FACULTY DEVELOPMENT IN ETHNOGERIATRICS

Ethnogeriatrics and Special Populations

The purpose of this study was to compare ethnic differences in attitudes toward barriers and benefits of leisuretime physical activity (LTPA) in sedentary elderly Mexican (MAs) and European Americans (EAs). An in-home, crosssectional survey was performed on 210 community-dwelling elders from 10 primary care practices in south Texas that are part of the South Texas Ambulatory Research Network, a...

Ethnogeriatrics and Special Populations

There is a shortage of adequate screening instruments for dementia in poorly educated populations and non–Englishspeaking groups. An epidemiological survey was conducted in a population-based, largely illiterate, sample of 5,126 individuals aged 55 and older in 28 villages in the rural community of Ballabgarh in northern India. All participants were administered a general mental status test, th...

Examining Faculty Motivation to Participate in Faculty Development

In response to demands for public accountability and improved teaching and learning, institutions are recognizing the need to strengthen their faculty development programs. Central to strengthening faculty development programs is increasing faculty participation in these programs. This mixed-method study examined the motivation of full and part-time faculty to seek development, obstacles to att...

Faculty Development Roundup

Making Your Candidate Statement March 31, 3:30-5 p.m., Swede Johnson Building, Room 205, RSVP here[1] Candidates will work in small groups with senior faculty in related fields to discuss sample candidate statements. Candidate statements [2] are vital to outlining the impact of candidates' service, teaching and research. They play an especially important role in documenting the sorts of communi...

Faculty and Instructional Development