ERIC Number: EJ827217
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Mar
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
From Loving Grandma to Working with Older Adults: Promoting Positive Attitudes towards Aging
Goncalves, Daniela C.
Educational Gerontology, v35 n3 p202-225 Mar 2009
The steady increase of population aging requires not only more people working within the field of aging but also the creation of new services. However, current students from areas such as medicine, nursing, psychology, and social work frequently have low interest in working with older adults. The low interest relates to this task's lack of challenge, absence of social status, and lower incomes. Different variables explain pervasive negative attitudes and lack of interest to work with older cohorts. Change of direction in this trend involves the inclusion of age related topics in university curriculum as well as promoting direct contact with older adults.
Descriptors: Social Status, Negative Attitudes, Older Adults, Social Work, Interpersonal Relationship, Aging (Individuals), Medicine, Nursing, Psychology, Trend Analysis, Teaching Methods, Educational Gerontology, Allied Health Occupations
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A