scholarly journals ESPO/ Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education Section Symposium: Bridging the Gap: Shifting Population Dynamics and Opportunities to Inform and Educate Communities

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 537-538
Author(s):  
Lauren Bouchard ◽  
Marilyn Gugliucci
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Geriatric Education ◽  
Population Reference Bureau ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Training

Abstract This symposium is intended to highlight population-shifts and their impact on the individual, family, institution, and community levels. Currently, increases in diversity among individuals under age 18 continue to outpace those of individuals age 65-and-older, creating a substantial racial/ethnic diversity gap between generations. As it relates to education-level, individuals age 65-and-older who have earned at least a bachelor’s degree has increased from 5 percent in 1965 to 29 percent in 2018 (Population Reference Bureau, 2020). Population-shifts could be mitigated or better supported through enhancements to gerontology/geriatric education and training. This symposium will highlight the biopsychosocial aspects of these shifts and will link each aspect to the development of gerontology and geriatric curriculum. To start, presenter one will describe projects focused on community-based intergenerational programs to reduce social isolation and loneliness among rural older adults (Jill). Next, presenter two will describe findings from a university-based study, using surveys of aging and ageist attitudes to foster intergenerational connections between undergraduate students and older adult community members (Giselle). Presenter three will discuss a program to support the development of aging ministries to educate and support both caregivers and older adults in community settings (Lauren). Finally, presenter four will discuss findings from one-on-one interviews conducted with Chinese caregivers and Chinese geriatric social workers in efforts to develop and evaluate an end-of-life manual designed for Chinese immigrant caregivers (Mandong). The discussant will link the presenters’ findings to implications for future gerontology and geriatric education and training while identifying key topics to inform and engage communities.

scholarly journals Establishing a Dementia-Inclusive Community: The Evaluation of Dementia Friends in Cleveland Heights

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 514-514
Author(s):  
Jennifer Cardellini ◽  
Sarah Nicolay ◽  
Jessica Bibbo
Keyword(s):  
Education And Training ◽  
Community Member ◽  
Community Living ◽  
Community Members ◽  
National Network ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Two Sectors ◽  
And Training

Abstract Cleveland Heights, in northeast Ohio, is currently working towards becoming a member of the Dementia Friendly America National Network. Utilizing the Dementia Friends curriculum to raise community members’ awareness of issues related to dementia is a key component of this initiative. Our initial efforts toward this goal targeted two sectors, namely community member and libraries. Participants completed on-line surveys at the beginning and end of each session. The surveys include the Brief Tool for Dementia-Friendly Education and Training Sessions developed by the Administration for Community Living. Of the 22 participants, nine had not previously attended a Dementia Friends session and completed both pre- and post-session surveys. Results indicated participants felt more confident interacting with people living with dementia at post-session compared to pre-session (t = -2.83, p=.022). Changes at the individual level may create more inclusive communities for people living with dementia and those who care for and about them.

Receptivity to Racial and Ethnic Diversity

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann C. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Behavioral Patterns ◽  
And Training

This paper describes a study of receptivity to diversity suggesting that in three groups ( ns = 9, 10, and 6) the graduate students who showed more receptive behavioral patterns tended to take more initiative and to be more engaged in networking relationships and also may show more empathetic behavior and more self-control. Opportunities for education and training programs are suggested if data from larger samples are consistent.

scholarly journals Domestic and International Perspectives on Financing Adult Education and Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 389-390
Author(s):  
Abigail Helsinger ◽  
Oksana Dikhtyar ◽  
Phyllis Cummins ◽  
Nytasia Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Low Income ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
And Training

