GLOBAL PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES IN GERONTOLOGY: A VIEW FROM THE EDITORS' DESKS

Abstract Global aging has proceeded at an unprecedented and accelerating rate. The aging of the population creates both opportunities and challenges for elders, their families, and society in general. Importantly, there is substantial variation in the effects of and response to global aging both within and across nations depending, in part, on prevailing cultural expectations and values, political and economic imperatives, and social and demographic characteristics. Thus, while some regions and countries have responded with innovative policies and programs to better enable the growing cohort of older adults to remain active and engaged in the community, other regions and countries have struggled with their response or barely begun to plan for the rising population of elders. This symposium assembles editors at five leading gerontological journals to demonstrate the role that peer-reviewed scholarship can play in disseminating knowledge that informs gerontological research, policy, and practice internationally. Editors include: Jeffrey Burr, PhD, Research on Aging; Deborah Carr, PhD, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences; Edward Alan Miller, PhD, Journal of Aging & Social Policy; Julie Hicks Patrick, PhD, International Journal of Aging & Human Development; and Julie Robison, PhD, The Journal of Applied Gerontology. Each presenter will review the scope, content, and focus of their journals and the role and opportunities for international scholarship. Michael Gusmano, PhD, a leading expert on the economic, political, and social consequences of global aging and International Editor of the Journal of Aging & Social Policy, will serve as discussant.

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Global Publishing Opportunities in Gerontology: A View From the Editor's Desk

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.1389 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 360-360

Author(s):

Edward Miller ◽

Elizabeth Simpson

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Research Policy ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Substantial Variation ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Cultural Expectations ◽

Gerontological Research ◽

Policies And Programs ◽

Global Publishing ◽

Global Aging

Abstract Global aging has proceeded at an unprecedented and accelerating rate. The aging of the population creates both opportunities and challenges for elders, their families, and society in general. Importantly, there is substantial variation in the effects of and response to global aging both within and across nations depending, in part, on prevailing cultural expectations and values, political and economic imperatives, and social and demographic characteristics. Thus, while some regions and countries have responded with innovative policies and programs to better enable the growing cohort of older adults to remain active and engaged in the community, other regions and countries have struggled with their response or barely begun to plan for the rising population of elders. This symposium assembles editors at five leading gerontological journals to demonstrate the role that peer-reviewed scholarship can play in disseminating knowledge that informs gerontological research, policy, and practice internationally. Editors include: Kyungmin Kim, PhD, Research on Aging; Jessica Kelley, PhD, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences; Edward Alan Miller, PhD, Journal of Aging & Social Policy; Julie Hicks Patrick, PhD, International Journal of Aging & Human Development; and Julie Robison, PhD, The Journal of Applied Gerontology. Each presenter will review the scope, content, and focus of their journals and the role and opportunities for international scholarship.

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THE JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY: SOCIAL SCIENCES: GLOBAL SCHOLARSHIP CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.705 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S195-S196

Author(s):

Deborah Carr

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Research Policy ◽

Data Sets ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Gerontological Research ◽

Parallel Data ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Social Scientific ◽

The Life Course ◽

Cross National

Abstract Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences aims to publish the highest quality social scientific research on aging and the life course in the U.S. and worldwide. The disciplinary scope is broad, encompassing scholarship from demography, economics, psychology, public health, and sociology. A key substantive focus is identifying the social, economic, and cultural contexts that shape aging experiences worldwide. In the coming decade, social gerontology research is poised to present many opportunities for cross-national and cross-cultural scholarship – driven in part by the proliferation of large parallel data sets from many nations in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. I will discuss the role that peer-reviewed cross-national scholarship can play in disseminating knowledge that informs gerontological research, policy, and practice internationally. I will also identify under-researched areas that will be of great interest to scholars in the coming decade, including LGBT older adults, aging in the Global South, reconfigured families, and centenarians.

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Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences—Global Scholarship Challenges and Opportunities

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.1392 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 361-361

Author(s):

Jessica Kelley

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Research Policy ◽

Data Sets ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Gerontological Research ◽

Parallel Data ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Social Scientific ◽

The Life Course ◽

Cross National

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From research, through policy and politics to practice: learning from experience

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy ◽

10.1108/ijssp-04-2013-0041 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 34 (1/2) ◽

pp. 35-46

Author(s):

Emma Davies ◽

Elizabeth Rowe

Keyword(s):

Social Policy ◽

Case Studies ◽

Research Policy ◽

Political Process ◽

Learning From Experience ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Public Servants ◽

Content Type ◽

Difficult Terrain ◽

The Impact

Purpose – The aim of this paper is on what the authors learnt from negotiating the difficult terrain linking, or separating, research from policy advice and the political process. Design/methodology/approach – This paper outlines two case studies from New Zealand to examine what confounds and what bridges gaps between research, policy, politics and practice. The case studies were predicated on the belief that interagency and cross-sectoral actions were necessary to align actions and achieve good outcomes in social policy. Findings – Interagency processes are not the Holy Grail. More attention needs to be paid to the impact of the context in which researchers, public servants and politicians operate and of the research and policy-making processes within their organisations. Politics within and between organisations and politics on the national stage must also be understood if the gap between research, policy and practice is to be narrowed and successfully navigated. Originality/value – These are original case studies. Researchers often bemoan the failure of their findings to influence policy and practice; policy makers complain that researchers are unaware of “real world” timeframes and policy concerns, and politicians grow impatient with advice that takes little heed of political imperatives. Therefore, these case studies will be of particular interest to students and practitioners of social policy and researchers who wish to see their findings influence policy.

