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Peer reviewedMcGuire, Lisa C.; Zwahr, Melissa D. – Teaching of Psychology, 1999
Outlines two projects that highlight the multidimensionality of aging processes for adult development and aging courses: (1) students design an age-appropriate retirement community using buildings on the local college campus; and (2) students present products they design to remedy specific age-related problems. (DSK)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging Education, Cooperative Learning, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedWhitbourne, Susan Krauss; Collins, Kathleen – Teaching of Psychology, 1999
Describes an interactive method for teaching a course in the psychology of aging based on a multidisciplinary approach. Argues that it allows incorporation of a wide range of age-related topics, and provides students with practical applications. Allows students to identify and challenge perceptions of age and understand aging from multiple…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging Education, Experiential Learning, Gerontology
