TY - JOUR
T1 - The stealth gerontology™ program
T2 - Training teachers to infuse aging and age-related content into public school classrooms
AU - Pruski, Linda A.
AU - Plaetke, Rosemarie
AU - Blalock, Cheryl L.
AU - Marshall, Carolyn E.
AU - Lichtenstein, Michael J.
N1 - Funding Information:
We are appreciative of the funding sources that supported this work: The Science Education Partnership Award (R25-RR-12369; 1997–2003) provided through the National Institutes of Health including the National Center for Research Resources, National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research, and the National Institute on Aging; The Eisenhower Professional Development Grant program (97045; 1999–2000); The San Antonio Area Foundation (2001–2002); and The Frederic C. Bartter General Clinical Research Center (M01-RR01346).
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - Preparing youngsters for an aging society requires teachers who keep pace with health science research. The Stealth Gerontology™ program educates teachers regarding aging-related issues. The design and assessment of the program are reported in this paper. Teachers attended sessions including direct instruction and hands-on participation (e.g., laboratories). Sound educational methods were modeled through interactions with university researchers and lessons from the Positively Aging® curriculum, while highlighting aging topics atched to educational standards. Participants showed significant improvement (p ≤ 0.05) in eight of nine topics in multiple-choice pre- and posttests. Evaluations indicate a high degree of success.
AB - Preparing youngsters for an aging society requires teachers who keep pace with health science research. The Stealth Gerontology™ program educates teachers regarding aging-related issues. The design and assessment of the program are reported in this paper. Teachers attended sessions including direct instruction and hands-on participation (e.g., laboratories). Sound educational methods were modeled through interactions with university researchers and lessons from the Positively Aging® curriculum, while highlighting aging topics atched to educational standards. Participants showed significant improvement (p ≤ 0.05) in eight of nine topics in multiple-choice pre- and posttests. Evaluations indicate a high degree of success.
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U2 - 10.1080/03601270490483913
DO - 10.1080/03601270490483913
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:4544289779
SN - 0360-1277
VL - 30
SP - 691
EP - 710
JO - Educational Gerontology
JF - Educational Gerontology
IS - 8
ER -