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Etzel, Laura; Garrett-Petters, Patricia; Shalev, Idan – Child Development Perspectives, 2023
In this article, we suggest that aging and development are two sides of the same coin, and that developing a comprehensive understanding of health and disease risk requires examining age-related processes occurring throughout the earliest years of life. Compared to other periods in life, it is during this early period of acute vulnerability, when…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Diseases, Risk, Health
Graham, Kirsten L.; Moye, Jennifer – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2023
The population of older adults is growing rapidly and there will be an increased need for psychological services for this population. Current estimates indicate a significant workforce gap such that all psychologists, regardless of specialty area, will likely be called upon to work with older adults. Education and experience in the care of older…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Psychology, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals)
Anna Garnett; Ruheena Sangrar; Kelsey Harvey; Rachel Weldrick; Stephanie Hatzifilalithis; Micheal Kalu; Emily C. Dunford; Audrey Patocs; Tara Kajaks – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2023
With global increases in the population of older adults, there is a critical need for interdisciplinary collaboration to address the complexities of aging. Interdisciplinary research is well suited to facilitate trainee development; this venue provides opportunities for engagement in collaborative projects and networks, positioning trainees to…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Aging (Individuals), Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Education
Hart, Liam; Chen, Jing – Educational Gerontology, 2023
Ageism can negatively affect everyday interactions with older adults, social policies, healthcare practices, and the physical and cognitive outcomes of aging. Reducing ageism among young adults can improve the lives of older adults and allow for optimal aging. The current study investigates whether a psychology course on aging with a…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Service Learning, Student Attitudes
Sandra L. Faulkner; Madison A. Pollino; Jaclyn Shetterly; Wendy K. Watson – Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 2024
We present a critically focused, semester-long community engagement project entitled "Intergenerational Connections" as a form of critical interpersonal and family communication pedagogy (CIFCP). The project utilized Zoom to connect small groups of undergraduate students in the US enrolled in a course on relational communication with…
Descriptors: College Students, Older Adults, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education
Björn Bouwmeester Stjernetun; Jenny Hallgren; Catharina Gillsjö – Educational Gerontology, 2024
Nursing students are important future health care providers to the growing number of older persons in society. However, two barriers are their common ageist attitudes and lack of interest in geriatrics. This is a concern in light of the global demand for nurses and a challenge that need to be addressed in nurse education. Age suit simulation has…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Student Attitudes, Aging (Individuals)
McGuire, Sandra L. – Online Submission, 2020
Ageist attitudes are prevalent in society. Early Children's literature plays a major role in attitude formation. Carefully selected children's literature can help to prevent and counteract ageist attitudes. The attitudes children form about aging play an important role in how successfully they age and how responsive they are to the needs of an…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Aging Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature
Kamile Kirca; Elif Sözeri Öztürk; Burcu Bayrak Kahraman – Educational Gerontology, 2024
Metaphors are part of everyday language as they help us to communicate effectively and allow us to reveal meaning to concepts. Older adults have been described using metaphors like 'Tsunami' in western countries. However, it is unknow which metaphors are used to describe older adults in Turkey. The aim of this study was to reveal the perceptions…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, College Seniors, Student Attitudes, Figurative Language
Zwanziger Elsinger, Summer; Heinz, Melinda – Marketing Education Review, 2022
For the second year in a row, students enrolled in Psychology of Aging and Consumer Behavior worked in cross-disciplinary teams during an eight-week session, with their efforts concluding in a team project. Student teams created a marketing plan of a product or service specifically targeting older consumers. Fink's Taxonomy of Significant Learning…
Descriptors: Students, Marketing, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals)
Scrivano, Rachel M.; McCullock, Seth P. – Communication Teacher, 2022
Ageism is highly prevalent, especially among college students. However, efforts to reduce ageism largely take place in helping professions. This activity seeks to promote positive perceptions toward older adults and aging among communication undergraduate students through gerontological education, a positive intergeneration contact experience, a…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Reflection
Xinyuan Zeng; Prasert Ruannakarn – Higher Education Studies, 2023
China's elderly population is on the rise, and there is a growing need for improved education for professionals in geriatric health care and management. "Age-Friendly Interior Design" is a mandatory component of the curriculum for students majoring in aged care and management. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) has been introduced as an…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Foreign Countries, Geriatrics, Teaching Methods
Lun, Man Wai – College Student Journal, 2021
The increased number of older adults attributes to a rising need for future professionals to work in geriatric and gerontological fields. Understanding the influence of students' career choices is important. A study applying mixed method including both quantitative and qualitative methods was conducted among students' taking a gerontology course…
Descriptors: Students, Gerontology, Aging Education, Knowledge Level
Sandra L. McGuire – Online Submission, 2024
Ageist attitudes permeate society, are readily transmitted, are perpetuated from generation to generation, and are a prejudice against our future selves. Research has consistently shown that children as young as preschool evidence ageist attitudes, these attitudes become more negative as the child grows older and tend to become self-fulfilling…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Older Adults, Social Bias
Radka Bužgová; Radka Kozáková; Katka Bobcíková; Hana Matejovská Kubešová – Educational Gerontology, 2024
The aim of this uncontrolled interventional study was to determine the effect of a yearly educational course within the University of the Third Age on quality of life, life satisfaction, sense of coherence, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, attitudes toward old age, and older people's perception of social support. The population included 121…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Residential Institutions, Adult Education, Aging Education
McGuire, Sandra L. – Online Submission, 2022
Ageist attitudes permeate society, are readily transmitted, and are perpetuated from generation to generation. These attitudes are a prejudice against our future selves. Research has consistently shown that children as young as preschool evidence ageist attitudes, these attitudes become more negative as the child grows older and tend to become…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Social Bias, Negative Attitudes, Childrens Literature