Promoting active engagement in health research: Lessons from an undergraduate gerontology capstone course

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-123

  Robbins, Emily J ^a   Kinney, Jennifer M ^a   Kart, Cary S ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Course assessment; Pedagogy; Racial ethnic disparities in diabetes; Undergraduate capstone course

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CURRICULUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING;

AGED; AGING; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CURRICULUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 58149265427     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701960802223159     Document Type: Article

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