A diffusion of innovations approach to gerontological curriculum enrichment institutionalizing and sustaining curricula change

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 35-50

  Dorfman, Lorraine T ^a   Murty, Susan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age enriched curriculum; Diffusion of innovations; Faculty development; Gerontological competencies; Intergenerational service learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL WORK; UNIVERSITY;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CURRICULUM; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL WORK; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33645232243     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v26n02_03     Document Type: Article

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