Date of Award

3-21-2013

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Sociology, Anthropology, and Gerontology

First Advisor

Rosalie Otters

Abstract

The goal of this study was to evaluate the training components of the Connect with Me! program which was created specifically for this research service-learning project. Ten graduate students in a Biology and Psychology of Aging class were trained and paired with older adults from a long-term care facility and the community. A quasi-experimental research design measured the effectiveness of the program. Results showed significant improvement in life-review interviewing skills. This thesis is divided into three chapters. Chapter one is a literature review of service-learning and offers a suggestion for expansion of Furco's model. Chapter two describes the Connect with Me! research service-learning project. Chapter three describes Anstee, Harris, Pruitt, & Sugar's (2008) six-stage model for service-learning in a gerontological setting. It explains how the Connect with Me! project used this model throughout each stage of development and delivery and offers a suggestion for expansion of the model for use with research service-learning.

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