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Contributions of age diversity among students to graduate education in gerontology
— students' view | | Author(s) | Carol A Gaetjens |
| Journal title | Educational Gerontology, vol 23, no 8, December 1997 |
| Pages | pp 763-774 |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Postgraduate education ; Students ; Ageism ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The age range of students enrolled for MA courses in gerontology in the US often spans 30, 40 or even 50 years. Students were asked by questionnaire about their perceptions of age diversity on their courses and whether this contributed to their education; and whether age should be a criterion for funding. Although students had positive attitudes on the first two points, a significant minority would use age to discriminate against older people receiving financial assistance. Responses also suggest that gerontology academic staff can use their graduate classes as laboratories enabling their students to explore and modify their attitudes towards age, the ageing process, the aged, and ageism. More research is required to measure changes in attitudes towards fellow students of diverse ages from the beginning to the end of courses. More attention needs to be paid by the university's faculty programme to ensuring that gerontologists have been trained free of conscious or unconscious age bias. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980716002 A |
| Classmark | BG: V7P: XN: B:TOB: 3F: 7T |
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