A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COURSE FOR GERONTOLOGY FACULTY FROM NORDIC COUNTRIES

A course was designed to (a) bring faculty from Nordic countries up to date with the latest developments in the field of gerontology, (b) es tablish a network of faculty teaching gerontology, and (c) promote ong oing communication between researchers and gerontology faculty. The co urse consisted of true 2-week sessions with a 6-month break between th em. Participants included 25 faculty from five countries. The faculty represented disciplines such as nursing, social work, psychology, gero ntology, medicine, and social anthropology. The course provided both b road and in-depth views of gerontology. The presentations, therefore, included the latest developments in the field and the instructors' own research. Each presentation was followed by a group session in which the participants discussed the theme of the day and how they planned t o integrate the new knowledge into their teaching. In addition, they p repared papers during the B-month interval between the two course sess ions and presented them during the second half of the course. Program evaluation indicated that the course was successful in achieving its o bjectives and should be continued.