Using intergenerational relationship teaching strategies in a college-level online gerontology course: Research. Issue 4 (2nd October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Thurlow, Christine
• Is Part Of: Journal of intergenerational relationships. Volume 16:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 463
• Page End: 477
• Publication Date: 2018-10-02
• Subjects: Intergenerational relationships -- curriculum -- college students; Intergenerational relations -- Periodicals; 306.87405
• DOI: 10.1080/15350770.2018.1489329
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1535-0770

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Society members educated in gerontology are needed to care for older adults in the United States. Young people may have misconceptions and lack of awareness about aging and older adults, which may influence choosing jobs working with elders. However, research has shown that on-ground courses using intergenerational relationships as a teaching strategy have proved to be effective in changing the views of students. This article reports on the experiences of college-level students in an online gerontology course that used an intergenerational relationship teaching strategy. Through journal entries and discussion board postings, students shared new understandings about aging, elders, and themselves. Data were analyzed using narrative inquiry and the threedimensional (3D) inquiry space. Findings showed students' views could be changed through intergenerational relationships with reflection in an online course.