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Vol. 2, No. 1 · Winter 2007 |
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Gerontology Content Increasingly Found in Self-Study Documents CSWE Senior Scholar Dr. John Rife of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro recently completed an extensive review, with permission, of accreditation self-study documents from 45 social work programs. The primary purpose of this review, the first of its kind at CSWE, was to document the frequency of gerontology-related content in social work curricula. Using qualitative analysis software, it was found that the majority of gerontology content was infused in the self-study sections on HBSE, diversity, social-economic justice and vulnerable populations, and policy. Overall, the number of gerontology-related key words increased over time, and programs involved in the GeroRich or Gero-Ed Center CDI programs showed a greater amount of gerontology content in their curricula than programs that had not participated in any Hartford curriculum development initiatives. Finally, programs had the most gerontology content if they articulated specific program goals or objectives for gerontology education. The executive summary of this study, which provides a baseline snapshot of the frequency and context of recent gerontology infusion, is available on the CSWE Gero-Ed Center Web site: www.Gero-EdCenter.org. |
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