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Direct linkLun, Man Wai Alice – Educational Gerontology, 2011
The international community is facing the pressure of aging societies. In the United States of America, we will shortly be facing the aging of baby boomers, a dramatically large population expected to peak as senior citizens in 2030 at 70 million. Global societies are facing a crisis: lack of adequately trained and emotionally oriented personnel…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Human Services, Negative Attitudes, Gerontology
Sandel, Mark H.; Cohen, Harriet L.; Thomas, Cecilia L.; Barton, Thomas R. – Educational Gerontology, 2006
During the coming years the need for professionals to work with the nation's elders will increase several fold. This will place a great responsibility on university educational programs to prepare enough qualified future professionals to work in the greatly expanding field of gerontology. Prior research has identified several nonacademic and…
Descriptors: Practicums, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Focus Groups
