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| Titel | Aging Societies: Challenges and Opportunities |
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| Kursnummer | 3040 |
| Program | Folkhälsovetenskap |
| Språk | Engelska |
| Antal högskolepoäng | 3.0 |
| Datum | 2018-04-09 -- 2018-04-27 | Kursansvarig institution | Institutionen för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle |
| Särskild behörighet | |
| Kursens syfte | This course approaches the challenges and opportunities of an aging population from a public health perspective. It focuses on the lifelong heterogeneous aging process, and health and welfare in old age. The course is relevant for PhD students in public health and health sciences, or students from other disciplines interested in aging research. |
| Kursens lärandemål | After completing this course students are expected to be able to: 1. Identify and discuss societal challenges and opportunities that arise from an aging population, and how they can be addressed. 2. Reflect on how these challenges and opportunities can be related to her/his research. 3. Reflect on key concepts and theories from the course, and apply them on her/his research. |
| Kursens innehåll | Life expectancy continues to increase around the world. Aging societies present societal and economic challenges, but older people are also a resource for society. The course addresses these topics and provides knowledge on key concepts and theories in the multidisciplinary field of aging research. Attention will be given to: - The demographic shift toward an aging society: what are the challenges and opportunities for public health? - Health trends and the interplay between morbidity and mortality in later life (e.g., compression and expansion of morbidity) - The third and fourth age - The heterogeneous aging process - Active, healthy, and successful aging - How health and health inequalities in old age are shaped by experiences and behaviors throughout the life course - Aging within health and social care systems what are the future challenges? |
| Arbetsformer | Different strategies for teaching and learning will be used, such as lectures, seminars based on selected readings, group discussions, as well as peer reviewing. The doctoral students´ proactive participation will be required. |
| Obligatoriska moment | Active participation in group work and seminars is mandatory. If a participant is absent because of unforeseen circumstances, the course directors assess if, and in that case how, absence can be compensated. |
| Examination | To pass the course the student has to achieve the learning outcomes. This will be assessed through participation in mandatory seminars, an individual written assignment reflecting on the course content in relation to her/his own research and also written and oral reflection on a peers individual assignment. |
| Kurslitteratur och övriga läromedel | Scientific articles, reports and book chapters related to the course content will be distributed before and during the course. In selection: Dannefer, D. (2010). The SAGE handbook of social gerontology. Sage Publications. https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.proxy.kib.ki.se/lib/ki/detail.actiondocID=743592 Foster, L., & Walker, A. (2014). Active and successful aging: A European policy perspective. The Gerontologist, 55(1), 83-90. Harper, S. (2014). Economic and social implications of aging societies. Science, 346(6209), 587-591. Kuh, D., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Lynch, J., Hallqvist, J., & Power, C. (2003). Life course epidemiology. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 57(10), 778-783. Dannefer, D. (2003). Cumulative advantage/disadvantage and the life course: Cross-fertilizing age and social science theory. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 58(6), S327-S337. Von dem Knesebeck, O. (2010). Health inequalities in ageing societies. Fries, J. F., Bruce, B., & Chakravarty, E. (2011). Compression of morbidity 1980 2011: a focused review of paradigms and progress. Journal of aging research, 2011. |
| Antal studenter | 8 - 25 |
| Urval av studenter | Eligible doctoral students will be selected based on 1) date for registration as doctoral student (priority given to earlier registration date), and 2) the relevance of the syllabus for the applicant's doctoral project. To be considered, include a short description of current research. |
| Övrig information | The course is extended over three weeks in order to promote reflection and reinforce learning. Lectures and seminars will be given the following dates: April 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 26. The written assignment is to be handed in on April 27. The course will be held at the Aging Research Center (ARC), Gävlegatan 16. |
| Ytterligare kursledare | |
| Senaste kursvärdering | Not available |
| Kursansvarig |
Carin Lennartsson Institutionen för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle 086905853 Carin.Lennartsson@ki.se |
| Kontaktpersoner |
Charlotta Nilsen Institutionen för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle charlotta.nilsen@ki.se |
