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ERIC Number: EJ549836
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
Using Biographies of Adults over 65 Years of Age to Understand Life-Span Developmental Psychology.
Neysmith-Roy, Joan M.; Kleisinger, Carmel L.
Teaching of Psychology, v24 n2 p116-18 1997
Describes an undergraduate course project where students helped mentally alert senior citizens write their life stories. By assisting senior citizens to organize memories and interpret life decisions, the students experienced stages they had not yet lived through. Students evaluated the course project as a positive learning and personal growth experience. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Biographies, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages, Educational Gerontology, Empathy, Individual Development, Older Adults, Psychology, Student Research, Undergraduate Study, Writing Assignments
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Erikson (Erik)