Education in Gerontology: Interdisciplinarity in theory; what about in practice?

It is well known that the study of aging is not an isolated practice, exclusive of one professional specialty, therefore, to meet the needs of such an heterogeneous group, different views and types of knowledge must converge. This research aims to verify if interdisciplinarity is truly present in ge...

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Autores: Manso, Maria Elisa Gonzalez, Veras, Elaine Cristina Alonso
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Repositorio:Revista Kairós (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/37916
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/2176-901X.2017v20i3p273-286
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gerontología
interdisciplinariedad
Educación de Postgrado.
Gerontologia
Interdisciplinaridade
Educação de Pós-Graduação.
Gerontology
Interdisciplinarity
Postgraduate Studies.
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Sumario:It is well known that the study of aging is not an isolated practice, exclusive of one professional specialty, therefore, to meet the needs of such an heterogeneous group, different views and types of knowledge must converge. This research aims to verify if interdisciplinarity is truly present in gerontology postgraduate programs offered in Brazil, in 2015, through the analyses of the curricular matrices.