Enhancing Faculty Leadership: Urban Gerontology in a Multicultural Society

摘要

The project's goal was to increase the geriatric/gerontological of facility inthe two collaborating colleges. Five faculty members from each of the colleges were recruited for participation in a series of educational activities, so that they could enhance and expand course offerings in gerontology at their college and increase student awareness of career opportunities in the field of aging. It is our belief that an enhanced curriculum will increase the number of students entering the field of aging. The ten faculty are expected to develop an educational module to be implemented within their home institution. Special features and components of the project such as-campus coordinators, discipline specific and interdisciplinary seminars, site visits, and student career activities-are described. Curricula content is defined. Findings that are relevant to project are described as well as difficulties encountered in program development.