ABSTRACT

Internationally, universities are recognizing the importance of understanding and enhancing age as a component of diversity and inclusion efforts through the Age-Friendly University (AFU) initiative. Eastern Michigan University (EMU) joined the AFU Network in 2018 and has been conducting an environmental scan of supports, weaknesses, and opportunities for age inclusiveness since this time. This article describes a qualitative exploratory study undertaken as part of the Environmental Scan that aimed to understand the perspectives of university stakeholders on supports, barriers, and opportunties to age-friendliness. Twenty-eight participant stakeholders from divisions across the university campus were purposefully sampled to engage in in-depth interviews that were recorded and transcribed. Qualitative thematic findings generated through constant comparative method of analysis include: Experience Sharing, Need for Intentionality in Age-Friendly Efforts, and Existence of Age-Inclusivity Barriers and Opportunities for Change.

摘要

在国际上，大学正在认识到通过老年友好大学 (AFU) 倡议了解和提高年龄作为多样性和包容性努力的一个组成部分的重要性。东密歇根大学 (EMU) 于 2018 年加入 AFU 网络，自那时以来一直在对年龄包容性的支持、弱点和机会进行环境扫描。本文描述了作为环境扫描的一部分进行的定性探索性研究，旨在了解大学利益相关者对支持、障碍和老年友好的机会的看法。有目的地对来自大学校园各部门的 28 名参与者利益相关者进行抽样，以参与记录和转录的深入访谈。