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Erber, Joan T. – Human Development, 1979
An overview is presented of several areas of deprivation research (animal, child, young adult) and methods of conceptualizing and measuring deprivation is applied to institutionalized geriatric patients. Suggestions are made for more precise approaches to studying and treating deprivation in this population. (Author/SS)
Descriptors: Gerontology, Institutionalized Persons, Older Adults, Opinions

Hodges, Maria; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1996
Two programs are described: a Hunter College/Mount Sinai Hospital certificate program that prepares social workers to deal with older populations; and Enhancing Faculty Leadership in a Multicultural Society, which prepares faculty to train minority students in working with older adults. (SK)
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Gerontology, Minority Groups, Older Adults

Li, Lydia W. – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: This study examined how the amount of informal care received by disabled elders changes when they are receiving publicly paid home care, and whether formal service use, disability, caregiving arrangements, and demographic characteristics of older adults predict changes in the amount of informal care. Design and Methods: Hierarchical…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Older Adults, Disabilities, Health Services
Goff, Kathy – Educational Gerontology, 2004
Senior to Senior: Living Lessons is a program created to provide meaningful horticulture therapy activities for community minority elders (60 years of age and older) and senior college students (20 years of age and older) from an Historically Black University. The program's objectives were to promote positive intergenerational relationships and to…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Service Learning, Horticulture, Gerontology
Beland, Robert – Educational Gerontology, 2004
The older adult population in America will significantly increase in the future. Older adults have important needs for recreation and leisure services (Beland, 2002). The author taught a class titled "Leisure Services for Older Adults" for over 24 years at the University of Florida. He has taught gerontology and recreation by teaching…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Therapy, Recreation, Nursing Homes
Horton, Sean; Baker, J.; Deakin, J. M. – Educational Gerontology, 2007
Seniors are routinely subjected to negative stereotypes regarding their physical and cognitive abilities. The power and prevalence of cultural stereotypes of aging essentially results in a "double-whammy" to seniors. First, they influence the way that seniors are treated by society. Second, cultural stereotypes affect how seniors see…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Cultural Influences, Ethnic Stereotypes, Quality of Life
Hawley, Karri S.; Cherry, Katie E.; Su, L. Joseph; Chiu, Yu-Wen; Jazwinski, S. Michal – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2006
The Knowledge of Memory Aging Questionnaire (KMAQ) measures laypersons' knowledge of memory changes in adulthood for research or educational purposes. Half of the questions pertain to normal memory aging and the other half cover pathological memory deficits due to non-normative factors, such as adult dementia. In this study, we compared memory…
Descriptors: Dementia, Memory, Aging (Individuals), Adults
Muir, Kenneth – Educational Gerontology, 2006
The impact of intergenerational mentoring between retirees and first-year college has largely been ignored in gerontological research. This research note explores the methodology of designing a mentoring program that targets "foster grandparents" and first-year college students using life satisfaction scales.
Descriptors: Grandparents, Mentors, College Freshmen, Life Satisfaction
Morrison, Catherine E. – 1996
Thirty-two sources in gerontology, located at the University of Rhode Island Library, are listed in this annotated bibliography as well as some interdisciplinary sources. This bibliography contains material published as recently as 1996 and includes annotations of an "Older Americans Almanac," bibliographies, a biographical dictionary,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Annotated Bibliographies, Gerontology, Higher Education
Davis, Linda J.; Brody, Elaine M. – 1979
Due to rising violent crime rates, crime and fear of victimization have joined health, income and housing as major concerns of older Americans. This guide proposes solutions which reflect the best available information. The three main sections focus on rape of women over 50, its prevention, and education programs and training aids. The guidelines…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Crime, Females, Gerontology

Shanas, Ethel – Gerontologist, 1979
The paper reports research findings on two aspects of the family as a social support system: family care for the elderly in time of illness and family visiting patterns. The immediate family is the major support in time of illness and the extended family is the major tie to the community. (Author)
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family Relationship, Gerontology, Older Adults

Capuzzi, Dave; And Others – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1979
A group counseling program for aged women was conducted. Results of these efforts are presented for purposes of sharing the proposed program sequence, describing what took place during the group sessions, conveying comments and reactions offered by group participants, and summarizing what was learned about facilitation groups for aged women.…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Females, Gerontology, Group Counseling

Levendusky, Philip G. – Journal of Gerontology, 1978
The performance of 60 elderly volunteers on two cancellation tasks was examined under one of three experimental conditions: social praise, social reproof, or no comment. The clear implications from these data are that social incentives may well facilitate behavioral change in the aged. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Older Adults

Marshall, Victor; Tindale, Joseph A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1978
A radical scholarship in gerontology would avoid the individualistic and adjustment biases, and would recognize that life in society is characterized by conflict, negotiation, and compromise over politico-economic and other interests. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Gerontology, Older Adults, State of the Art Reviews

Bell, Bill D. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1978
Examines three theoretical perspectives relative to prediction of life satisfaction following retirement. Hypotheses derived from crisis, continuity, and consistency theories were examined with regard to pre- and post-retirement satisfaction scores of 114 male respondents. In general, expectational disconfirmations relative to retirement did not…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Older Adults, Quality of Life, Research Projects