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The Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 12(1), 105-118. Baccalaureate social work education and courses on aging: The disconnect. Teaching critical reflection: A tool for transformative learning in social work? Social Work Education, 30(7), 745-758. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 23(3/4), 229-244. Student perspectives of online discussions: Strengths and weaknesses. Barnett-Queen, T., Blair, R., & Merrick, M.The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 13(1), 1-14. Design-based research: Putting a stake in the ground. The articulated learning: An approach to guided reflection and assessment. Undergraduate attitudes toward the elderly: The role of knowledge, contact and aging anxiety. See pre-conference information on ESWRA website for further details. Our SIG will be holding a full day pre-conference event on 10 th April 2019 for ESWRA, Leuven, Belgium. Professor Janet Anand,Department of Social Sciences, University of East Finlandĭr Sarah Donnelly, School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, University College Dublin. Professor Marjaana Seppänen, Faculty of Social Sciences,University of Helsinki, Finland Themes or Priorities areas identified and Working Groups established:

It also creates a platform for sharing experiences and strengthening the position of GSW in Europe. The SIG will provide a positive forum to create networks, taking forward knowledge production and knowledge transfer in the area of SIG. Taking these areas of development together, the overarching aim of the SIG for Gerontological Social Work (GSW) is to bring together social work academics, researchers, practitioners, students and policy makers with an interest in GSW.

Celebrating and recognizing the importance of social work with older people is an area of development.

Disseminating research and involving practitioners in research and research into practice is an ongoing area of need.

Improved structures for gerontological social work research are needed.

Research focusing on ageing exists – but gerontological social work research, or the social work contribution to inter disciplinary gerontological research - is often not very visible.

There are fewer social work academics with an active interest in older people.

The current status of academic activity related to gerontological social work highlights: European Network on Gerontological Social Work

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