An environmental scan of methods for assessing age-friendliness in post-secondary institutions

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dc.contributor.authorZimmer, Chantelle
dc.contributor.authorGoerzen, Maya
dc.contributor.authorHogan, David B.
dc.contributor.authorToohey, Ann M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-07T17:14:54Z
dc.date.available2022-11-07T17:14:54Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-07
dc.descriptionThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education on Nov 7, 2022, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02701960.2022.2143358en_US
dc.description.abstractThe University of Calgary joined the Age-Friendly University (AFU) Global Network in 2018. As part of our university’s AFU action plan, a baseline assessment of the institution’s age-friendliness will be conducted to identify areas of strength and growth. To inform our approach and that of other institutions undertaking this work, an environmental scan was performed to determine methods used by post-secondary institutions to date to assess age-friendliness. Both academic and grey literature published between 2012 and 2022 in the English language was searched using diverse keywords. The academic literature was identified from four databases (Abstracts in Social Gerontology, Academic Search Complete, Education Research Complete, Scopus) and the grey literature from 84 institutional websites of AFU Global Network members. Twelve academic sources and four grey sources were included in the analysis. Seven methods were used to assess age-friendliness, with the most common approaches being surveys, inventories, focus groups, interviews, and photovoice. The Age-Friendly Inventory and Campus Climate Survey (Silverstein et al., 2022) was selected to evaluate the University of Calgary’s age-friendliness due to its alignment with all 10 AFU principles, comprehensiveness, and involvement of multiple stakeholders. Other post-secondary institutions should consider their context and resources when selecting an assessment method.en_US
dc.identifier.citationZimmer, C., Goerzen, M., Hogan, D. B., & Toohey, A. M. (2022) An environmental scan of methods for assessing age-friendliness in post-secondary institutions, Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, DOI: 10.1080/02701960.2022.2143358en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2022.2143358en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/115426
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43787
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.publisher.departmentOtheren_US
dc.publisher.facultyCumming School of Medicineen_US
dc.publisher.hasversionacceptedVersionen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.policyhttps://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/research-impact/sharing-versions-of-journal-articles/#acceptedmanuscripten_US
dc.subjectage-friendly universityen_US
dc.subjectage inclusivityen_US
dc.subjectassessmenten_US
dc.subjecthigher educationen_US
dc.subjectolder adultsen_US
dc.titleAn environmental scan of methods for assessing age-friendliness in post-secondary institutionsen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
ucalgary.scholar.levelFacultyen_US
ucalgary.scholar.levelUndergraduateen_US
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