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ERIC Number: EJ252062
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1981-Jul
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Healthy, Happy, and Old: Children Learn about the Elderly.
Seefeldt, Carol; And Others
Educational Gerontology, v7 n1 p79-87 Jul 1981
Explored the effectiveness of a curriculum in fostering children's positive attitudes toward the elderly and their own aging. Children (N=108) received the curriculum and were given the Children's Attitudes Toward the Elderly test. Results indicated the curriculum was effective in fostering positive attitudes and in changing stereotyped thinking. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attitude Change, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum, Knowledge Level, Older Adults, Program Evaluation, Self Concept, Stereotypes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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