ERIC Number: EJ844132
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
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A Diffusion of Innovations Approach to Gerontological Curriculum Enrichment: Institutionalizing and Sustaining Curricular Change
Dorfman, Lorraine T.; Murty, Susan A.
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, v26 n2 p35-50 2005
This article describes a gerontological enrichment model for institutionalizing and sustaining curricular change utilizing Rogers' (1995, 2003) diffusion of innovations approach to organizational change. The goal of the project, funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, is to transform the social work curriculum at a major state university so that "age and intergenerational connections" are important organizing principles in the diversity emphasis of the program. Components of the model include: (1) increasing faculty competence; (2) infusing gerontological/ geriatric competencies into all foundation courses; (3) community partner involvement; (4) intergenerational service-learning; (5) developing field and practicum sites; and (6) evaluation. Implications for gerontological/geriatric education are discussed. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Intergenerational Programs, Geriatrics, Organizational Change, Educational Change, Curriculum Enrichment, Social Work, Educational Gerontology, Instructional Innovation, Faculty Development, Service Learning, Competency Based Education, Instructional Design
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Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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