@article{ref1,
title="Building bridges between gerontology and elder law",
journal="Gerontology",
year="2019",
author="Kohn, Nina and Brown, Maria and Doron, Israel",
volume="65",
number="1",
pages="98-102",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Academics have long called for greater interaction between gerontologists and legal scholars. However, prior studies have suggested that disciplinary borders remain a barrier to such interaction, hampering gerontology's ability to function as a truly multi- or interdisciplinary field. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to understand the nature of current interactions between legal scholars and gerontologists, and to identify opportunities to advance scientific dialogue and cooperation between the two. <br><br>METHODS: Semi-structured, open-ended interviews with 27 participants (12 elder law scholars, 15 gerontologists) were conducted by phone, recorded, and analyzed by an interdisciplinary team. <br><br>RESULTS: Both elder law scholars and gerontologists indicate that their field would benefit from research collaboration and cross-disciplinary teaching with the other field, but the fields remain distinct with little cross-disciplinary learning. Participants identified a series of opportunities, however, for increasing such learning and collaboration. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The authors identify ways gerontologists can be encouraged to integrate elder law into their teaching and research, and suggest how this integration could enhance understanding of the aging experience.<br><br>© 2018 S. Karger AG, Basel.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0304-324X",
doi="10.1159/000489883",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000489883"
}