Factors Influencing Graduate-Social-Work Students' Interest in Working with Elders

Autor/inn/en	Cummings, Sherry M.; Adler, Geri; DeCoster, Vaughn A.
Titel	Factors Influencing Graduate-Social-Work Students' Interest in Working with Elders
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 31 (2005) 8, S.643-655 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Employment Opportunities; Social Work; Older Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Soziale Arbeit; Älterer Erwachsener
Abstract	This study surveyed graduating Master of Social Work (MSW) students from social-work programs in 3 Southern states to obtain information about students' attitudes toward aging, gerontological knowledge, and factors predictive of interest in working with older adults. Students' self-rated aging skills, contact frequency with older adults, rewarding interaction with older clients, and a stronger belief that gerontological social work offers good career opportunities were significant predictors of students' interest in aging related work. While only a minority of students had engaged in an aging-related internship, over 60% reported that they would have been likely to do so if a stipend had been included. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10