Study Guide

Objective

You know factors associated with the learning of aging people.

You know the basic principles of educational gerontology.

You know the basics of guidance and teaching of aging people in different situations and operating environments.

You are familiar with the teaching methods and guidance of aging people.

You know the psychical changes related to aging and the psychical and social performance of aged people.

You know the basic principles and areas of study in psychogerontology.

You can analyse meanings of gerontological theories.

You can outline what is individual aging and aging in society and how they interact.

You are familiar with individual aging changes and difference between individuals, effects and influencing factors.

You are familiar with the birth mechanisms, progression, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of key diseases of the elderly.

Content

How does aging affect learning, sensory function, memory and intelligence?

What components affect aging people's working and recreation activities?

How is aging taken into account in organizing education and guidance?

What are psychical aging changes and social performance?

How is aging experienced and what is experiental aging?

What is biological aging?

How does genotype and environment interact?

What explains aging?

How do aging changes and illnesses interact?

What kind of continuum do health, functional deficits and illnesses create?

What is morbity of aging people?

What is typical to illnesses of elderly people?

How do aging changes affect the progress of diseases, care and rehabilitation?

Opiskelumateriaali

Osoitetaan opintojakson osien alkaessa

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Opintojakso jakautuu kahdelle lukukaudelle, joista geropsykologia ja sosiaaligerontologia on keväällä 2022 ja koulutusgerontologia ja terveysgerontologia ja geriatria syksyllä 2022. Itsenäisesti tai ryhmässä tapahtuvaa työskentelyä, luento, opetuskeskustelu, oppimistehtävät, yhteistoiminnallinen oppiminen.

Nopeuttava oppimisväylä:
Opiskelija on suorittanut vastaavan laajuiset ja sisältöiset opinnot yliopistossa tai korkeakoulussaO

Opiskelijan työmäärä

1 op= 27 tuntia opiskelijan työtä

Further information

Sosiaaligerontologia 2 op keväällä 2022 opettajana Merja Nurmi
Geropsykologia 2 op keväällä 2022.
Koulutusgerontologia 2 op syksyllä 2022
Terveysgerontologia ja geriatria syksyllä 2022

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Aktiivinen osallistuminen lähiopetukseen, hyväksytysti tehdyt tehtävät.

Qualifications

No prerequisities