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ERIC Number: EJ617427
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
Factors Influencing College Students To Choose Careers Working with Elderly Persons.
Robert, Roxanne; Mosher-Ashley, Pearl M.
Educational Gerontology, v26 n8 p725-36 Dec 2000
A survey of 282 college students found 31% planning careers working with older adults. Caring for the elderly in childhood was associated with this career choice. Students identified both positive and negative aspects of working with the elderly. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Gerontology, Higher Education, Influences, Older Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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