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Download full textMcGuire, Sandra L. – Online Submission, 2022
Ageist attitudes permeate society, are readily transmitted, and are perpetuated from generation to generation. These attitudes are a prejudice against our future selves. Research has consistently shown that children as young as preschool evidence ageist attitudes, these attitudes become more negative as the child grows older and tend to become…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Social Bias, Negative Attitudes, Childrens Literature
Peer reviewedMcGuire, Sandra L. – Online Submission, 2017
Life expectancy is increasing worldwide. Unfortunately, people are generally not prepared for this long life ahead and have ageist attitudes that inhibit maximizing the "longevity dividend" they have been given. Aging education can prepare people for life's later years and combat ageism. It can reimage aging as a time of continued…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Social Attitudes, Life Style
McGuire, Sandra L. – Online Submission, 2016
Increased longevity is a worldwide phenomenon placing emphasis on the need for preparation for life's later years. Today's children will be the older adults of tomorrow. A resource that can help to educate them about aging and prepare them for the long life ahead is early children's literature (Preschool-Primary). This literature can provide…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Aging (Individuals), Positive Attitudes, Older Adults
Direct linkMcGuire, Sandra L.; Mefford, Linda – Journal of School Nursing, 2007
Americans are living longer than ever before. A child born today can expect to live 80 years, 90 years, or longer. Many of today's children will live to be centenarians. Aging education to prepare people for the long life ahead has been endorsed since the first White House Conference on Aging in 1961. However, little is happening with aging…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Children, Well Being
McGuire, Sandra L. – 1987
Noting that early children's literature plays a major role in the development of children's attitudes, this annotated bibliography lists early children's literature which contains positive portrayals of older adults. The books selected portray aging as a natural and lifelong process of growing and developing; present similarities between young and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Childrens Literature
McGuire, Sandra L. – 1992
Noting that early children's literature plays a major role in the development of children's attitudes, this annotated bibliography lists over 100 early childhood picture books which contain positive portrayals of older adults. The books selected portray aging as a natural and lifelong process of growing and developing; present similarities between…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Annotated Bibliographies
