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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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An Analysis and Evaluation of Research in Cognition and Learning among Older Adults.
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Wass, Hannelore; Olejnik, Stephen F. – Educational Gerontology, 1983
Reviews research literature to determine implications for educational programs for elderly persons. Showed that, in general, researchers fall far short of providing useful information to practitioners in this field. Suggested that laboratory research on cognition and learning must be followed by research conducted in the actual educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Ability
The Role of Senior Consultants in a Course on Aging.
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MacLean, Michael J.; Marcus, Lotte – Educational Gerontology, 1981
Presented at the fifth Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, March 7-10, 1979, Washington, D.C., this paper describes and discusses an educational approach in which several elderly persons participated as consultants in a course on aging. (RC)
Descriptors: Consultants, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Educational Gerontology