2002 Summer Workshop
Introducing Public Policy Issues in Aging into the Curriculum
June 23-27, 2002
Syracuse University
Sixteen professors from around the country gathered in Syracuse to explore ways in which the discussion of public policy issues in aging could be increased in college courses. The participants represented a wide range of fields including sociology, social work, women's studies, human development, economics, gerontology, and social science.
Presentations by leading researchers in aging included Timothy Smeeding (Syracuse) on policy analysis, health policy for an aging society; and economics. Robert Hudson (Boston University) on political science; Chris Himes (Syracuse), and Doug Wolf (Syracuse) on sociology and demography; Judith Gonyea (Boston University) on aging and women's studies; Eric Kingson (Syracuse) on social security reform. Presentations were also given by Patricia Cianciolo (Northern Michigan University) on making use of workshop resources; as well as John Krout (Ithaca College) on other programs in aging. Participants were also introduced to ways of searching for aging material on the Internet by Martha Bonney from the Center for Policy Research. When possible, these presentations are available for downloading through the agenda listed below.
In addition to formal presentations, participants discussed ways of increasing student enrollment in aging courses, methods of integrating aging material into other courses, teaching techniques and practices, and other resources for teaching and research. At the end of the workshop, small groups of participants presented teaching outlines for course modules in International / Cross Cultural; Race, Class, Gender, and Health; Retirement and Economic Well-Being; Long-Term Care and Intergenerational Issues. As with previous attendees, we intend to follow up with these participants and assess how they used their experiences and lessons from this workshop and incorporate them into their curricula.
Schedule
Sunday, June 23
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Introduction and Overview (2:00 pm)
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Policy Analysis Lecture (Smeeding)
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Bar-b-que (4:30 pm)
Monday, June 24
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Social Security Reform (Kingson)
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Undergraduate Classes in Public Policy (Smeeding)
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Lunch
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Sociology and Demography Segment Harrington Meyer, Himes, and Wolf
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Explanation and Group Assignments for Ending Presentations
Tuesday, June 25
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Internet as a Resource (Bonney)
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Policy Aging and Women Studies' Program (Gonyea)
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Lunch
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Beyond "The Binder": Using Workshop Resources to Develop Aging and Public Policy Course Content (Cianciolo)
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Group Assignment Wor
Wednesday, June 26
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Political Science Segment (Hudson)
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Introduction to Other Undergraduate Programs
(Krout) - Gerontology Institute
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Lunch
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Health Policy for an Aging Society (Smeeding)
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Closing Banquet
Keynote Speaker: Robyn Stone, Center for Medicare Education
"The Four Corners of Long-Term Care Policy: The Integration of Policy, Research, and Practice."
Thursday, June 27
Student Presentations/Module Outlines
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International / Cross Cultural
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Long-Term Care
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Race, Class, Gender, & Health
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Retirement & Economic Well-Being
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Intergenerational Issues
Feedback and Discussion
Time Schedule Note:
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Mornings will be 9:00-10:30 class; 10:30-11:00 break; 11:00-12:30 class
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Lunch will run from 12:30-2:00
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Afternoons will be 2:00-3:30 class; 3:30-4:00 break; 4:00-?? (class until 5:00 on Monday, open time for presentation work on other days).
For more information on any of the contents here, please contact:
Kelly Bogart
Center for Policy Research
426 Eggers Hall
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244-1020
(315) 443-3115 | FAX: (315) 443-1081
kbogart@maxwell.syr.edu
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