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| An evaluation of an online postgraduate dementia studies program | | Author(s) | Anthea Innes, Fiona Kelly, Louise McCabe |
| Journal title | Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, vol 33, no 4, October-December 2012 |
| Publisher | Routledge, October-December 2012 |
| Pages | pp 364-382 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Paid welfare workers ; Postgraduate education ; Training [welfare work] ; Attitude ; International. |
| Annotation | Education is key to addressing the challenges of providing high-quality care to the ever growing number of people with dementia. Although dementia education is required for multiple professions and disciplines working with people with dementia and their families and friends, there is a gap in knowledge of students' views about university-level online dementia education. This article reports on an evaluation, via an online questionnaire, of student views of the delivery modes and learning impact for the first online postgraduate programme in Dementia Studies worldwide. The majority of study respondents (65%) reported their participation in the Dementia Studies programme as broadening their thinking, with 61% reporting that it broadened their practice. Students also reported on the utility of initial face-to-face teaching and the extent to which they were able to apply their learning to practice. The article concludes by suggesting that a blended learning approach, comprising online and face-to-face teaching with an emphasis on reflexivity has the potential to meet the global demand for skilled dementia care practitioners and to create leaders in the dementia care field. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121214265 A |
| Classmark | EA: QP: V7P: QW: DP: 72 |
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