The Gerontologist as an Administrator

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Jeffrey A. Giordano, Thomas A. Rich

Book Code: T306

ISBN: 0-86569-306-4

ISBN-13: 978-0-86569-306-7

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368 pages, figures, tables

Auburn House

Publication: 3/30/2001

List Price: $86.95 (UK Sterling Price: £49.95)

Availability: Print on demand

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Endorsement From Charles F. Longino,Jr.,Director
Reynolda Gerontology Program
Wake Forest University: At last! A textbook for management courses in aging that is not borrowed from other disciplines. The authors, as professors, have each trained hundreds of agency and company administrators in Florida. They blend gerontology and current management theory and practice, applying them to the nuts and bolts of organizational life. If you teach management courses in a graduate gerontology program, you must see this text. It is wonderful.
Endorsement From Richard D. Tucker
Professor of Psychology and Director, Initiative on Aging and Longevity
University of Central Florida: The authors have provided a unique and comprehensive text for the gerontologist administrators that supplies authoritative and practical guidance on a full range of management and leadership issues and tasks. This book should be in the professional reference library of every organization serving older adults. Each chapter of this well-organized text provides comprehensive,"stand-alone", coverage of separate topics. The comprehensive coverage provides something for everyone, whether in public, not-for-profit or for-profit settings. This is the first work that provides comprehensive coverage directly relevant to the gerontologist administrator.

Description: For students and practitioners of gerontology, this indispensable text examines all aspects of administering services to older adults. Jeffrey A. Giordano and Thomas A. Rich, both professors of gerontology with extensive experience in administration, surveyed practicing administrators over a two-year period. The resulting integration of administrative theory and practice is evident throughout this book's 13 chapters, which address everything from leadership styles and management techniques to ethical issues and community relations. In addition, the authors thoroughly examine the most widely encountered facets of the typical gerontologist administrator's career, including communication, organizational structure, the role and function of human resources administration, motivation and productivity, supervisory responsibilities, staff development, financial management, strategic planning, program evaluation, and organizational change. Both undergraduate and graduate students of gerontology will benefit from using Giordano and Rich's book as a core text for administration courses. Professors of gerontology administration will be relieved at last to have found a work that emphasizes the unique requirements of administrating older adult programs. The authors consider all three service sectors--private, public, and not-for-profit--in addressing those who are now in administration, those who aspire to be administrators, and those who will be surprised someday to be offered administrative responsibilities. Assuming a basic knowledge of gerontology, the text includes a "learning experience" following each chapter that allows readers to apply their knowledge of the field in a practical manner. Other special features include information on such contemporary challenges as how to use volunteers effectively, how to integrate ethics into programs for older adults, how to involve staff in administrative activities, how to make the most of public relations and fund-raising opportunities, and how to develop special projects.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Administering Services to Older Adults
Leadership Theory and Practice
Management Theory and Practice
The Ethics of Administration
Communication and Information
Organizing Programs and Staff
Human Resource Functions
Motivation and Productivity
Supervision and Staff Development
Funding Programs and Financial Management
Planning and Evaluation
Community Relations and Volunteers
Organizational Renewal and Change
Appendix
Bibliography

LC Card Number: 00-061076

LCC Class: HV1451

Dewey Class: 362


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