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Are Slovak Universities Prepared to Create the Department of Geragogy and Train Future Geragogues?
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Balogová, Beáta; Gazdová, Veronika Kmetóny – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2019
Introduction: The authors of this paper base their research on the following assumption: the development of both geragogic education (older adult education) and profession is conditioned by the existence of a study program of geragogy provided by departments of geragogy created at universities (as public institutions of higher education). The fact…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Adult Education, Educational Gerontology
Developing a Peer Educator Program to Raise Awareness about Elder Abuse
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Weeks, Lori E.; Bryanton, Olive; McInnis-Perry, Gloria; Chaulk, Paul – Journal of Peer Learning, 2015
There continues to be lack of public awareness about elder abuse. To help address this issue, we developed and piloted an elder abuse peer educator training program from an educational gerontology and health empowerment perspective. We describe the process employed to train older adults as peer educators. We present evaluation results from data…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Older Adults, Elder Abuse, Gerontology
The Capacity to Consent to Research among Older Adults
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Lee, Minhong – Educational Gerontology, 2010
The aim of this study was to develop and validate an assessment tool for research consent competence in older participants. A four-item instrument was developed to assess the capacity of the older adults to consent to research. Data were obtained from 203 nursing home residents from two facilities and 201 community-dwelling older adults in a…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Nursing Homes, Foreign Countries, Item Analysis
World Perspective Case Descriptions on Educational Programs for Adults: Argentina.
Hernandez, Isabel – 1989
This document consists of two case studies of adult education in Argentina: (1) Adult Education--Governmental and Nongovernmental Action in Latin America and (2) Education and the Elderly Population in Argentina. Each study begins with a "face sheet" on which is recorded basic information about the entity studied and the case study…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies, Developing Nations
Seniors in Action: A Case Study of Participation at the University of Toronto by the Senior Alumni Association.
Gleberzon, William – 1981
Objectives, administrative organization, and activities of the Senior Alumni Association of the University of Toronto, which consists of members at least 60 years old, are described. The programs of the association are self-sustaining and generated from fees charged for its continuing education courses. Surplus funds generated by these fees are…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Alumni, Alumni Associations, Alumni Education
Social Services and Aging Policies in the U.S. and Asia. Presentations. Asia-U.S. Conference on Social Services and Aging Policies (Pensacola, Florida, August 8-11, 1988).
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Sheppard, Harold L., Ed. – 1991
These proceedings contain an introduction and 26 papers arranged in five sections: (1) People's Republic of China and Taiwan (Republic of China); (2) Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand; (3) Korea; (4) Japan and the Western Pacific; and (5) United States. Paper titles and authors are as follows: "Recent Social Security Policies and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Processes, Community Programs, Coping