This paper provides the course design and content for a course on the psychology of aging intended to reach practitioners and undergraduate students who live in isolated areas and are unable to attend congregate classes. Four educational objectives include: (1) to increase the knowledge and understanding of the student in the processes and…

This manual is designed to assist those helping professionals responsible for developing consumer education programs on the topic of retirement income management. In a modular presentation format, the materials focus on the following areas of concern: (1) a personal financial inventory; (2) ways to stretch retirement income; (3) steps to decrease…

This paper discusses some issues and challenges faced by the Boston University Gerontology Center in providing consultation and technical assistance to community agencies serving older adults. They are: community expectation vs. center capacity to deliver, time constraints vs. agency time demands, agency standards vs. University standards, program…

This course syllabus for high school students is divided into two parts. Part I focuses on an introduction to gerontology, and Part II on demographic aspects of aging. Course objectives include the following: (1) to develop student comprehension of the demographic data of aging; (2) to develop knowledge of the basic psychology of aging; (3) to…

The key notion in this article is that retirement brings a windfall of unoccupied time, as well as the freedom to choose how to use that time. Retirees are encouraged to determine what their interests really are and to identify the preferred activities that reflect those interests. Suggestions are given for examining interests and activities.…

This paper presents in outline form the following issues in developing programs in gerontology: getting started, support on campus, getting information, purpose of programs, organizational models, and multidisciplinary and multipurpose programs. (Author)

The Senior Aide Volunteer Educator (SAVE) project in Tigard School District 23J, Tigard, Oregon, was initiated in 1971 under ESEA Title III funding to provide additional instruction to selected students from the first six grades in the areas of reading, mathematics, and elementary science. Examples from this project are often cited, but this…

Outlines the contents of a one-week course called "Survival Spanish," which was taught to retired persons in an Elderhostel program. Differences in learning strategies between and presentation of material to adults and children are discussed, with specific emphasis on the older learner. (SED)

The first four of the 11 chapters in this manual focus on the background of the intergenerational program, various workshops, and additional training aids that were used, while chapters 5 to 9 and 11 provide information for other communities that wish to implement intergenerational programs. Topics covered include senior citizen volunteers in the…

This guide, designed to assist groups interested in participating in the 1981 White House Conference on Aging, describes the community forum as an opportunity for local citizens to hold public discussions on issues of importance to older persons and to the general community. The handbook introduces readers to the Conference, outlines the design of…

This manual is designed to assist those helping professionals responsible for developing consumer education programs for older adults on the topic of food purchasing and costs. In a modular presentation format, the materials focus on the follwing areas of concern: (1) information on food buying; (2) planning the food budget; (3) shopping for good…

This guide presents a course of study designed for public school continuing education programs. The course is intended to make older persons more knowledgeable about programs and services which, if used, could add appreciably to their well being. Four units make up the curriculum: (1) Stretching Your Income, Health Care and Services, Information…

This tenth and last article in the series briefly reviews the objectives of the series and introduces a framework for further understanding and implementing the ideas that are useful to individual retirees. (Author/MLF)

The handbook is part of a series on legal services for the elderly which can be provided by senior citizens as paralegals. It is designed to be used in training and Security Income program (SSI). The 14 sections provide discussion, reference to basic sources, and advocate tips for: (1) SSI and the income maintenance system, (2) an overview of SSI,…

These teaching units, designed for use at the high school level, focus on nutrition, housing, health care, and retirement. The purpose of the unit on nutrition, housing, and health care is to provide an inquiry approach by which the student may become more aware of certain problems of the aged members of the community. The student, upon completion…