Infusing and Sustaining Aging Content in Social Work Education: Findings from GeroRich Projects

Autor/inn/en	Hash, Kristina M.; Gottlieb, Jody; Harper-Dorton, Karen V.; Crawley-Woods, Geraldine; Shelek-Furbee, Katherine; Smith, John David; Brown, Rita
Titel	Infusing and Sustaining Aging Content in Social Work Education: Findings from GeroRich Projects
Quelle	In: Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 28 (2007) 1, S.1-18 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1960
Schlagwörter	Strategic Planning; Curriculum Enrichment; Social Work; Teaching Methods; Aging Education; Qualitative Research; Educational Innovation; College Faculty; Program Evaluation; Older Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Curriculum revision; Curriculumreform; Curriculum; Lehrplan; Reform; Soziale Arbeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ageing education; Altenbildung; Qualitative Forschung; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Fakultät; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Älterer Erwachsener
Abstract	This article presents findings from experiences of 67 projects involved in GeroRich, an initiative funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation designed to infuse, enrich and sustain aging content in BSW and MSW curricula. Thematic qualitative analysis was used to uncover themes in answers to open-ended questions contained in End-of-Year 2 project reports. Content areas addressed by open-ended answers were: (1) successes and innovations, and (2) challenges requiring responses. Primary successes and innovations identified were as follows: curriculum enrichment, faculty and student involvement, student-learning activities and community. Challenges to be responded to were identified as lack of faculty involvement, competing demands on faculty and programs, and sustainability of project efforts. Examples of strategies implemented to overcome these obstacles include providing teaching resources, instituting financial and other supports, and developing strategic plans for sustaining content infusion post-funding. Experiences of the GeroRich projects offer practical considerations for other social work programs that accept the challenge of attracting and preparing students to work with the increasing population of older adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10