Teaching Difficult Topics in Gerontology

Sample size: 380 publication

Author Information

Author(s): Bolkan Cory, Weaver Raven, Decker Autumn

Primary Institution: Washington State University

Undergraduate students have specific perspectives on important topics to include in lifespan human development curricula.

Students showed strong interest in addressing challenging issues like mental illness and death in their classes.

Students expressed strong interest in discussing mental illness and death in their classes.
The survey included 380 undergraduate students.
Culturally responsive teaching and critical pedagogies were suggested as effective approaches.

Students want to talk about tough subjects like death and mental health in their classes, and teachers can help them do that.

Survey of undergraduate students regarding their perspectives on important topics in gerontology education.

76% Women, 65% White, 44% first-year students.

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