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Publication Date: 2010
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Continuing Education Modules and the Scholarship of Engagement
Mitchell, Jim
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, v31 n4 p349-360 2010
Economic and political trends underscore the importance of engaged scholarship as evidence that colleges and universities are serving their constituencies. Set in a background of debate about pure versus applied social science this article describes a planned approach to continuing gerontological education grounded firmly in the principles of the scholarship of engagement. The description includes efforts to ascertain through a two-phase state-wide survey continuing education needs and preferred venue in a segment of the North Carolina aging services workforce. Subsequent surveys were used to define and prioritize modular continuing education topics suitable for web-based delivery.
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Scholarship, Social Sciences, Online Courses, Professional Continuing Education, Program Development, Partnerships in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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