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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Ennis-Cole, Demetria; Durodoye, Beth A. – Educational Gerontology, 1998
Explains that counselors must keep abreast of information and technologies of use in working with older adults as well as understand older adults' use of information technologies. Describes 10 Web sites of use to counselors of older adults. (SK)
Descriptors: Counselors, Information Literacy, Information Technology, Older Adults
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Sheppard, N. Alan – Educational Gerontology, 1983
Surveyed 143 older adults to examine their interest in various vocational courses and their overall educational needs in relation to sex, race, educational attainment, and course location. Results suggested older adults generally are interested in vocational education related to home life, avocational interests, health, and technical updating.…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Educational Needs, Gerontology, Needs Assessment
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Litterst, Judith K.; Ross, Roseanna – Educational Gerontology, 1982
Suggests that a transactional perspective to interpersonal communication with older persons will facilitate communication cross-generationally. Factors addressed include negative stereotypes, fears of aging, crises encountered as the person ages, and later life cycle changes in exposure to interpersonal communication and ability to negotiate…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Communication Problems, Generation Gap