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Scrivano, Rachel M.; McCullock, Seth P. – Communication Teacher, 2022
Ageism is highly prevalent, especially among college students. However, efforts to reduce ageism largely take place in helping professions. This activity seeks to promote positive perceptions toward older adults and aging among communication undergraduate students through gerontological education, a positive intergeneration contact experience, a…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Reflection
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Hartley, James – Higher Education Review, 2007
Students attending a lecture usually have a wide range of prior knowledge about the topic in question. Rather than seeing this as a problem, lecturers can take advantage of such differences. This article shows how students' misconceptions about old age were used to inform a lecture on the topic. Prior knowledge can thus be used to aid teaching and…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Psychology, Lecture Method, Misconceptions
Kavanagh, Dennis; And Others – 1982
Five teachers developed and tested creative, subtle approaches to the use of aging-related source material in language arts activities, an effort which resulted in this volume of 14 self-contained activities. These activities have been successfully field-tested in junior or senior high school classes, resulting in gains in language arts skills,…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Attitude Change, Language Arts, Learning Activities
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Sorgman, Margo I.; Sorensen, Marilou – Theory into Practice, 1984
Ageism is a relevant topic of study because of its inevitability for all humankind. Student attitudes toward the elderly are generally negative and often follow stereotyped views found in books. An outline for use in developing a curriculum on aging is provided. (DF)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Valeri-Gold, Maria – Livewire, 1985
To help students identify with and appreciate the elderly, this annotated bibliography lists 24 books for kindergarten through seventh grade that involve children and young people in close relationships with older people. Annotations, divided according to primary level or upper elementary level, include publisher and date of publication, as well…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature
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Panek, Paul E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
Students ask five individuals what three terms or words come to mind when they hear the term old person. The student prepares an overall list and frequency count of responses. Students present their findings to the class. Each response is discussed and its connotation (e.g., negative, positive, neutral) determined. (RM)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Higher Education, Interviews
Couper, Donna P.; Pratt, Fran – 1999
Educators increasingly realize that longer life expectancies and changing demographics require literacy about the why's and how's of aging across the lifespan. While other contemporary issues are routinely addressed in schools, aging-related issues are often ignored or presented in stereotypical ways. This reference book suggests practical ways to…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Cultural Context, Curriculum Development
Newman, Sally – 1985
The paper discusses some of the available curricula on the aging, their goals, their shared characteristics, and some outcomes of the curricula. Appearing in several formats for grades K-12 classroom use and including texts, videos, and workbooks, the curricula are presented as activities that may be integrated with other prescribed content. Each…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Curriculum Development
Connecticut State Dept. on Aging, Hartford. – 1992
Presenting lesson plans for secondary teachers of language arts, this booklet is intended to help students develop healthy attitudes toward their own aging, realize the lifelong importance of decisions they make as adults, and understand the interdependence of all age groups. The activities suggested in the booklet are designed to address existing…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature
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Barnes, Denise R. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
A course for teaching an advanced undergraduate course on the psychology of adult development and aging is described and evaluated. Course goals, content, and format are discussed. Students generally viewed the course favorably. (RM)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Thoman, Elizabeth, Ed.; Silver, Rosalind, Ed. – Media & Values, 1989
This issue of "Media & Values" explores the influence of mass media on the perceptions about aging in our society. The essays present various interpretations of that influence and the implications for the society. Articles in the "Awareness/Analysis" section include: (1) "Granny Bashing: New Myth Recasts Elders as Villains" (Ronald F. Pollack);…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Mass Media, Mass Media Effects
Minnesota Board on Aging, St. Paul. – 1984
Units of study to help secondary students learn about the aging process are provided. There are five units. Major concepts taught in the first unit, "Chronological Aging," are that aging is a continual process, that generational cycles ensure survival, and that species depend on each other for survival. In the second unit, students learn…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Biological Influences, Cultural Differences
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Whitbourne, Susan Krauss; Hulicka, Irene M. – American Psychologist, 1990
A study of 139 textbooks written over the last 40 years. Recent texts are found to give more coverage to the psychology of later life, and many seek to present a positive image of aging and older adults. These treatments, however, often contain material that perpetuates stereotypes. (EVL)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Analysis of Variance, Content Analysis
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Wight, Randall D. – Teaching of Psychology, 1989
Describes a class in human development where students took on roles of the elderly by simulating physical constraints and aging. Depicts their reactions to the conditions and behaviors of the elderly. Allows students to examine their personal conceptions of the elderly. Finds study fostered empathy with senior adults. (Author/NL)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Attitude Change
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Blystone, Robert V.; And Others – Science Teacher, 1988
Provides suggestions for a unit on the biological process of aging. Includes three activity sheets on the comparison of jaws and dentition from differently aged people, a denture survey, and eating and living without teeth. Includes a framework for organizing a course on the physiology of aging. (RT)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Anatomy
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