TY - JOUR
T1 - Career Transitions in Midlife
T2 - Pursuing an MSW as an Older Student
AU - Gonzales, Ernest
AU - Morrow-Howell, Nancy
AU - Daftary, Dolly
AU - Stafford, Rosemary
AU - Echols, Jason
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - This study aims to increase understanding about the challenges and opportunities for graduate schools of social work to meet the educational needs of midlife and older adults. Interviews were conducted with alumni who received their MSWs when they were age 40 or older. The Alumni Office provided 170 alumni's contact information; 61 (36%) alumni were reached and 60 (98%) agreed to participate. Most (62%) switched from the for-profit sector into the nonprofit sector after their MSW, whereas others (38%) advanced within the human and social service occupations. Volunteering and caregiving were pathways to the MSW. Graduate schools could reshape recruitment and programming to facilitate an increasing number of older students.
AB - This study aims to increase understanding about the challenges and opportunities for graduate schools of social work to meet the educational needs of midlife and older adults. Interviews were conducted with alumni who received their MSWs when they were age 40 or older. The Alumni Office provided 170 alumni's contact information; 61 (36%) alumni were reached and 60 (98%) agreed to participate. Most (62%) switched from the for-profit sector into the nonprofit sector after their MSW, whereas others (38%) advanced within the human and social service occupations. Volunteering and caregiving were pathways to the MSW. Graduate schools could reshape recruitment and programming to facilitate an increasing number of older students.
KW - career transitions
KW - older students
KW - social work education
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U2 - 10.1080/02701960.2013.764870
DO - 10.1080/02701960.2013.764870
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84898952401
SN - 0270-1960
VL - 35
SP - 134
EP - 151
JO - Gerontology and Geriatrics Education
JF - Gerontology and Geriatrics Education
IS - 2
ER -