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Changing youngsters' perceptions of aging — aging education's role
Author(s)	Nieli Langer
Journal title	Educational Gerontology, vol 25, no 6, September 1999
Pages	pp 549-554
Keywords	Infants ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Ageing process ; Education ; Schools ; Teaching methods ; United States of America.
Annotation	Ageing education in the US elementary school curriculum that provides appropriate learning experiences in the classroom will influence affective behaviours. The aims in the affective domains are to acquaint schoolchildren with attitudes and values that they may learn to incorporate as part of themselves, from awareness to internalisation. A broad range of teaching approaches, used creatively and flexibly, help students move beyond cognitive learning and gain a balanced attitude about ageing. The aims of this article are: to suggest an orienting perspective that guides the teaching of ageing education in the classroom; to share approaches to teaching an ageing education unit; and to draw educational implications for teaching ageing education. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-991022212 A
Classmark	SBF: TOB: BG: V: V3: VB: 7T
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