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Rivera, Edgar; Wilson, Steven R.; Jennings, Lisa K. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2011
This study explored the needs and preferences of older gay and lesbian adults regarding their care in later life. Using a phenomenological case study approach, 15 participants were interviewed regarding their anticipated practical needs, including housing and finances, and their psychological needs, such as support and quality of life. Fearing…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Psychological Needs, Quality of Life, Homosexuality
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McPherson-Turner, Cherry – Journal of School Health, 1980
All persons, regardless of current stage of lifespan development, stand to benefit greatly by an improved understanding of aging and the aged. Instruction about aging can and should be integrated within existing health curricula. (CJ)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Mental Health
Jelinek, James John – 1988
College graduates face the contradictory and inconsistent beliefs of a society that seems to be struggling between a desire to either degrade or enhance the dignity of man. Amid all the current mechanical marvels there exists social ills of nightmare proportions. In the turmoil to find solutions to the many problems many have lost sight of the…
Descriptors: Coping, Ethical Instruction, Life Satisfaction, Mental Disorders