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ERIC Number: EJ556496
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
Effect of Gerontology Education: A 21-Year Report.
Masunaga, Hiromi; Peterson, David A.; Seymour, Rachel
Educational Gerontology, v24 n1 p79-89 Jan-Feb 1998
Responses from 390 of the 704 graduates of the University of Southern California's School of Gerontology 1976-1885 indicated (1) 51% were employed full time in the field; (2) 58% earned over $40,000; (3) 68% were very satisfied with their jobs; and (4) 64% found their coursework useful. Master's graduates were significantly more likely than bachelor's graduates to have these outcomes. (SK)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Educational Gerontology, Employment Level, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education, Masters Degrees, Outcomes of Education, Program Evaluation, Relevance (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: University of Southern California