TY - JOUR
T1 - Demonstrating the value of gerontology in troubled times
T2 - Taking the future self exercise from the classroom to the community
AU - Masters, Julie L.
AU - Holley, Lyn M.
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - Gerontologists at state-funded universities are being challenged to demonstrate the value of their programs amid looming budget cuts. This article, third in a series reporting research and development of the Future Self exercise, suggests that the latest iteration of the exercise is an effective way to demonstrate the value of a gerontology program to community members. The article describes adaptation of the classroom exercise, and results of evaluation of presentations of the adapted exercise to 15 community and professional groups in Nebraska and Kansas during the past two years. Implications for future research and practice are identified.
AB - Gerontologists at state-funded universities are being challenged to demonstrate the value of their programs amid looming budget cuts. This article, third in a series reporting research and development of the Future Self exercise, suggests that the latest iteration of the exercise is an effective way to demonstrate the value of a gerontology program to community members. The article describes adaptation of the classroom exercise, and results of evaluation of presentations of the adapted exercise to 15 community and professional groups in Nebraska and Kansas during the past two years. Implications for future research and practice are identified.
KW - Anticipatory socialization
KW - Community
KW - Future self
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U2 - 10.1080/02701960.2011.583961
DO - 10.1080/02701960.2011.583961
M3 - Article
C2 - 21846235
AN - SCOPUS:80051765401
SN - 0270-1960
VL - 32
SP - 245
EP - 259
JO - Gerontology and Geriatrics Education
JF - Gerontology and Geriatrics Education
IS - 3
ER -