Insightful Learning of Life's Lessons with Older Adult Guests in the Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Velez Ortiz, Daniel; Cross, Suzanne L.; Day, Angelique
Titel	Insightful Learning of Life's Lessons with Older Adult Guests in the Classroom
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 38 (2012) 12, S.854-866 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2012.660844
Schlagwörter	Gerontology; Older Adults; Intergenerational Programs; Program Effectiveness; Knowledge Level; Aging Education; Social Work; Caseworkers; Job Skills; Student Attitudes; Aging (Individuals); Social Services; College Students; Experiential Learning; Residential Care; Nursing Homes; Interpersonal Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gerontologie; Älterer Erwachsener; Wissensbasis; Ageing education; Altenbildung; Soziale Arbeit; Produktive Fertigkeit; Schülerverhalten; Aging; Altern; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Collegestudent; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Sonderheim; Interpersonale Kommunikation
Abstract	An intergenerational initiative was developed and implemented to enhance gerontology in the first course of the practice sequence. Seventeen students met with older adults (ages 82-98) in the classroom and at an assisted living facility. The evaluation of this older adult infusion project was conducted through two questionnaires and by the review of reflection papers completed as a course assignment. Pre-post statistical analyses as well as qualitative analysis evidenced an increase in knowledge of the older adults' lives as well as a professional interest in aging. As a result of this experience, several of the students volunteered at the facility, interviewed residents, and requested gerontological placements. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10