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ERIC Number: EJ562124
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
Challenges and Opportunities of the Aging Population: Social Work Education and Practice for Productive Aging.
Choi, Namkee G.; Dinse, Sau-Ling
Educational Gerontology, v24 n2 p159-73 Mar 1998
Negative stereotypes of older persons pose barriers to productive and successful aging. A social work intervention model provides ways to overcome the barriers by training social workers, conducting early childhood and elementary school interventions, providing intergenerational programs, and assisting older adults with employment, volunteering, and health care. (SK)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Intergenerational Programs, Intervention, Life Satisfaction, Negative Attitudes, Older Adults, Population Trends, Quality of Life, Social Work
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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