Abstract Adult education and training (AET) over the life-course is necessary to participate in economic, social, and political activities in the time of globalization and technological advancement. However, little research has been done to identify mechanisms to fund AET opportunities among middle-aged and older adults from a comparative international perspective. Our study aimed to identify strategies to finance AET opportunities for middle-aged and older adults through an international lens, to help identify barriers and facilitators in effort to best support adult learners regardless of education background or socioeconomic characteristics. We carried out a descriptive qualitative study to facilitate an in-depth understanding of funding mechanisms available to adult learners in the selected countries, from the perspective of adult education and policy experts. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with 61 international adult education experts from government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and education institutions. Our informants represented 10 countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Data included at least one in-depth phone or web-based qualitative interview per informant in addition to information gathered from written materials (e.g., peer-reviewed publications and organizational reports). We identified three financing options that arose as themes: government-sponsored funding; employer-sponsored funding; and self-funding. We found that government-sponsored funding is especially important for low-skilled, low-income older adults for whom employer-sponsored or self-funding is not available. Our results have implications for lifelong AET policy changes, such as adaptations of successful AET funding programs across global communities.

Who Pays for Skills?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terence Hogarth ◽  
Lynn Gambin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
The State ◽  
National Economic ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Investments In Education ◽  
And Training

Debates about the need to increase investments in education and training in order to improve overall national economic performance quickly result in deliberations about who should pay for those investments. If it is the individual or the employer who are the principal beneficiaries, then there is an expectation that they should share the cost of the investment proportionate to the benefit they obtain. There are, however, a number of barriers which prevent employers and individuals making optimum levels of investment which inevitably means that the State needs to step into the breach. This chapter addresses what economics has to say about who should make the investment in training and how various barriers to those investments being made can be overcome.

Can Undergraduate Students Help Change Older Adults’ Confidence for Making Nutrition-Related Decisions in a 45-Minute Nutrition Workshop?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Rakhshan Kamran ◽  
Giulia Coletta ◽  
Janet M. Pritchard
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Dietary Choices ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: The Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) suggests health behaviour can be modified by enhancing knowledge of health benefits and outcome expectations of changing behaviour, improving self-efficacy (confidence), and developing goals to overcome barriers to behaviour change. This study aimed to determine the impact of student-led nutrition workshops on participants’ confidence related to SCT constructs for making dietary choices that align with evidence-based nutrition recommendations. Methods: Level-4 Science students developed and delivered 9 workshops on nutrition recommendations for the prevention and management of age-related diseases. Participants attending the workshops completed pre- and post-surveys to assess SCT constructs. For each SCT construct, participants rated their confidence on a 10-point Likert scale. The number (%) of participants who rated their confidence as ≥8/10 on the pre- and post-surveys were compared using the χ2 test. Results: Sixty-three community members (60% female, mean ± SD age 71 ± 7 years) attended the workshops. The number of participants rating confidence as ≥8/10 for each SCT construct increased after the workshops (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Undergraduate students can positively influence community members’ confidence for making nutrition-related decisions. Involving students in interventions where SCT-structured workshops are used may help conserve health care resources and reach older adults who may not have access to dietitian services.

Educational Activity Suggestion System of Children With Pervasive Developmental Disorder for Guiding Education and Training Staff Activities

2022 ◽  
pp. 448-471
Author(s):  
Duygu Çelik Ertuğrul ◽  
Atilla Elçi
Keyword(s):  
Pervasive Developmental Disorder ◽  
Pervasive Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorder ◽  
Intelligent System ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Developmental Progress ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Training

Individuals with pervasive developmental disorders should be supported with special education programs that are planned according to the type and degree of the disorder, age, characteristics, and needs of the individual. Search over internet resources may provide suitable educational material and methods (and associated activity/game). However, syntactic search in today's static-based internet is insufficient to offer desired relevant results. An intelligent system able to identify the needed educational methods and material with the help of semantic web-based agents will not only contribute to the development of individuals with disorders, and support education specialists in this process, but also be extremely useful for the families of these individuals in assisting and monitoring their child's developmental progress. In this chapter, an agent-based educational activity suggestion system of children with pervasive developmental disorder for guiding education and training staff activities is proposed.

