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Publication Date: 2006-Oct
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Influencing Student Attitudes toward Older Adults: Results of a Service-Learning Collaboration
Gutheil, Irene A.; Chernesky, Roslyn H.; Sherratt, Marian L.
Educational Gerontology, v32 n9 p771-784 Oct 2006
This article describes a service-learning collaboration between a research center at a graduate school of social work and a community college. While the goal of the collaboration was to conduct a community needs assessment of the older population of Bermuda, the project offered a unique opportunity to connect community service, teaching, and research. Students' classroom experience prepared them to play a critical role as interviewers of older adults. Participation in this project enabled students to contribute to a vital step in the process of community change. Students reported more positive attitudes toward older adults and greater interest in working with older adults as a result of this experience. Service-learning can be an effective means of teaching students about aging.
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Older Adults, Service Learning, Partnerships in Education, Social Work, Community Colleges, Needs Assessment, Community Services, Student Experience, Interviews, Teaching Methods, Aging Education, Surveys, Community Needs, Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Attitude Change, Two Year College Students, Course Descriptions, Content Analysis, Stereotypes, School Community Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Bermuda
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