Training for Research and Teaching in Geropsychology: Preparing the Next Generation of Scholars and Educators

Within higher education, journalism studies is often seen as an uncomfortable bedfellow with journalism training; there is evidence of a pervasive disconnect between research and teaching, as between theory and practice. However, voices within journalism education are calling for a more critical curriculum informed by scholarly research. There are suggestions that the journalists now doing much of the teaching within university journalism departments could play a key role in establishing a more critical journalism education and, by doing so, contributing towards more critical forms of journalism. Within this context, do journalists-turned-journalism-educators see any point in researching journalism or would they rather simply pass on vocational skills to the next generation? This article is based on asking a sample group of such ‘hackademics’ working in UK and/or Irish universities about the utility of scholarly inquiry into journalism. The article suggests that exploring ostensibly ‘bleeding obvious’ aspects of journalism may not be the pointless exercise derided by some commentators; rather, it could be precisely what journalism educators ought to be doing.

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Training the next generation of disaster risk managers through sustainability research and teaching

AD-minister ◽

10.17230/ad-minister.28.8 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 157-176

Author(s):

Amr Addas ◽

Stefanie D Kibsey ◽

Gary Ng ◽

Thomas Walker ◽

Keyword(s):

Disaster Risk ◽

Next Generation ◽

Research And Teaching ◽

Sustainability Research ◽

Risk Managers

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EPS Action plans for reducing the gender GAP

Europhysics news ◽

10.1051/epn/2020306 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 51 (3) ◽

pp. 28-30

Author(s):

Luc Bergé

Keyword(s):

Gender Gap ◽

Action Plans ◽

Next Generation ◽

Research And Teaching ◽

Physics Community

Several new initiatives have been developed by the EPS in order to promote a better inclusion of women in the European physics community, to highlight their pivotal roles in research and teaching, and thereby attract more female researchers among the next generation of scientists. Because a perfect parity has not been reached yet, efforts in guaranteeing fair recognitions and safe careers for women will have to be sustained in the coming years. This is a very challenging task, but this is the pride of the EPS to lead it until its very end.

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Benefits and Characteristics of Mentoring Students and Young Professionals

Perspectives on Administration and Supervision ◽

10.1044/aas18.2.67 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 67-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kristal Mills

Keyword(s):

Leadership Development ◽

Clinical Supervision ◽

Effective Means ◽

Academic Research ◽

Mentoring Programs ◽

Teaching Skills ◽

Online Mentoring ◽

Young Professionals ◽

Research And Teaching ◽

Workplace Retention

Abstract Mentoring has long been believed to be an effective means of developing students' clinical, research, and teaching skills to become competent professionals. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has developed two online mentoring programs, Student to Empowered Professional (S.T.E.P. 1:1) and Mentoring Academic Research Careers (MARC), to aid in the development of students. This paper provides a review of the literature on mentoring and compares and contrasts mentoring/mentors with clinical supervision/preceptors. Characteristics of effective mentors and mentees are offered. Additionally, the benefits of clinical mentoring such as, teambuilding in the workplace, retention of new staff, leadership development, and improved job satisfaction are discussed.

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What Does a Doctoral Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling Bring to Speech-Language Pathology Programs?

Perspectives on Issues in Higher Education ◽

10.1044/ihe15.2.63 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 63-69

Author(s):

Joseph P. Agan

Keyword(s):

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Doctoral Degree ◽

Interdisciplinary Studies ◽

Master's Level ◽

Speech Language Pathology ◽

Research And Teaching ◽

Personal Experiences ◽

Language Pathology ◽

Interdisciplinary Study ◽

The Impact

In this paper, I will describe the potential contributions of interdisciplinary studies combining speech-language pathology and rehabilitation counseling in the preparation of future speech-language pathologists (SLPs). I will provide a brief introduction to the field of rehabilitation counseling and consider it from an SLP’s perspective. Next, I will describe some of my own personal experiences as they pertain to the intersecting cultures of work and disability and how these experiences influenced my practice as a master’s level SLP eventually leading to my decision to pursue a doctoral degree in rehabilitation counseling. I will describe the impact of this line of interdisciplinary study on my research and teaching. Finally, I will present some arguments about why concepts relevant to rehabilitation counseling are important to the mindset of SLPs.

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