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Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. School of Home Economics. – 1978
This manual is designed for use with adult or secondary school economics students to help them become aware of: (1) the rights and problems of the aged; (2) jobs available for working with the aged; (3) personal qualities needed to be a homemaker/home health aide; and (4) community agencies responsible for helping the aged. The materials are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Community Health Services, Educational Gerontology
Knee, Ruth; Krueger, Gladys – 1981
This guide is designed for individuals working in community mental health centers or other mental health programs concerned with needs and problems of the elderly. Section One examines the mental health needs of the elderly, and identifies major community social support programs that help the elderly with social and economic needs. Section Two…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Directories, Federal Programs, Individual Needs
Courtenay, Bradley C.; And Others – 1982
Research shows that developing a curriculum model for senior adult education requires consideration of at least four important factors: (1) the heterogeneous nature of the senior adult population; (2) their specific information and interest needs; (3) the specific nature of the learning activities; and (4) the specific barriers and facilitators…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
Pestle, Ruth E.; Wilcox, Catherine F. – 1978
This manual is designed for use with adults or secondary school home economics students to help them become more aware of: (1) the nutritional needs of the aged; (2) the physical and social limitations affecting aged homemakers; and (3) the adaptations in individual dietary habits that will meet nutritional needs. The special nutritional needs of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Home Health Aides
Gray, Howard R., Ed. – 1986
This volume contains materials presented at a one-day conference on family support for the care of older adults. Checklists and guides are included on evaluating and meeting the needs of older persons. A discussion guide for those taking care of older parents covers ways in which to support the older persons and the entire family. Several…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Family Involvement, Geriatrics, Health Services
Pestle, Ruth E.; Harris, Nancy C. – 1978
This manual is designed for use with adult or secondary school home economics students to enhance their awareness of the tasks and physical limitations faced by aged homemakers, and to identify possible adaptations for making the laundry task easier and safer for older adults. The most frequently performed laundry tasks are presented in a…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Home Health Aides
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. School of Home Economics. – 1978
This manual is designed for use with adult or secondary school home economics students to enhance their awareness of the tasks and physical limitations faced by aged homemakers, and to identify possible adaptations for making the food purchasing task easier and more efficient for older adults. The most frequently performed food purchasing tasks…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Home Health Aides
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. School of Home Economics. – 1978
This manual is designed for use with adult or secondary school home economics students to enhance their awareness of the tasks and physical limitations faced by aged homemakers, and to identify possible adaptations for making the food management task easier and safer for older adults. The most frequently performed food preparation tasks are…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Home Health Aides
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1996
This article explains briefly how the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 applies to certain hiring practices. The four sections of the paper cover the following: (1) the scope of the ADEA, including coverage, prohibited conduct, and legal remedies for workers who feel they have suffered discrimination; (2) hiring older workers,…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Discrimination, Compliance (Legal), Employment Interviews
Atlanta Regional Commission, GA. – 1992
The aging network has been slow to embrace health promotion activities as core services to the aging population. Therefore, advocates for business and aging partnerships in health promotion activities must first educate their colleagues about the value of health promotion programs before looking for partners in the business community. The goal of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Health, Health Activities, Health Education
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Kimiecik, Jay C.; And Others – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1991
Three articles help practitioners better understand exercise behavior motivation, providing guidelines and techniques for motivating children, adults, and older adults to adopt physically active lifestyles. The articles offer pertinent exercise motivation concepts and show how the concepts can be used to help people of all ages exercise regularly.…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
Lovelace, Terry – 1980
Potential sources of volunteers over the age of 65 for tutoring in remedial or compensatory reading programs include retired teacher associations, local councils on aging, and local chapters of the American Association for Retired People. Personal contact is generally responsible for volunteers' participation in a tutorial program. When addressing…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Older Adults, Participation, Program Development
Jarvis, Peter – 2001
This book, which incorporates information gathered through research in the United Kingdom and the United States, explores the nature and importance of learning throughout the human life cycle. The following are among the topics examined: (1) learning and third age education (the emergence of education for adults, third age education); (2) learning…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1995
This guidebook raises important issues for older workers to think about in planning for retirement. Sections of the book explore such areas as the following: changing roles and relationships; health and fitness; meaningful use of time, with a sampler of activities from which one may choose; working options, including a brief description of a…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Fringe Benefits, Housing, Life Events
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1991
This guidebook addresses retirement planning for midlife women. Section 1 presents the woman an opportunity to assess herself today in terms of the roles she plays in various aspects of her life and in her relationships with others. It asks her to consider some of her plans, dreams, and things she would like to do in an ideal retirement situation.…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Females, Fringe Benefits, Life Events