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ERIC Number: EJ261155
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Apr
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The Professionalization of Gerontology.
Hirschfield, Ira S.; Peterson, David A.
Gerontologist, v22 n2 p215-20 Apr 1982
Sampled members of two professional societies which supported the development of gerontology as a profession. Enthusiasm for this development varied with educational attainment of the respondent. Those with graduate degrees generally preferred gerontology as a specialization within a traditional profession. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Educational Attainment, Gerontology, Occupational Aspiration, Occupational Surveys, Organizational Development, Professional Associations, Professional Education, Professional Personnel, Professional Recognition, Social Cognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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