, S.771-784 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Older Adults; Service Learning; Partnerships in Education; Social Work; Community Colleges; Needs Assessment; Community Services; Student Experience; Interviews; Teaching Methods; Aging Education; Surveys; Community Needs; Foreign Countries; Aging (Individuals); Attitude Change; Two Year College Students; Course Descriptions; Content Analysis; Stereotypes; School Community Relationship; Bermuda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Älterer Erwachsener; Service-Learning; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Soziale Arbeit; Community college; Community College; Bedarfsermittlung; Gemeindenahe Versorgung; Studienerfahrung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ageing education; Altenbildung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Ausland; Aging; Altern; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Kursstrukturplan; Inhaltsanalyse; Klischee
Abstract	This article describes a service-learning collaboration between a research center at a graduate school of social work and a community college. While the goal of the collaboration was to conduct a community needs assessment of the older population of Bermuda, the project offered a unique opportunity to connect community service, teaching, and research. Students' classroom experience prepared them to play a critical role as interviewers of older adults. Participation in this project enabled students to contribute to a vital step in the process of community change. Students reported more positive attitudes toward older adults and greater interest in working with older adults as a result of this experience. Service-learning can be an effective means of teaching students about aging. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10