Enhancing Research Capacity in Gerontological Social Work
Enhancing Research Capacity in Gerontological Social Work
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DOI：
10.1080/03601270802421376
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Berkman, Barbara
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作者：
Mehrotra, Chandra M.;Townsend, Aloen;Berkman, Barbara
有一个未开发的潜力，社会工作教师进行老龄化研究，旨在提高老年人的福祉。为了更好地利用这一资源，我们设计，实施和评估了一个研究生培训计划，在老龄化研究。该计划的目标是建立和维持一个致力于进行老龄化研究的社会工作教师社区，将最新进展纳入他们的课程，并让他们的学生参与老龄化研究。方案设计包括一个初始研究所（侧重于研究方法，选定的内容领域以及与准备和提交赠款申请有关的程序事项）;持续磋商;以及在中间一年举行的年中会议和一个后续研究所，为参与者提供更多的机会来讨论他们提出的建议。本文介绍的评价数据侧重于前两个队列（2004年夏季和2005年夏季进入）。这些数据表明，该计划在扩大从事老龄化研究的教师队伍方面非常有效。分享了在方案结构、内容、招聘、评估和可持续性方面的经验教训。
There is an untapped potential of social work faculty to conduct aging research aimed at enhancing the well-being of older adults. To better exploit this resource, we have designed, implemented, and evaluated a postgraduate training program in aging research. The goal of the program is to build and sustain a community of social work faculty committed to conducting aging research, to incorporating recent advances in their courses, and to engaging their students in aging research. Program design includes an initial institute (which focuses on research methodology, selected content areas, and procedural matters related to preparation and submission of grant applications); ongoing consultation; and a midyear meeting during the intervening year and a follow-up institute that provide the participants with extended opportunities to discuss the proposals they develop. Evaluation data presented in this paper focus on the first two cohorts (who entered in summer 2004 and summer 2005). These data indicate that the program has been highly effective in expanding the pool of faculty engaged in aging research. Lessons learned with regard to program structure, content, recruitment, evaluation, and sustainability are shared.