Assessing Changes in Attitudes about Aging: Personal Reflections and a Standardized Measure.

O'Hanlon, Ann M.; Brookover, B. Cecile

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ERIC Number: EJ653237

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Publication Date: 2002

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Assessing Changes in Attitudes about Aging: Personal Reflections and a Standardized Measure.

O'Hanlon, Ann M.; Brookover, B. Cecile

Educational Gerontology, v28 n8 p711-25 Sep 2002

Sophomore (n=31) and senior (n=24) gerontology students completed the Aging Semantic Differential at the beginning of the semester and after conducting life-history interviews with older adults. Significant positive attitude changes resulted; the interviews were specifically cited as influencing changes. (Contains 33 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attitude Change, Biographies, College Students, Higher Education, Interviews, Measures (Individuals), Semantic Differential

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Aging Semantic Differential

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