Turning Doctoral Students into Faculty in Gerontological Social Work: The AGESW Experience

dc.contributor.authorKusmaul, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorWladkowski, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorHageman, Sally
dc.contributor.authorGibson, Allison
dc.contributor.authorMauldin, Rebecca L.
dc.contributor.authorGreenfield, Jennifer C.
dc.contributor.authorFields, Noelle L.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-18T16:19:35Z
dc.date.available2019-11-18T16:19:35Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-29
dc.description.abstractDeveloping faculty interested in aging may help social work meet the needs of our growing aging population. However, doctoral students need a variety of supports to complete PhDs and become gerontological social work faculty. This study explored one program’s role in supporting the development of social work doctoral students to faculty in gerontology. An e-mail invitation was sent to all former participants (2010–2016 cohorts) of the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW) Pre-Dissertation Fellows Program (PDFP). The 38-question online survey consisted of Likert-type scales, multiple answers, and one open-ended question per section about the program’s impacts on their academic career development in teaching, research, mentoring, and support. Forty-five respondents, representing all six cohorts, completed the survey. More than half reported that the PDFP contributed to their ability to publish their research (64.4%, n = 29), grow their professional network (86.7%, n = 39, and teach (55.5%, n = 25). Doctoral programs provided different experiences than the PDFP, including mentoring, methodological training, professional development, networking, and peer support. Results suggest the PDFP provides content recipients value that supplements instruction received in their institutions. The program’s ability to connect students to each other and to national leaders enhances their career development and socialization into academic roles.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01634372.2019.1686097en_US
dc.format.extent4 filesen_US
dc.genrejournal articles postprintsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2tbfw-dsto
dc.identifier.citationKusmaul, Nancy; Wladkowski, Stephanie; Hageman, Sally; Gibson, Allison; Mauldin, Rebecca L.; Greenfield, Jennifer C.; Fields, Noelle L.; Turning Doctoral Students into Faculty in Gerontological Social Work: The AGESW Experience; Journal of Gerontological Social Work; https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2019.1686097en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2019.1686097
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/16349
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC School of Social Work
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.rightsThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Gerontological Social Work on 2019-10-29, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01634372.2019.1686097
dc.rightsAccess to this item will begin on 2020-10-29
dc.subjectsocial work educationen_US
dc.subjecttrainingen_US
dc.subjectmentoringen_US
dc.subjectlearningen_US
dc.subjecteducationen_US
dc.subjectprofessional workforce issuesen_US
dc.titleTurning Doctoral Students into Faculty in Gerontological Social Work: The AGESW Experienceen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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