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Gentile, Lance M.; McMillan, Merna – Educational Gerontology, 1979
Describes a model reading program for the elderly. The program encourages the aged to revive dormant interests and explore new vistas as major prerequisites to personal fulfillment. The goal was to identify an instructional plan that motivates the elderly to seek intellectual, physical, or spiritual renewal through reading-related exercises.…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Age, Bibliographies, Cognitive Development
Mangan, Katherine S. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
Colleges are both concerned about the effects of lifting the mandatory faculty retirement lid and interested in retaining the services of valued faculty. As a result, many are offering retiring teachers perquisites such as office and laboratory space, secretarial services, and opportunities to teach and advise part-time. (MSE)
Descriptors: Age, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education