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Details for article 216 of 257 found articles
| Title: |
The advantages of credit-noncredit gerontology courses: Widowhood as an illustration |
| Author: |
Barrett, Carol J. |
| Appeared in: |
Death studies |
| Paging: | Volume 3 (1980) nr. 4 pages 333-345 |
| Year: |
1980-10-01 |
| Contents: |
The evaluation of a credit-noncredit course on widowhood is described, outlining its joint administrative sponsorship by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and by the Division of Continuing Education, an academic department and two university programs. An unusual degree of diversity in the students' ages, academic preparation, and reason for enrolling is documented. Key course components include a lecture-discussion format in which current research is evaluated from the perspective of the student's experience in diverse roles, and small group projects in which the widowed continuing education students serve as resource people for the younger credit students. An anonymous, formal course evaluation confirmed the dramatic success of the course relative to college-wide norms. Differential needs of credit and noncredit students were met, and both groups projected lasting impact of the course. Five principles for gerontological education were derived: (a) heterogeneity in student backgrounds may be an asset rather than a liability in the classroom; (b) intergenerational teaching can be highly effective for both younger and older students; (c) amelioration of the stresses ensuing in life crises and preparation for those crises are compatible goals, not mutually exclusive processes; (d) most universities have the resources to implement credit-noncredit gerontology courses; and (e) such courses institutionalize the integration of disciplinary content and life experience. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
Details for article 216 of 257 found articles
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