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Green, Fiona Lamont – 1982
The guide is designed to help educators integrate the study of aging into the high school curriculum. Objectives are to promote and support the study of aging and the aging process, dispel popular misconceptions surrounding aging, aid educators in establishing programs with, by, and for seniors, and provide a list of helpful resource groups.…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Citizen Participation, Community Services
Drew, Benjamin; Waters, Judith – 1984
Although inflation has forced many older persons to find part-time employment or to continue working past their anticipated retirement age, stereotypes of aging may hinder the acceptance of older persons in the workplace. It is particularly important to assess attitudes toward the elderly in a working class population who will first feel the…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Competence