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Direct linkSanders, Gregory F. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
The Great-Plains IDEA Gerontology Program is a graduate program developed and implemented by the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (Great Plains IDEA). The Great Plains IDEA (Alliance) originated as a consortium of Colleges of Human Sciences ranging across the central United States. This Alliance's accomplishments have included…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Program Evaluation, Distance Education, Gerontology
Masters, Julie L.; Holley, Lyn M. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
Gerontologists at state-funded universities are being challenged to demonstrate the value of their programs amid looming budget cuts. This article, third in a series reporting research and development of the Future Self exercise, suggests that the latest iteration of the exercise is an effective way to demonstrate the value of a gerontology…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Gerontology, Cost Effectiveness, Community Education
Hartmann, Joyce; And Others – 1985
Papers and materials contributed by four panelists are provided from a panel presentation. "Unlocking Potential in Gerontology" (Theodore W. Wischropp) explains the make-up and organization of two consortia involved in the aging projects in Kansas, briefly describes three federally funded grants, and addresses some issues from the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development
Hernandez, Ascencion; Mendoza, John – 1973
Forty trainees, consultants, and resource persons attended the 3-day Institute held in Topeka, Kansas. Among the Institute's objectives were to: provide a basic orientation to the roles and functions of the aging services, programs, and the field of gerontology; examine aging services and benefits, both legislative and programmatic relating to…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Role, Community Organizations, Delivery Systems
Tucker, Jeanne C., Ed.; Umbarger, Vivian C., Ed. – 1979
This guide for educators, human service workers, and others interested in social gerontology contains four sections covering fifteen subject areas/sessions. Unit 1, Societal Structure and Its Relationship to the Aged, presents data concerning demographics of the aging population, historical factors having an impact upon value processing of older…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Adult Education, Aging (Individuals)
