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| Federal Programs | 3 |
| Geriatrics | 3 |
| Gerontology | 3 |
| Older Adults | 3 |
| Employment Opportunities | 2 |
| Older Workers | 2 |
| Retirement | 2 |
| Age Groups | 1 |
| Career Change | 1 |
| Career Planning | 1 |
| Citizen Participation | 1 |
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| Social Policy | 3 |
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Peer reviewedBowles, Elinor – Social Policy, 1976
Reviews and describes three programs in which older adults provide their services: foster grandparents, senior companions, and retired senior volunteers. (AM)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Federal Programs, Geriatrics
Peer reviewedBalten, Michael D.; Kestenbaum, Sara – Social Policy, 1976
Suggests that the current approach to older workers on the part of government policy makers appears to be a nonpolicy, that is, they hope that by not looking at the problems it will go away. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Groups, Career Change, Career Planning, Employment Opportunities
Peer reviewedScott, Patricia Reed – Social Policy, 1976
Describes some of the programs that employ older adults and notes the elderly's considerable skills and dependable work habits. (AM)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Federal Programs, Geriatrics, Gerontology
