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Rothman, Max B. – 1989
The Southeast Florida Center on Aging administers a comprehensive program in gerontology at Florida International University, with core and contract funding from a variety of federal, state, and institutional sources. The center's aims are to serve as a focal point for applied public policy research; design and implement gerontological education…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Educational Gerontology, Gerontology
Webb, Lynne – 1986
Intended to assist those teaching or researching in the area of aging and communication, this bibliography contains more than 200 references to books, dissertations, pamphlets, and journal articles. The entries are arranged into the following categories: (1) attitudes toward aging, (2) coping with communicative impairments, (3) interpersonal…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Business Communication
Coats, Boyne – 1984
Research has shown that small children and other people view old age and the elderly very negatively. Unless parents and teachers begin to initiate changes in thinking, old age will be a tragedy for most of today's youth. In this study, 67 second graders and 59 sixth graders in Mississippi responded to a modified Children's Attitude toward the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Blacks
Schwebel, Milton; And Others – Prospects, 1990
Describes the social role of cognitive growth throughout the lifetime. Includes mediation, self-regulation, metacognition, the zone of proximal development, and critical and creative thinking. Discusses resources, methodology, and goals of education in a democratic society. Emphasizes the value of independent, self-monitoring individuals who…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking, Educational Methods
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1992
As the fastest-growing segment of society, older adults can be valuable resources for schools. The intent of this guide is to promote education for, with, and about older adults; to confront stereotypic images; and to present an accurate and balanced view of aging. The manual consists of 21 lesson plans for secondary teachers of health and home…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Community Resources, Health Education
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Talamantes, Melissa A.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1996
Examines differences in perceived caregiver availability among a random sample of Mexican American and non-Hispanic white young-old residents in three socioeconomically distinct neighborhoods. For MAs across all three socioeconomic status groups, being female, widowed, and having more chronic illnesses was associated with a lesser likelihood of…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Caregivers, Counseling
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Hermanova, Hana M.; Richardson, Sally K. – Journal of Rural Health, 2001
The International Conference on Rural Aging (June 2000) endorsed policy recommendations in the following areas: health and active aging of older rural people; education, participation, and rights of older rural people; policy development, advocacy, and implementation; components of successful model policies and programs; implications for…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Aging Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Gerontology
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Hyer, Lee; Leventhal, Gerald; Gartenberg, Melissa – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
The profession of psychology is responding to this culture's rapidly changing problems related to an aging population. A central theme regarding the training of clinical geropsychologists has been that education should be sequentially organized across levels, from undergraduate, to graduate, internship, postdoctoral, and continuing education for…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Models, Psychologists, Doctoral Programs
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King, Sharon V.; Gachuhi, Mugo; Ice, Gillian; Cattell, Maria; Whittington, Frank – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
This article reprises four presentations on "Gerontology Education in Kenya," a seminar at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Association of Gerontology in Higher Education. It describes the process by which the Gerontology Institute of Georgia State University established a 3-year gerontology education and research partnership with Kenyatta…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Field Experience Programs, Foreign Countries, Educational Gerontology
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Waxman, Barbara – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
Literary texts are cultural artifacts revealing a society's values and attitudes; reading literature about elders and old age can change readers' ageist attitudes. Beginning with these assumptions, I discuss ways of teaching cross-cultural aging in undergraduate literature courses, using Chilean texts paired with American texts. Students learn how…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Foreign Countries, English Instruction, Teaching Methods
Walker, Joanna, Ed. – 1996
This text makes explicit the links between education and gerontology and the academic base for preretirement education. "Concepts of Retirement in Historical Perspective" (Joanna Walker) looks at retirement as the following: event, period, social institution, the Third Age, a life stage, productive aging, and a subject of industrial gerontology.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Age Discrimination
Pratt, Fran – 1981
This paper describes the "Teaching and Learning about Aging" project of the McCarthy-Towne School, Acton, Massachusetts. In its third year of operation, the project is designed to integrate education about aging with the general curriculum for all K-12 students and to promote opportunities for intergenerational contact between people of…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Consultants, Elementary Secondary Education
Hoare, Carol H. – Adult Education, 1982
From this examination of adult education literature through significant program areas, these conclusions were drawn: (1) denial of the harmful effects of change is apparent; (2) the consideration of global issues is limited; and (3) there is a notable absence of specific strategies for meeting projected educational needs. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging Education, Citizenship Education, Continuing Education
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Naveh-Benjamin, Moshe; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1989
Assesses students' concepts of aging at the beginning, middle, and end of a psychology of aging course. Results show students' knowledge reflected stereotypes in the beginning, but during the course, new concepts appeared. Claims instructors can benefit from using this technique to plan and assess success of course goals. (Author/NL)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education
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Malachowski, Mitchell R. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1990
Described is an interdisciplinary science course for non-science majors taught by faculty from five different departments. Discussed is the make-up of the course, its relative strengths and weaknesses, and possibilities for further adaptation. Topics covered include the nature of science, health care, the aging process, and environmental issues.…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, College Science, Curriculum Development
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