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Direct linkWhitted, Charles R., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The topic of this research study is the experience of older adult learners' inclusion in a cooperative learning traditional classroom environment. For this study, older adult learners were defined as learners aged 50 and over. The definition of inclusion for older adult learners was focused on their perceptions of being equally valued and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Older Adults, Student Experience, Inclusion
Peer reviewedGardner, Paula; Alegre, Rio – Educational Gerontology, 2019
In the "Through their Eyes Project" health sciences students are partnered with older adults to explore and assess the age-friendliness of their neighborhood. Using an innovative data collection tool -- 'moving interviews' -- these intergenerational research teams learn about the community and each other by traveling, observing, and…
Descriptors: Health Sciences, Older Adults, Social Attitudes, Intergenerational Programs
Chonody, Jill M. – Educational Gerontology, 2015
With the rapid aging of the population, strategies that can be incorporated into the curriculum are needed, including social work and medicine. Over the past 20 years, pedagogical strategies to improve attitudes toward older adults and gerontological practice along with knowledge about aging have been tested. Instructors are seeking methods that…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Age Discrimination
Download full textWarren, Nicholas J.; Kamimura, Akiko; Trinh, Ha Ngoc; Stephens, Emily; Omi, Keita; Kanaoka, Ana; Ishikawa, Ai; Yamanaka, Katsuo – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Japan launched the Long-term Care Insurance program in 2000, and ratified the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2014. Japan has been taking significant steps to support their elderly population and individuals with disabilities. However, information is lacking on the understanding and opinions of either of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Disabilities, College Students
Tam, Maureen – Educational Gerontology, 2014
Successful aging and lifelong learning are value-laden concepts that are culturally determined. To this effect, people with different value systems and cultural backgrounds may perceive and understand these two concepts differently, resulting in different definitions and conceptualizations by people in diverse cultural contexts. There have been…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Cultural Influences
Wurtele, Sandy K.; Maruyama, LaRae – Teaching of Psychology, 2013
Research suggests that university students tend to hold negative attitudes about older adults. However, there is some evidence to suggest that these ageist attitudes can be challenged and changed through curricular intervention. The current study was designed to determine whether the "Activities of Older Adults" exercise as part of a…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Negative Attitudes, Social Attitudes, Older Adults
