Addressing the needs of Nicaraguan older adults living on the edge: A university–community partnership in international service-learning
| Autor: | Milton López Norori, Carmen Largaespada-Fredersdorff, Cory Bolkan, Margaret B. Neal, Melissa Cannon, Elisabeth Nolan, Alan Kenneth DeLaTorre, Iris Wernher, Keren Brown Wilson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Aging
Capacity Building Universities International Cooperation education Service-learning Nicaragua Pilot Projects Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Health care Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Student learning Community development 030504 nursing business.industry Research Community-Institutional Relations Interdisciplinary teaching Geriatrics University community partnership Geriatrics and Gerontology 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 38:119-138 |
| ISSN: | 1545-3847 0270-1960 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02701960.2016.1259161 |
| Popis: | Nicaragua is a very low-income country entering a period of rapid aging with limited geriatric training for health care professionals. To help build capacity and to enhance student learning, a short-term international service-learning program was implemented in 2004 in partnership with the Jessie F. Richardson Foundation and Nicaraguan community stakeholders. Graduate and undergraduate students at Portland State University complete coursework for one term in the United States then travel to Nicaragua for about two weeks to participate in educational, research, and service activities, primarily in group homes for older Nicaraguans. Students learn about global aging, gerontology, community development, service learning, and Nicaraguan history and culture, then apply their gerontology-related knowledge by training direct care staff, older adults and their family members, and students. The authors describe the impetus for and evolution of the program, students' evaluation of the program, faculty observations on program benefits and challenges, lessons learned, and future plans. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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