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Why Increased Focus on Aging With Disability Matters to Gerontology Research, Policy, and Practice

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2212 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 643-644

Author(s):

Margaret Campbell ◽

Matthew Janicki

Keyword(s):

Research Policy ◽

Research Strategies ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Mobility Impairments ◽

Gerontological Research ◽

Cord Injury ◽

Changing Demographics ◽

The Impact ◽

Improve Health

Abstract This symposium elaborates on the theme of the 2020 conference, “Why Age Matters”, to include aging with disability. We ask: “can an increased focus on aging with disability within gerontological research, policy, and practice advance our knowledge of disablement across the life cycle and improve our design and implementation of health and social service interventions’? Five experts will address this from differing perspectives (including gerontology and rehabilitation). One presentation draws on national/ regional data to illustrate the changing demographics of aging and disability and highlights the health consequences of aging with- and aging into, long-term physical disabilities. A second uses data from a mixed methods study to demonstrate the unique challenges experienced by adults aging with spinal cord injury with a focus on the impact of specific environmental barriers and facilitators to maintain health and participation in social roles. A third covers three reports on data from a scoping review to document the exclusion of middle-aged and older adults with disabilities from behavioral clinical trials and describes how translational research strategies can be used to help close this gap. A fourth presents examples of how technologies, such as videoconferencing and voice activation, are being used to deliver and enhance existing EB interventions to improve health, physical activity, and participation for individuals aging with mobility impairments. The last one draws on research and scholarly work from both gerontology and rehabilitation to highlight the co-occurring issues of ageism and ableism and describes how reducing ableism is central to successfully reframing aging. Lifelong Disabilities Interest Group Sponsored Symposium.

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Expanding the gerontological imagination on ethnicity: conceptual and theoretical perspectives

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x14001330 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 35 (5) ◽

pp. 935-960 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

SANDRA TORRES

Keyword(s):

Social Constructionism ◽

Ethnic Diversity ◽

Research Policy ◽

Social Constructionist ◽

Western World ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Theoretical Perspectives ◽

Gerontological Research ◽

The Social ◽

Ageing Populations

ABSTRACTThe globalisation of international migration has increased the ethnic diversity of most ageing populations across the Western world. This has implications for gerontological research, policy and practice, and puts our understandings of ethnicity to the test. This paper presents the different perspectives that inform ethnicity scholarship (the essentialist/primordial perspective, the structuralist/circumstantialist perspective and social constructionism) and suggests that the way in which we regard ethnicity has implications for how gerontological research is designed, how policies for old age are formulated and how gerontological practice is shaped. Through a review of contemporary gerontological research on ethnicity published in some of gerontology's main journals, the paper discusses some of the trends observed and concludes that most research seems to be informed by essentialism and structuralism. This suggests that the gerontological imagination on ethnicity has yet to be informed by the latest developments in ethnicity scholarship. The paper therefore urges gerontologists to broaden their understanding of ethnicity and suggests that much could be gained if we were to let the social constructionist perspective on ethnicity and the notion of intersectionality be sources of inspiration for the gerontological imagination on ethnicity.

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THE GSA PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM — STRENGTH IN AGE: HARNESSING THE POWER OF NETWORKS

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.2362 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S634-S634

Author(s):

Harvey J Cohen

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Biological Sciences ◽

Higher Education ◽

Older Adults ◽

Social Networks ◽

Research Policy ◽

Social Research ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Reciprocal Relationship ◽

Policy And Practice

Abstract GSA is a network of disciplinary components each of which is a network composed of members. This large system possesses powerful emergent properties that are realized at many interdisciplinary interfaces. The GSA Presidential Symposium mirrors this by bringing together rapporteurs from our disciplinary presidential symposia who will summarize the major findings of these symposia. The Behavioral and Social Sciences presidential symposium explores the use of social networking by aging adults, the media and technologies utilized, and the impact of these trends on health and well-being. The Biological Sciences presidential symposium examines multiple layers of biological networks as predictors of systemic aging. The Social Research Policy and Practice presidential symposium dissects the reciprocal relationship between broad environmental contexts and social networks throughout life and ways in which this relationship can be used to optimize the aging experience. The Health Sciences presidential symposium reports on the improvement of perioperative care of older adults achieved through harnessing the partnership and collaboration of all disciplines involved in this care. The Academy of Gerontology in Higher Education presidential symposium discusses ongoing initiatives that build networks to shape age-friendly programs and policies at universities, international collaborations, and competency-based gerontology education. The Humanities and Arts presidential symposium investigates the synergy between museums and aging, both of which are represented as networks. A discussion between the presidential symposia rapporteurs with audience participation will ensue to identify common, overarching themes and to spark approaches to important, interdisciplinary problems in gerontology. • Kelly Niles-Yokum, Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education, Education Networks: Strengthening of Gerontology and Geriatrics through Connectivity • Kristine J. Ajrouch, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section, The Ties That Bind: The Influence of Social Media and Technology in the Lives of Older Adults • George L. Sutphin, Biological Sciences Section, Expanding the Geroscience Network • Luigi Ferrucci, Health Sciences Section, Optimizing Surgical Care for All Older Adults • Kate de Medeiros, Humanities and Arts Committee, Museums and Aging: Novel Network Opportunities to Support Optimal Aging • Emily Greenfield, Social Research Policy and Practice Section, Harnessing Social Networks to Optimize Environmental Contexts for Diverse Aging Experiences

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