By 1997, 5.4% of children under 18 were living with grandparents. Many are likely to be poor and uninsured. Grandparents face physical, psychological, emotional, and financial parenting challenges. Grandchildren often have psychological and emotional issues. Educational strategies designed specifically for these grandparents are needed. (Contains…

Reviews issues involved when grandparents seek custody of or visitation rights regarding their grandchildren, social services available to custodial grandparents, and educational needs for dealing with the legal system and child rearing. (SK)

Outlines issues, teaching tips, things to avoid, problems, and advantages of using video/cable/interactive television for gerontology education. Presents concerns for learners, participation issues, and other factors related to teaching gerontology using the Internet. (SK)

Over half of a group of 66 rural adults aged 45-64 identified finances, health, and well being as important retirement concerns; most had made financial plans but few in relation to well being. Their attitudes were influenced by family size, income, hobbies, present health, home ownership, and presence of children in the home. (SK)

Many women fail to plan for retirement due to economic constraints, interrupted career paths, lower earnings, gender bias, gender-role socialization, self-esteem, role definition, locus of control, or risk tolerance. Retirement education must address women's specific issues regarding financial planning. (SK)

Interviews with five white and three African American women ages 66-87 uncovered factors contributing to satisfaction in later life: education, religiosity, positive attitude, volunteerism, and family. Contrary to previous research, good health, income, work life, and leisure were not important factors. (SK)

A literature review led to the following categories of factors affecting learning in older adults: major changes in physical capacities, changes in sensory capacities, changes in speed and timing, attitude changes, learning capacity and performance, memory change, and changes in adjustment ability and morale. (SK)

Examines various values of crafts programs for older persons, including the potential economic returns of such programs. Discusses some problems related to the production and marketing of crafts along with the role of education in income-producing programs. (BH)

Examined the relationship between the knowledge and attitudes of nursing home caretakers toward elderly sexuality, looking at certain sociodemographic and institutional factors. The more knowledge providers possessed, the more restrictive their attitudes toward elderly sexuality. Education, religiosity, position, nursing education, time in current…

Studied whether middle-aged adults' attitudes toward the aged could be changed through specially designed educational experiences. The adults' attitudes toward older persons changed significantly in a positive direction following the workshop experience, while those in the control group decreased. It was concluded the workshop had a significant…

Outlines development of the university-based Encore program of lifelong enrichment for older adults who pay an annual membership fee for participation in activities related to environmental literacy, state/national/international issues, arts and sciences, personal development, and health and fitness. An administrative champion and volunteers are…

Sources of stress for hospice volunteers are environmental, ideological, and personal. Attention to volunteer stress and burnout involves defining job requirements and responsibilities, frequent communication and feedback, stress management techniques, flexibility in assignments, and opportunities to verbalize emotions. (SK)

Most of a sample of 42 health care educators had limited knowledge of older persons' sexuality but positive attitudes about it. Older health care educators and educators who had participated in continuing education had more knowledge. Educators who rated themselves as more religious had more restrictive attitudes. (SK)