THE EXTENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND PERCEIVED IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL GOALS FOR RESIDENTS IN THE NURSING HOME LEVEL OF CARE IN CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES (NURSING HOME RESIDENTS).
Contributors: Pennsylvania State University.
Published: 1993
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Education, Adult and Continuing.; Gerontology.
Description: This study explored the extent of educational programs and the perceived importance to Activities Directors of educational goals for residents in the nursing home level of care in continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs).

The survey instrument contained a definition of an educational program and examples of the difference between an educational program and an activity. Perceptions of the importance of current and future educational goals in the nursing home level of care were measured with an abridged version of the Educational Goals Inventory (EGI) as developed by the National Council on the Aging. The questionnaire was mailed to the Activities Directors in a random sample of 300 CCRCs having 20 or more independent living units or nursing care beds, and 189 (63%) were returned. Descriptive and nonparametric statistics were used to analyze the data.

The mean age of the Activities Directors was 39 years, and 44% had been in their current positions from less than one year to three years. Slightly more than 50% of the respondents had completed degrees in any discipline. The Activities Directors who had been in their present positions the longest had the least amount of formal education. The majority of Activities Directors (76%) reported offering, on average, one to two educational program per month specifically for residents in the nursing home level of care. The most frequently used method of determining what programs to offer (70%) was by asking residents for suggestions. Special Concerns (60%), Creative Expression (59%), and Religion (58%) were the most frequent program topics. The Activities Directors were in general agreement that educational goals in the nursing home level of care need to be more important than they are at the present time.

Statistically significant relationships were found between the number of years Activities Directors have been in this position in any facility, their educational levels, and the number of educational programs offered in the last 12 months and the perception of the Activities Directors of the current importance of educational goals in the nursing home level of care.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-05, Section: A, page: 1636.

Thesis (D.ED.)--THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, 1993.

School code: 0176.