According to responses from 135 college faculty teaching classes audited by older adults (74%), senior auditors are conscientious, attend regularly, make a positive difference in class, learn as quickly, and are more motivated than younger students. (SK)

A survey of 282 college students found 31% planning careers working with older adults. Caring for the elderly in childhood was associated with this career choice. Students identified both positive and negative aspects of working with the elderly. (SK)

This paper discusses a study that examined why older people volunteer for a research registry based at the University of Queensland, Australia. A mailed questionnaire was utilized to explore a list of reported motives developed from an in-depth qualitative phase. An exploratory factor analysis of the findings was conducted, which showed that there…

A common outcome of entering post-compulsory education as a mature aged learner appears to be development and growth of the self. However, this is often only viewed as an outcome or considered an added benefit, rather than an integral part of the academic process itself. This paper explores the relationship between academic growth and personal…

Educating older adults (in the so-called third age) is becoming an increasingly important activity for the elderly, above all because it empowers them, while at the same time reducing their social exclusion. The aim of this paper is to closely examine the actual state of affairs and the education possibilities for older adults in Slovenia. The…

The 2010 International Pre-Conference of the Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE), American Association for Adult & Continuing (AAACE), was successfully conducted from October 24-26, at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort, Clearwater Beach, Florida. This publication includes the papers presented during the conference. These are:…

Discusses "non-traditional students" and what they are doing in traditionally youth-oriented aggregates, the campuses of our colleges and universities. (Author/RK)

Suggests that retired professors, officially organized, recognized, and modestly funded, would bring an extended-family presence to the campus and provide a partnership with teaching faculty and students involved in gerontological education and practice. They could provide supplementary support in organizing and participating in symposia,…

The views of a student returning to the college campus to complete her education. (JC)

The author advocates a kind of GI Bill for the aged and aging to help combat occupational, familial, and "psychic and intellectual obsolescence. (Author)

Describes classroom learning activities for a college level psychology course on aging and explains how these and other activities can be used to interest students in a career in services for the aged. (Author/DB)

Focuses upon the movement of the creative spirit and the impact of listening in the collaborative oral composition process for elderly residents. Draws some conclusions about the relationship between poetry, innocence, and healing. (SR)

Examined whether personality is related to attitudes toward older people in 228 college students, 78 of whom were working with older people in professional capacities. Results indicated a constellation of personality traits was related to attitudes toward older people, including low anxiety traits, sensitive-intuition traits, and intellectual…

Discusses the origins of the University of Oregon's 20-year-old Center for Gerontology, focusing on the center's accomplishments. Discusses the center's current design, including both the continuities and the changes that have characterized its development. (Author/BH)

Interviews 195 older adults, finding that those who read for pleasure were less lonely than those who did not. Finds no association between loneliness scores and several other factors thought to have a relationship to loneliness. Finds, however, decreased loneliness strongly associated with whether the participant had a confidant. (SR)