This paper discusses the ways in which university programs for older people should change to cater to the interests and concerns of generative older people. We describe university programs offered at present, underlining their emphasis on personal growth and on learning for the sake of learning. We argue that these programs are not entirely…

The demographic situation in the Russian Federation is characterized by a steady process of natural population loss; it began in 1992 and coincided with the economic crisis. To a partial extent the loss was made up for by migration, and by early 2008 the number of inhabitants of Russia declined to 142 million compared to 148.6 million in early…

Suggests that community colleges concentrate their energy and resources to meet the significant educational needs of older adults and identifies several areas which deserve greater consideration. (Editor/PG)

A British study of mainstreamed and special needs classes for older adults found that the special education approach encourages a narrow perspective of aging and an emphasis on disability. At Simon Fraser University, a certificate program for senior citizens determined that seniors like age-integrated classes and instructors need training in…

Several national trends are converging to impact adult education today. First, the increasing presence of adults in higher education is accentuated by the expansive Baby Boom generation who are demanding greater access to the higher education system in the United States. Second, regarding workforce and economic development in the 21st century,…

Includes "Meeting the Needs of the Aging Network" (Browdie); "In Nursing, a Study in Contradictions" (Morrissey); and "In Geriatrics, the Team Approach" (Heinemann). (JOW)

Park and recreation curricula must include the special needs and interests of mature and older adult learners. The appropriate place of older students within curricula is explored from a philosophical perspective. Barriers to involvement are identified, and principles to facilitate the teaching-learning experience are discussed. (Author/MT)

Data gathered via questionnaires from 96 medical schools indicate that U.S. medical schools continue to assign a fairly low priority to the teaching of geriatrics. Only a few schools offer it as a separate subject, and almost none require it. (LBH)

Reported here are the hearings on the Senior Citizen Higher Education Opportunity Act, which requires participants of federal aid to higher education to provide senior citizens with access, on a space available basis, to already scheduled courses and programs. The hearings were held in New York City on June 11, 1977, before the Subcommittee on…

Examines the various stages of human development (as outlined by Erik Erikson and others) with their psychological stresses of recurring crises of identity and expectation and explores some of the implications for education's best serving human needs. Focuses on early childhood, late adolescence, middle age, and old age. (JT)

There are few required classes in the pharmacy curricula that uniquely relate to the elderly. Schools, it is suggested, should work within the community to identify opportunities for student exposure to the elderly and to incorporate these opportunities into a mandatory part of the curriculum. (MLW)

The university is in need of change. The mature adult is envisioned as playing a vital role in that change by forcing the university to reexamine its goals. Paper presented at 27th Annual Meeting of Gerontological Society, Portland, 1974. (Author)

Education from infancy to old age is a necessity and a responsibility as society looks to the future; and educational institutions could become the sites of cooperation of science and society in the service of the human family in realization of the goals of lifelong learning. Paper presented at 27th Annual Meeting of Gerontological Society,…

Hearings before the House Select Committee on Aging were held to examine programs, purposes, and needs related to education and training of personnel in all aspects of care and services to the elderly population. Statements and discussions included a review of National Institute on Aging programs into medical aspects of aging; a review of the…

A comparative study of higher education for older adults was conducted using data from two surveys in the United States and one in Japan. The U.S. surveys, one of 200 higher education institutions in the country (69 percent response) in 1986 and a 1990 survey of all 308 higher education institutions in California (50 percent response) had the…