BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS IN PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING

该方案旨在进一步提高国家开展高质量教育的能力。研究老龄化，从而提高老年人的健康状况。30名心理学教师将接受研究方法的高级培训，以建立一个致力于发展积极研究议程和整合老龄化教学和研究的大学教师社区。具体目标包括：1)增加心理学教师的知识、技能和动力，以追求正在进行的老龄化研究项目；2)为参与者提供与高级研究人员密切互动的机会，并促进他们之间网络关系的发展；3)提高参与者对探索老龄化研究新方向的资助支持的认识，并为他们提供与NIA项目人员互动的更多机会。4)增加参与者向国家老龄研究所提交的强有力的研究建议的数量。计划设计包括最初为期两周的研习会、关于提案发展的持续咨询、2月的工作会议和夏季的后续研习会。涵盖的主题包括：研究设计与分析（K. Warner Schaie）；进行实地研究的问题（尼尔·查内斯）；干预评估（Margaret Gatz）；评估老年人（M. Powell Lawton）；与非裔美国老年人进行研究（基思·惠特菲尔德）；并寻求赠款支持（NIA工作人员）。为了促进项目内容和成果的传播，教师将被邀请为教育老年学的一个特别主题问题做出贡献，重点关注老龄化研究的方法问题。该计划将通过与美国心理协会的合作联络、与少数民族老龄化研究资源中心的联系、与其他专业组织的联系以及通过与过去参与者和访问教授的网络活动来推广。

The program has been designed to further increase the national capacity for conducting high quality .aging research, thereby enhancing the health status of older adults. Thirty psychology faculty will receive advanced training in research methodology in order to build a community of college teachers committed to developing an active research agenda and to integrating teaching and research in aging. Specific objectives include: 1) increasing psychology faculty's knowledge, skills, and motivation for pursuing an ongoing program of aging research, 2) providing participants an opportunity to interact intensively with senior investigators and to promote the development of networking relationships among them, 3) increasing participants' awareness of grant support available for exploring new directions in aging research and providing them extended opportunities to interact with NIA program staff, 4) increasing the number of strong research proposals that participants submit to the National Institute on Aging. Program design includes an initial two-week institute, ongoing consultation regarding proposal development, a February working session, and a summer follow-up institute. Topics covered include: Research Design & Analysis (K. Warner Schaie); Issues in Conducting Field Studies (Neil Charness); Evaluation of Interventions (Margaret Gatz); Assessing Older Adults (M. Powell Lawton); Conducting Research with African American Elders (Keith Whitfield); and Seeking Grant Support (NIA Staff). In order to promote dissemination of program content and outcomes, faculty will be invited to contribute to a special theme issue of Educational Gerontology focusing on methodological issues in aging research. The program will be promoted through a collaborative liaison with the American Psychological Association, through a linkage with the Resource Center for Minority Aging Research, through contacts with other professional organizations, and through networking activities of past participants and visiting professors.