GER501 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Human Services (HUSER)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject offers students a grounding in theoretical frameworks with which to approach the analysis of contemporary issues in ageing, and offers an opportunity to conduct an in-depth systematic analysis of particular issues. The subject is conducted in two phases. In phase 1 students are familiarised with political-economic, feminist, post-structuralist, and hermeneutic-narrative approaches to knowledge. In phase 2, students choose to focus either on an intensive reading of the gerontological literature about work and leisure, health and well being, family relationships, incomes and housing, or another approved topic; or on an extensive case study documenting an area of contemporary policy and/or practice within gerontology, such as rehabilitation, mental health, retirement programs, income support and housing, or another approved area of policy and practice.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance | Albury-Wodonga | Session 2 |
| Distance | Albury-Wodonga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: GER501
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Available only to Master of Health Science (Gerontology) or Graduate Certificate in Gerontology students.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- demonstrate a depth of understanding about the different approaches to the construction and analysis of knowledge;
- be aware of structural and post-structural approaches to validity in the interpretation of knowledge;
- apply a particular analytic framework to a field of discourse within gerontology;
- show that they have acquired an extensive and in-depth familiarity with the topic selected for their intensive readings or case study;
- present both orally and in written form the results of their study to an acceptable standard of presentation; and
- critically evaluate the current status of knowledge, policy, and practice within the topic or area selected, and suggest areas for development and implementation of new knowledge and policy and/or improved practice.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Macro-sociological analysis of knowledge (e.g., class/gender/race) - Post-structural analysis of knowledge (e.g., Foucauldian) - Hermeneutic interpretive approaches to knowledge - Current issues in knowledge, policy, and practice within gerontology - Introduction to literature searching and reviewing - Planning a self-directed program of study - Using lecturing and other support staff in an individual study program
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.