Experienced old age
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KFG11B011 |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 3.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Hietaniemi, Elina |
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| Teacher Team: | Vallejo Medina, Aila |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Learning Outcomes
Through the study of research and fiction, students will become familiar with the types of experiences elderly people living in different circumstances have of aging and old age. Students will understand the significance of this literature to the development of their professional knowledge and emphathy. Student will become aware of the importance of connecting with elderly people as individuals and of providing individualised services.
Student's Workload
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No previous studies are required.
Contents
- The experience of aging and old age in research and fiction
- Theory of gerotranscendence in understanding the experience of old age
- The elderly person's life course and reminiscence
- Experiencing old age in different environments, in the country and in the city
- Relationship of the elderly with the material world
- Experiences of the couple relationship
- Roles, hobbies, generation-specific experiences
- Experiences of the elderly pertaining to the home, services and institutional care
Research and development: 2 cr
Recommended or Required Reading
- Heimonen S. & Syren I. (eds.) 2008. Kokemus ja kokemuksellisuus ikääntyessä. Ikäinstituutti. Oraita 1/2008
- Hervonen A. 2001. Vuosisadan vartijat, Ikääntymisen maailmanmestarit kertovat. Tammi. (pp. 97-136)
- Tornstam L. 2005. Gerotrancendence- Developmental Theory of Positive Aging. Springer Publishing Company (chapters 3, 5, and 6)
Vaarama, M & al. 80 vuotta täyttäneiden elämänlaatu. In Vaarama, M. & al. ( eds.) 2010. Suomalaisten hyvinvointi. Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos. Helsinki.
- Vaininen M. et al. 1999. Rakkaat ja tarpeelliset tavarat
- Studies and articles about the experiences of aging
- Articles from the Gerontologia journal
- Various sources of fiction
- Video documentaries.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures, discussions, group work and literary analysis
Assessment Criteria
Grading will be announced during the course.
Assessment Methods
- Active participation in lectures and group work
- Independent assignment: literary analysis based on the theoretical studies of experiential aging + seminar
- Pair work: research by experience
- Examination (numerical assessment 1-5)
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