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ERIC Number: EJ537142
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
Meaning in Later Life: An Organizing Theme for Gerontological Curriculum Design.
Prager, Edward
Educational Gerontology, v23 n1 p1-13 Jan-Feb 1997
Israeli men aged 23-95 (n=198) rated the importance of sources of meaning in life. The oldest groups rated social causes, human values, culture/tradition, financial security significantly higher. The lack of significant differences among middle aged, young old, and old old suggested that continuity strategies are used to adapt to the aging process. (SK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Gerontology, Life Events, Males, Middle Aged Adults, Older Adults, Values, Young Adults
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Meaningfulness