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Direct linkOkoye, Uzoma – Educational Gerontology, 2004
The study reported in this paper attempted to determine what secondary school students in Nigeria know about the elderly. One hundred twenty students completed a questionnaire about aging. The mean age of the respondents was 15 years. The questionnaire was a modification of Palmore's (1977) Facts on Aging Quiz. The results revealed that the youths…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Secondary School Students, Older Adults
