Improving the Match between Jobs in the Field of Aging and Gerontologically Trained Personnel

摘要

The primary objectives of this 32-month research project were to: develop descriptions of the major orientations of gerontology, geriatrics, and aging studies programs of instruction in higher education; identify and validate core organizing principles for gerontology, geriatrics, and aging studies instruction in higher education; clarify and validate the core knowledge and skill outcomes of three major orientations of gerontology education; and provide an accurate description of the orientation, outcomes, size, structure, and stability of current programs of gerontology instruction in higher education.