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Sussman, Marvin B. – 1977
The role of incentives, i.e. economic and service supports, is explored in an attempt to find ways and means to provide elderly family members with creative enviornments so as to enhance their life conditions and relationships. In order to investigate the feasibility, circumstances, and conditions under which the family network, in lieu of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Children, Creative Development, Extended Family
Rivera, Renaldo – 1975
This program, developed for the secondary level, focuses on how our society looks at aging. Three lessons are included which deal with misconceptions about aging in America, the normal dependencies of aging, and economics and the older person. The lesson on misconceptions is intended to help break down stereotypes young people have about older…
Descriptors: Age, Curriculum Guides, Dependents, Economic Status
Fatula, Betty J.; And Others – 1975
The report deals with the design, development, and evaluation of a short-term training program directed toward modifying attitudes and acquiring new information and skills about sensory impairments frequently found among institutionalized elderly people. The training attempted to provide participants with a clearer understanding of the implication…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Geriatrics
Schaie, K. Warner; Zelinski, Elizabeth M. – 1975
The selected bibliography contains about 400 references taken from a keysort file of more than 45,000 references, compiled from commercially available data bases and published sources, relevant to gerontology. Those of questionable accuracy were checked or deleted during the verification process. Most references are in English and were selected…
Descriptors: Age, Age Differences, Bibliographies, Cognitive Ability
Seguin, Mary M., Ed.; O'Brien, Beatrice, Ed. – 1976
Aimed at retired persons, employers and potential employers of senior volunteers, and students of gerontology, the book examines the Older Volunteer Project of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, 1973-75. The 40 Andrus volunteers were between 49 and 78 years old, generally highly educated, with 66% having…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Human Development, Human Services, Labor Force Development

Selker, Leopold G., Ed.; And Others – Journal of Allied Health, 1987
Consists of a three-part paper and related materials by the National Task Force on Gerontology and Geriatric Care Education on the topic of the aging of society and health care. Issues covered include public policy, provider support, ethics, practice patterns, research, education, and impact on selected health professions. (CH)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Allied Health Occupations, Futures (of Society), Geriatrics

Page, Ann E. K.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1988
A required eight-week rotation in ambulatory medicine at three clinics that included house calls by medical students is described. The students' evaluation of the curriculum provided information on the effectiveness to teaching strategies and the success of transmitting knowledge about the homebound elderly. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Family Practice (Medicine), Geriatrics

Sankar, Andrea; Becker, Stephen L. – Journal of Medical Education, 1985
Research findings have demonstrated the relevance of a home care experience for teaching the interactions of the social, psychological, environmental, and biological factors that characterize chronic illness. Research was conducted in the Home Care Program at the University of California, San Francisco. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Clinical Experience, Diseases, Environmental Influences

Covey, Herbert C. – Educational Gerontology, 1983
Describes disengagement, activity, lifespan, subcultural, and continuity theories of social gerontology in light of participation in higher education by older students. Argues that continuity theory holds the most promise in accounting for older students. Emphasizes the need to stress the positive roles of old age. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Students, Aging (Individuals), Gerontology

Winogrond, Iris R.; Mirassou, Marlene M. – Gerontologist, 1983
Compares adult and elderly clients of a Crisis Intervention Service in an urban metropolitan area, which included a telephone counseling/referral service and a mobile intervention team for home assessments. Findings indicated the importance of using a biopsychosocial model, particularly in the assessment of elderly persons. (JAC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Community Health Services, Crisis Intervention, Delivery Systems

Teaff, Joseph D.; Johnson, David C. – Educational Gerontology, 1983
Presents a proposed bill for a tuition tax credit for preretirement education. Eligibility, control, type of expenditure, and proportionate benefit are examined, as well as issues such as constitutionality and revenue loss. The use of existing educational resources and regulatory agencies would not require new federal programs. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Gerontology, Higher Education

Starr, Jerold M. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1982
Suggests that the established life history approach to the study of aging has been reformulated to include the macrostructural and cultural context. Demonstrates the utility of some core concepts in social phenomenology and ethnomethodology, particularly Schutz's concept of biographical work, for developing this new conception of the self.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Gerontology, Locus of Control

Swensen, Clifford H. – American Psychologist, 1983
Contrasts the relatively abundant information on the young with the paucity of research knowledge on the aged, and asserts that psychologists have too few solutions to coping with the problems of aging. Suggests the integration of older adults into all aspects of society through structural change. (Author/AOS)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Gerontology, Older Adults, Psychological Needs

Clark, Robert L.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1982
Presents four papers discussing issues in the regulation of employer pensions, trends in pension coverage and benefit receipt, restrictive pension provisions and older workers, and indexing retirement benefits. (JAC)
Descriptors: Employees, Fringe Benefits, Futures (of Society), Gerontology

McKee, Patrick L. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1980
Examines how old age invites consummatory assessments of the major stages, relationships, and events of the past. Suggests neglect of consummation in life-satisfaction indexes can lead to bias in testing theories of aging. Proposes that human fulfillment is related to achieving favorable consummations in old age. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Concept Formation, Developmental Stages