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Direct linkMcGuire, Sandra L.; Klein, Diane A.; Couper, Donna – Educational Gerontology, 2005
Americans are living longer than ever before. However, many are not prepared for the long life ahead of them. Although lifespan-aging education has been endorsed since the first White House Conference on Aging in 1961, little is happening with aging education in our homes, schools and communities. Americans often reach old age with little or no…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Aging Education
Pratt, Francis; Laney, James D.; Couper, Donna – Social Studies, 2002
Aging is often thought of as an essentially biological process and therefore a matter for the natural sciences, but that notion constitutes a very narrow view of aging. The longevity revolution of the past century and how it affects each individual and all societies can only be understood if we also draw on the social sciences. When the young…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials, Aging Education, Social Studies
