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ERIC Number: EJ636582
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
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Homeostatis and Complexity as Integrating Tools in Gerontological Education.
Richardson, Daniel; McCulloch, B. Jan; Rowles, Graham D.
Educational Gerontology, v27 n8 p669-80 Nov-Dec 2001
A gerontology doctoral program used the concepts of homeostasis and complexity to present biomedical and psychosocial issues. Data from 14 students showed that homeostasis was more useful for biomedical than psychosocial issues. Complexity helped in understanding interactions between the two. (SK)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Concept Formation, Doctoral Programs, Gerontology, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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