Introduction to Educational Gerontology
3rd Edition
Published on 1. December 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
376 pages
978-1-56032-039-5 (ISBN)
Description
Educational gerontology is the study of the changes in the learning process caused by old age.
This new edition provides an update of developments in this field of research. The volume probes topics such as implications for education for the aging, reminiscence, methods of teaching, social exchange and equal opportunity.
This new edition provides an update of developments in this field of research. The volume probes topics such as implications for education for the aging, reminiscence, methods of teaching, social exchange and equal opportunity.
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Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
547 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56032-039-5 (9781560320395)
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Ronald H. Sherron | D. Barry Lumsden
Introduction to Educational Gerontology
E-Book
11/2013
3rd Edition
Taylor & Francis
€65.99
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Ronald H. Sherron | D. Barry Lumsden
Introduction to Educational Gerontology
E-Book
11/2013
3rd Edition
Taylor & Francis
€65.99
Available for download
Ronald H. Sherron | D. Barry Lumsden
Introduction to Educational Gerontology
Book
12/1989
3rd Edition
Taylor & Francis
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Ronald H. Sherron, D. Barry Lumsden
Content
1: A History of the Education of Older Learners; 2: Education and the Life Cycle: A Philosophy of Aging; 3: Reminiscence and Life Review: The Potential for Educational Intervention; 4: The Community of Generations: A Goal and a Context for the Education of Persons in the Later Years; 5: Instrumental and Expressive Education: From Needs to Goals Assessment for Educational Planning; 6: Religion and Aging and the role of Education; 7: Instructing Experienced Adult Learners; 8: Uniting the Generations; 9: Evaluation of Educational Programs in Social Gerontology; 10: Career Education for the Preparation of Practitioners in Gerontology, With Special Reference to Adult Educators; 11: Creative Behavior and Education: An Avenue For Life-Span Development; 12: The Political Economy of Higher Education for Older Learners; 13: Models of Cognitive Functioning in the Older Adult: Research Needs in Educational Gerontology; 14: Leadership Training for Retirement Education; 15: A 21st Century Challenge to Higher Education: Integrating the Older Person into Academia; 16: Educational Gerontology and the Future