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Waxman, Barbara – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
Literary texts are cultural artifacts revealing a society's values and attitudes; reading literature about elders and old age can change readers' ageist attitudes. Beginning with these assumptions, I discuss ways of teaching cross-cultural aging in undergraduate literature courses, using Chilean texts paired with American texts. Students learn how…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Foreign Countries, English Instruction, Teaching Methods
Schram, Sanford F.; Osten, David F. – Aging and Work: A Journal on Age, Work and Retirement, 1978
To assess the impact of the 1973 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) on older worker's problems, article examines CETA's history, options, and authority. Finds major systemic factors that encourage local prime sponsors to understate aging populations' needs. Concludes there is a need for substantial CETA changes to effectively serve…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
Nine papers delivered at the Division of Libraries Serving the General Public at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 1992 annual meeting are presented. In addition to papers about libraries for disadvantaged persons, papers on services to children and young people and to the general public through mobile…
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Branch Libraries, Children, Childrens Libraries
Fowles, Donald G. – 1986
As of 1985 the population of persons aged 65 or over in the United States numbered 28.5 million. By the year 2000, persons in the 65+ age group are expected to represent 13 percent of the population, and this percentage may climb to 21.2 percent by 2030. In 1985, older men were twice as likely to be married as older women. Sixty-seven percent of…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Ethnic Groups
ASPIRA Association, Inc., Washington, DC. National Office. – 1992
This publication offers an overview of the health of Hispanic Americans in the United States. Topics covered include the following: (1) Hispanic representation in health fields; (2) access to health care; (3) maternal and child health; (4) substance abuse; (5) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Hispanics; (6) Hispanic elderly; (7) migrant…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Children, Death
Peterson, Richard E. – 1980
This executive summary sets forth the findings from a study of adult education opportunities and policies in industrialized countries. Focus of the project is on programs for workers, older persons, women entering the labor force, parents, and undereducated adults in nine countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Federal Republic of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Comparative Analysis
Kreitlow, Burton; Kreitlow, Doris – 1985
A study examined 140 persons from nine very diverse settings in the United States and England who had retired in a positive way. Interviews with the retirees revealed that despite their diverse geographical, socioeconomic, and racial/ethnic backgrounds, they all had one thing in common--in retirement, all of them had a new and exciting career.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Attitude Measures
Mullins, Larry C., Ed.; Sheppard, Harold L., Ed. – 1987
This document contains papers delivered at a conference designed to highlight similarities and differences in the situation of the elderly in Sweden and in the United States. The papers are: (1) "Aging and Work" (Sheppard, Berglind); (2) "Services to the Elderly: An Emphasis on the United States" (Hokenstad); (3) "Notes on…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Community Services, Comparative Analysis
Radford, John, Ed. – 1998
Nine chapters present cutting-edge research on "brainsex" and its effects on personality, education, and choice. It targets concepts such as job attributes, work flexibility, long-term life planning, home-work conflict, prestige versus occupational interest, and intrinsic motivational mechanisms to explain the relative failure of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Biological Influences, Career Choice, Career Education
Habib, Jack, Ed.; Nusberg, Charlotte, Ed. – 1990
This volume contains 19 papers that were presented at a conference addressing critical issues related to employment options for older persons. They are arranged in four sections that cover early retirement policies and their implications; older workers of Asia and the Pacific; the impact of technological change on the employment prospects of older…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Early Retirement, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Sheppard, Harold L.; And Others – 1978
The study reported here examines the employment-related problems of older workers and develops a research and development strategy for future federally funded projects. Following an introductory section, the content is in fifteen chapters. The first chapter covers a number of critical policy issues and the second concentrates on job-related…
Descriptors: Career Change, Educational Needs, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities
Keeter, Scott; Zukin, Cliff; Andolina, Molly; Jenkins, Krista – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2002
This study describes the civic and political behavior of the American public, with a special focus on youth ages 15 to 25. Using an extensive national telephone survey of 3,246 respondents, the authors describe what citizens are doing, and how often they are doing it. They look at a panorama of 19 core activities--ranging from voting to…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Citizenship Education, Telephone Surveys, Youth
Hashmi, Mahmud S. – 1988
Successful conduct of business in Saudi Arabia requires attitudes and skills significantly different from those needed in the United States. Distinct societal differences can turn winning practices in one culture into failures in another. Despite Saudi Arabia's recent emergence as a wealthy marketplace, traditional values and a unique lifestyle…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Age Differences, Business Administration, Comparative Analysis
Peterson, Richard E. – 1980
This paper sketches major programs for adult education in Sweden, the Soviet Union, France, and England and considers several policy implications for adult education in the United States. The first section examines the reforms in Swedish public education designed to facilitate social equality, with special emphasis on the study circle. A…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 2003
The General Accounting Office (GAO) studied selected nations' policies to increase the number of older workers participating in the labor force. The main data collection activities were as follows: (1) an analysis of population and labor force data from eight high-income Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development member nations; (2) an…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis