Centre for Policy on Ageing



Gerontology education — a new paradigm for the 21st century
Author(s)	Jan W Weaver
Journal title	Educational Gerontology, vol 25, no 6, September 1999
Pages	pp 479-490
Keywords	Ageing process ; Education ; Curricula ; Schools ; Adult Education ; United States of America.
Annotation	Prevailing generalisations and myths about ageing and older people tend to exaggerate health problems, loneliness, and financial difficulties in later years. Factual information about ageing is rarely discussed in family groups, presented in popular media, or the subject of planned school instruction in the US. If educators provide information on ageing at all, the focus tends to be on geriatric health and social problems rather than on successful or productive ageing. This article presents educational issues and trends to help students of all ages better understand and appreciate the experience of ageing. It promotes the ideology of ageing as a diversity issue; and includes recommendations for changing traditional views about ageing, and methods for integrating accurate and non-biased information into school and adult education classes. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-991022207 A
Classmark	BG: V: V9C: V3: GP: 7T
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