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Download full textMyers, Jane E. – 1990
This monograph purports that American society limits the behavior of older individuals based on the arbitrary criterion of chronological age and proposes the concept of empowerment--gaining a sense of personal power or control over over's life--as the antidote for older persons who face devalued status as they age and the for the accompanying drop…
Descriptors: Chronological Age, Individual Power, Locus of Control, Older Adults
Bland, Carole J.; Bergquist, William H. – 1997
This report examines issues concerned with the vitality and productivity of senior faculty at institutions of higher education. The first section reviews shifting faculty demographics and is followed by a case study of the career of one professor. Next, research on the productivity of senior faculty in teaching, research, and service is reviewed.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging in Academia, Career Development, College Faculty
Lewis, Judy, Ed.; Bradley, Loretta, Ed. – 1999
The sixteen chapters in this volume were selected from advocacy theme papers written by members of the American Counseling Association. They examine the role of the counselor as advocate for different groups of people, as follows: (1) "Developing a Common Language and Framework for Understanding Advocacy in Counseling," (R. L. Toporek);…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Advocacy, Alaska Natives, American Indians
