The missing link: Finding space for gerontology content into university curricula in South Africa

PL Tanyi, A Pelser - Gerontology & geriatrics education, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The rapid increase in the global elderly population has been widely documented in both
demographic and popular literature in recent decades. Population estimates produced by …

Effects of Design-Thinking Intergenerational Service-Learning Model on College Students: A Pilot Study in Taiwan

H Hsiao, JT Tseng, YJ Hsu, T Chen… - Research on Social …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: The design-thinking intergenerational service-learning model (DTISLM) has
structured ageing-related trainings on strategies to improve empathy among college …

Experiential education through project-based learning: Sex and aging

JJ Naar, RH Weaver, L Sonnier-Netto… - … & Geriatrics Education, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Myths and stereotypes of sex in late-life prevail. Unless the workforce is prepared to address
the sexual health needs of older adults, it is difficult to disrupt ageism in professional …

Development and evaluation of an infusion active aging education (IAAE) model for university students

X Bai, DWL Lai, J Zhang - Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study proposed and evaluated an infusion active aging education (IAAE) model to help
university students develop an age-friendly mind-set and the ability to empower older …

Experiential learning in a virtual “Living Lab in Aging” course in a mental health setting: A qualitative study

S Paul, M Chiu, E Markoff… - Gerontology & Geriatrics …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The rapidly aging population and the increasing number of chronic and degenerative
diseases associated with aging have led to a rise in demand for aptly trained health-care …

Abriendo las puertas de las instituciones de educación superior: aprendizaje experiencial en el curso de Educación Social

L Araújo, S Fonseca, MJ Amante - … GALLEGO-PORTUGUÉS DE …, 2023 - repositorio.ipv.pt
In an increasingly aging world, the effort to prepare future professionals for work with older
persons starts to be a concern of higher education institutions. This article comments on the …

The Role of the Field Practicum in Social Workers' Preparedness to Enter the Workforce

M Intire, J Mae - 2019 - etda.libraries.psu.edu
The purpose of this qualitative study was two-fold:(1) to explore how social workers within
their first years of practicing after graduation view the extent to which their field practicum …

Learning Outside the Box: How to Incorporate an Experiential Service-Learning Project Encompassing Implicit and Explicit Curriculum in Rural Areas

KM Wickersham - Contemporary Rural Social …, 2018 - digitalcommons.murraystate.edu
The theoretical basis of this teaching pedagogy combines infusion methodology with
experiential learning. The infusion method addresses two areas which faculty specifically …