Aging in the Public Schools

Russell, Jill Frymier

doi:10.1080/0360127790040102

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Efforts Toward Lifespan-aging Education1

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Im P Ac T Of Sc H Ool P R Ojec Ts On C H Ild R En's Attitud Es1

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“…Research by Russell (1979), Hoot (1981), and Moseman (1992) found that few teachers provide classroom content on aging. Reasons cited for not including aging education in the classroom included things such as: it was a new and unfamiliar topic, teaching materials were not available, and a lack of training on the topic.…”

Section: Efforts Toward Lifespan-aging Educationmentioning

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Aging Education: A National Imperative

McGuire

Klein

Couper³

2005

Educational Gerontology

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Section: Efforts Toward Lifespan-aging Educationmentioning

confidence: 97%

Aging Education: A National Imperative

McGuire

Klein

Couper³

2005

Educational Gerontology

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“…(Atwood, 1975;Cameron, 1978;Croom, 1978;Hoot, 1981;Jones, 1975;Russell, 1979;Strubbe, 1979). From K-12 and on into college, students are discovering-in science, health, home economics, literature, and social studies, in psychology, sociology and human developmentthat the aging process is one part of the human condition and that the elderly constitute a large and a distinctive subculture in American society.…”

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Aging Education in the Public Schools: A Global Perspective

Ulin¹

1982

Educational Gerontology

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From kindergarten to college, as today's students learn to see the world as a global village, they can also learn that aging is part of the human condition, that older people do exist, and that the increasing numbers of older people is both a national resource and a national problem. Students can develop an awareness of the interdependence not only of cultures and countries but also of generations. Still scarce, though increasingly available, are curricular materials and programs that help young people explore how we and other cultures deal with aging and the elderly.

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“…Despite a concerted eþort by many, however, the need for both educational materials and in-service training remains. Russell (1979) noted that teachers were not prepared to teach agingrelated issues in their curricula due to the unavailability of elementary-leve l resources. Hoot (1981) reported that elementary school teachers were more interested in attending in-service workshops to explore the possibility of teaching about aging than were high school teachers.…”

Section: Im P Ac T Of Sc H Ool P R Ojec Ts On C H Ild R En's Attitud Esmentioning

confidence: 97%