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Publication Date: 2014
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Involving Older Adults as Co-Researchers in Social Work Education
Gutman, Carolyn; Hantman, Shira; Ben-Oz, Miriam; Criden, Wendy; Anghel, Roxana; Ramon, Shula
Educational Gerontology, v40 n3 p186-197 2014
This article examines the contribution of older adults as co-researchers to the evaluation of a gerontological social work course. The evaluation was conducted at an Israeli college as part of a collaborative project with a United Kingdom university. Here, we follow the older adults who are service users through their transition to the role of co-researchers and reflect on their experiences in the process. Insights gained by the different stakeholders from the co-researching experience are discussed, and the growing interest in service-user contributions to social work education in various fields such as aging and disabilities is recognized.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Work, Research, Researchers, Older Adults, Cooperative Programs, Health Services, Welfare Services, Participatory Research, Action Research, Interviews, College Faculty, Questionnaires, Vignettes, College Students, Concept Mapping, Interpersonal Relationship, Community Centers, Social Services
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel; United Kingdom
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