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Innovations in Student-Centered Interdisciplinary Teaching for General Education in Aging
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Damron-Rodriguez, JoAnn; Effros, Rita – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
The University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) General Education "Clusters" are innovations in student-centered undergraduate education focused on complex phenomena that require an interdisciplinary perspective. UCLA gerontology and geriatric faculty recognized the opportunity to introduce freshmen to the field of aging through this new…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, General Education, Medical Schools, Gerontology