Do Middle School Students Really Have Fixed Images of Elders?

Lichtenstein, Michael J.; Pruski, Linda A.; Marshall, Carolyn; Blalock, Cheryl L.; Liu, Yan; Plaetke, Rosemarie

doi:10.1093/geronb/60.1.s37

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“…These studies demonstrate an early socialization to ageist assumptions (Falchikov, 1990;Lichtenstein et al, 2005;Mitchell et al, 1985;Valeri-Gold, 1996;Weber et al, 1996). We argue that such assumptions are likely to be well-embedded and taken for granted by the time students enter college.…”

Section: Student Sketches Of the Elderlymentioning

confidence: 71%

“…Another strategy that may be useful in the college classroom is suggested by the literature examining sketches of the elderly. Employed for decades as a means of measuring intelligence and personality problems (Di Leo, 1983;Goodenough, 1926;Harris, 1963), the use of sketches in examining attitudes toward the elderly is more recent (Falchikov, 1990;Lichtenstein et al, 2005;Mitchell, Wilson, Revicki, & Parker, 1985;Valeri-Gold, 1996;Weber, Cooper, & Hesser, 1996). We suggest that sketches drawn by college students provide not only a reflection of their views of the elderly and the aging process, but also a novel way of teaching concepts relevant to courses in social gerontology and the sociology of aging.…”

Section: Views Of the Elderlymentioning

confidence: 91%

“…Perhaps reflecting ambivalent views of the elderly, Lichtenstein et al (2005) reported in a study noted for its large sample (nearly 2,000 sketches by middle-school students) that approximately 29% of the sketches could be viewed overall as positive, 22% negative, and 50% neutral. Similarly, in a sample of approximately 100 students between 8 and 11 years old, Weber et al (1996) find that 59% of the sketches depicted the elderly as healthy and active; but, indicators of physical impairment were not uncommon.…”

Section: Student Sketches Of the Elderlymentioning

confidence: 96%

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Drawing on Stereotypes: Using Undergraduates' Sketches of Elders as a Teaching Tool

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2007

Educational Gerontology

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Cantwell

2007

Educational Gerontology

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“…Specific goals aimed at producing healthy adults must be aligned with stages of adolescent development (6,18). Lifestyle choices play major roles in the development or prevention of disease, so a lifecourse view of health has merit in educating adolescents about CVD.…”

Section: Lifecourse View Of Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…TEI Program information indicates that middle school students envision their futures much more positively than they do the future of their parents and other elders (18). This positive view, and the changes students observe in others, was rarely associated with any group of illnesses, including CVD.…”

Section: Lifecourse View Of Healthmentioning

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Getting the word out: Teaching middle-school children about cardiovascular disease

Toepperwein

Pruski

Blalock

et al. 2008

Journal of Clinical Lipidology

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has roots in childhood; since CVD begins early, a clear strong case for early education focused on CVD primary prevention exists. Scientists are not traditionally involved in disseminating health knowledge into public education. Similarly, public school teachers typically do not have access to biomedical research that may increase their students' health science literacy. One way to bridge the 'cultural' gap between researchers and school teachers is to form science education partnerships. In order for such partnerships to be successful, teams of scientists and teachers must 'translate' biomedical research into plain language appropriate for students.In this article, we briefly review the need for improving health literacy, especially through schoolbased programs, and describe work with one model scientist/teacher partnership, the Teacher Enrichment Initiatives. Examples of cardiovascular research 'translated' into plain language lessons for middle school students are provided and practical considerations for researchers pursuing a science education partnership are delineated. KeywordsHealth education; science educations; atherosclerosis; adolescents; cardiovascular risk scores; cardiovascular health education; teacher professional development The core challenge for health scientists and educators in the United States is to translate the knowledge gained from research into improved health for the public. Even though there have been large gains in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease since the 1980s, the Corresponding Author: MaryAnne J. Toepperwein, Educational Development Specialist, TEI Teacher Enrichment Initiatives, UTHSCSA Medicine/GCRC MSC 7891, Ph: 210-567-4477 Fax: 210-567-4414, toepperwein@uthscsa.edu. Disclosure Statement: All authors have no competing interests regarding this paper or our ongoing research.Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Biomedical research often eludes consumers most in need of the results. Informing the broader public about research findings has been a longstanding challenge (2). For cardiovascular disease, the research community was startled in 1953 by evidence that atherosclerosis, a disease primarily of older adults, was found in young Korean War veterans (3). Over the ensuing five decades, confirmatory research amassed (4,5), but remained primarily ensconced within the peer-reviewed literature. Many research findings are slow to reach the public (6); educators, parents, and adolescents are consumers in need of such information, but typically are not exposed to biomedical jou...

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Personality and Coping

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Aging and Older Adulthood

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Do Middle School Students Really Have Fixed Images of Elders?

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Drawing on Stereotypes: Using Undergraduates' Sketches of Elders as a Teaching Tool

Drawing on Stereotypes: Using Undergraduates' Sketches of Elders as a Teaching Tool

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