The Second Century Papers: Looking Ahead in Aeronautics—15

1969 ◽  
Vol 73 (698) ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Joseph Black
Keyword(s):  
Technological Progress ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Second Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Point Of Intersection ◽  
And Training

“Man's curiosity searches past and future And clings to that dimension. But to apprehend The point of intersection of the timeless With time, is an occupation for the saint.” The Dry Salvages—T. S. Eliot Why include the topic of education and training, it could be asked, in a series devoted to predicting ahead to the Second Century of the Society. It is obvious that in the other fields covered there is bound to be great technological progress but men, it might be thought, will teach, and learn, and study much as they do today, and as they did yesterday. Thus we could advise our student engineer that “the acquirements which are necessary to enable the individual to distinguish himself, or even to practise his profession with a moderate chance of success are partly abstract and theoretical, and partly experimental or practical.

scholarly journals Small numbers are an opportunity, not a problem

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. e40128
Author(s):  
Jimmie Leppink
Keyword(s):  
Time Window ◽  
Parametric Method ◽  
Simulated Data ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Repeated Measurements ◽  
Individual Participant ◽  
Research In Education ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Training ◽  
Non Parametric

Aims: outcomes of research in education and training are partly a function of the context in which that study takes place, the questions we ask, and what is feasible. Many questions are about learning, which involves repeated measurements in a particular time window, and the practical context is usually such that offering an intervention to some but not to all learners does not make sense or is unethical. For quality assurance and other purposes, education and training centers may have very locally oriented questions that they seek to answer, such as whether an intervention can be considered effective in their context of small numbers of learners. While the rationale behind the design and outcomes of this kind of studies may be of interest to a much wider community, for example to study the transferability of findings to other contexts, people are often discouraged to report on the outcomes of such studies at conferences or in educational research journals. The aim of this paper is to counter that discouragement and instead encourage people to see small numbers as an opportunity instead of as a problem.Method: a worked example of a parametric and a non-parametric method for this type of situation, using simulated data in the zero-cost Open Source statistical program R version 4.0.5.Results: contrary to the non-parametric method, the parametric method can provide estimates of intervention effectiveness for the individual participant, account for trends in different phases of a study. However, the non-parametric method provides a solution in several situations where the parametric method should be used.Conclusion: Given the costs of research, the lessons to be learned from research, and statistical methods available, small numbers should be considered an opportunity, not a problem.

scholarly journals Design and Implementation of an Integrated Competency-Focused Pharmacy Programme: A Case Report

Pharmacy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theo J. Ryan ◽  
Tamasine Grimes ◽  
Martin C. Henman ◽  
Eimear Ní Sheachnasaigh ◽  
Máire O’Dwyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Education And Training ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Pharmacy Education ◽  
Curricular Integration ◽  
National Review ◽  
Trinity College Dublin ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Subsequent Publication ◽  
One Year ◽  
And Training

This paper describes the design and implementation of elements of an integrated competency-focused pharmacy programme in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SoPPS), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Ireland. Following a national review of pharmacy education and training in Ireland in 2010, and subsequent publication of legislation in 2014, the School has implemented a five-year integrated programme of pharmacy education and training, leading to the award of a Master’s degree in Pharmacy (M. Pharm.). Curricular integration has been achieved by underpinning the new programme with a national competency framework for pharmacists and through the utilisation of curricular integration themes. Programme integration also encompasses embedded experiential learning placements in Years 2, 4 and 5 of the five-year programme. The new five-year integrated pharmacy programme, which commenced in 2015, replaced the 4 + 1 model of education and training where a four-year Bachelor’s degree was followed by a one-year internship, which was a distinct and separate element of the students’ training.

Editorial

1977 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-64
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Training

THERE ARE, possibly, two points of departure for a discussion about the nature of professional education and training. One, adopted by those most affected by any changes, concerns the contribution to be made by the individual in following her or his profession; the other concerns the contribution to be made by the profession as a whole to the society within which it exists, and this viewpoint is easily taken by those not likely to be affected by any changes—those who are above the strife, the leaders of a profession.

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