Students Connecting the Dots Between Policy Through Service, Research, and Teaching
2024
Connecting Students to Gerontological Policy
publication
Author Information
Author(s): Jarrott Shannon
Primary Institution: The Ohio State University
Hypothesis
Students pursuing social sciences degrees should learn how policy impacts their efforts to improve individual, family, and community circumstances.
Conclusion
Students can enhance their ability to navigate and utilize policy effectively to support older adults and their communities.
Supporting Evidence
- Students engaged in service at an intergenerational day program developed a satellite food pantry for healthy food access.
- The Ohio Scholars in Aging program convenes students to study policy making.
- Research students facilitated access to the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program during COVID.
Takeaway
Students learn how policies affect their work to help older people and their families, and they can find ways to make things better.
Methodology
The study involved examples of teaching, research, and service related to gerontological policy.
Participant Demographics
Undergraduate and graduate students from across Ohio.
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