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Huang, Chin-Shan – Educational Gerontology, 2012
This study surveys elementary and secondary teachers in Taiwan and compares the findings with other studies conducted in America and Japan. The objective is to explore differences among teachers in Taiwan, Japan, and the United States in terms of their knowledge of, and attitudes toward, aging and the implementation of aging education in schools.…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Gerontology, Aging Education, Teacher Characteristics
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Tsukada, Noriko; Tatara, Toshio – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
The development of gerontological education is lagging behind in Japan in spite of Japan's large population of elders. Nevertheless, there are signs that this may be changing. In this paper we discuss how gerontology education has evolved in Japan over the past 40 years. Specifically, we provide an overview of the development of academic societies…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Gerontology
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Goranson, Donald G., Ed. – 1992
Designed for secondary students, the 20 lessons in this volume promote education for, with, and about older adults and prepare students to participate in the changing world. Lessons 1-3 explore attitudes about aging through word association, confront the aging process, and examine values regarding time. Lessons 4-6 study aging in different times…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging Education, Ancient History, Attitude Change