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Gerontology Training for Adult Educators: The Experience of the University of Southern Maine.

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Callender, Willard D., Jr. – 1984

A project was undertaken to introduce gerontological content into the professional preparation of adult educators in the master's program in adult education offered at the University of Southern Maine. After courses in the existing curriculum of the master's program were analyzed for the appropriateness and currency of their gerontological…

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students

Theoretical Foundations of Adult Education: Borrowings from Other Disciplines. Theory, Innovation, and Practice in Andragogy. No. 3.

Long, Huey B. – 1982

This paper identifies and describes specific applications of knowledge from other disciplines to adult education. It is observed that the concept of adult educators' borrowing from other fields has been widely discussed in both North and South America. Verner's criteria for selecting usable material are cited. The following four general topics of…

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning