The Effects of Service-Learning on College Students' Attitudes Toward Older Adults.
The Effects of Service-Learning on College Students' Attitudes Toward Older Adults.
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DOI：
10.1080/02701960.2015.1079705
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发表时间：
2016-04
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Freshman B
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作者：
Augustin F;Freshman B
对于专门从事老年人护理的提供者来说，目前美国医疗保健劳动力的短缺已达到危机水平。年龄歧视、缺乏对工人需求的认识以及缺乏与年长者的接触等障碍可能会影响年轻专业人士的职业选择。为了探索增加老年学学生数量并扩大老年护理人员队伍的方法，研究人员对老年护理机构中的服务学习对学生对老年人态度的影响进行了定性内容分析。与老年人有接触的学生报告说，他们对老年人的积极看法有所增加，发现了自己的年龄歧视刻板印象，并对老年人护理职业产生了兴趣。服务学习经历二十一个月后，学生们再次接受了调查，他们的回答表明，态度持续发生积极变化，专业发展也证明了这次经历带来的有益的长期影响。
The current U.S. healthcare workforce shortage is at crisis levels for providers who specialize in elder care. Barriers such as ageism, lack of awareness of the need for workers, and lack of contact with seniors can impact the career choice of young professionals. To explore ways to increase the number of students who pursue gerontology and to expand the elder care workforce, the researchers conducted a qualitative content analysis on the impact of service-learning in senior care facilities on students’ attitudes toward older adults. Students with senior contact reported increases in positive perceptions of seniors, discovered their own ageist stereotypes, and developed an interest in a career in elder care. Twenty-one months after the service-learning experience, students were surveyed again with their responses indicating continued positive attitude changes along with professional development demonstrating beneficial long-term effects from the experience.