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Long, Ann B.; Larsen, Pamala; Hussey, Leslie; Travis, Shirley S. – Educational Gerontology, 2001
Presents a continuum of service learning projects in higher education that has four dimensions: amount, duration, and type of experiences; degree of student choice; type and amount of supervision; and amount of internal/external oversight. Offers considerations for faculty involved in organizing, managing, and evaluating service learning projects.…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Higher Education, Program Administration, Program Development
Hays, William C. – 1975
This paper presents in outline form the following issues in developing programs in gerontology: getting started, support on campus, getting information, purpose of programs, organizational models, and multidisciplinary and multipurpose programs. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Age, Community Services, Educational Gerontology
Berman, Harry J.; And Others – 1981
The education and training of persons working in the field of aging is of vital importance to improving the quality of services available to older persons. A statewide training needs assessment was conducted in Illinois to set priorities for the funding of state educational programs and to improve the linkage between providers of aging services…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Aging (Individuals), Educational Gerontology, Educational Needs

Teicher, Morton I.; Corcoran, Elizabeth H. – Educational Record, 1984
It is proposed that all levels and functions of higher education should address the needs and characteristics of a rapidly increasing population of elderly in the United States. Some existing programs that have developed organizational structures to meet this need are presented as illustrations. (MSE)
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Demography, Educational Gerontology, Educational Needs
Fischer, Richard B.; And Others – 1992
This book examines Learning-in-Retirement (LIR) programs in which the participants determine their own curricula, teach their own courses, administer and market the program, and engage in self-governance under the aegis of a local college or university. It also provides a description of the issues involved in creating and maintaining a successful…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Continuing Education, Educational Gerontology
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
Detzner, Daniel F. – 1979
This paper describes the development of an undergraduate certificate program for direct service workers employed in the field of aging. Currently there is a lack of such training programs because the field of educational gerontology is fairly new, most programs focus on graduate degrees, and there is a widespread misconception that employees…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, College Curriculum, Educational Change
Peterson, David A.; Bolton, Christopher R. – 1980
Gerontology instruction at the college and university level is analyzed in light of various developments, major issues confronting the field, and specific needs of faculty and administrators. Chapters discuss: growth of interest in aging and gerontology; growing awareness of the aging in higher education; the literature of gerontology education;…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Credentials, Curriculum Development, Educational Gerontology
Romaniuk, Jean Gasen; Swartz, Laurel – 1981
Declines in the numbers of 18-22-year-old college students, coupled with rapidly rising costs for providing education, are contributing to the increased efforts that colleges and universities are making to attract nontraditional students into both traditional and nontraditional programs. A study was made of all 73 colleges and universities in…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Planning, College Programs, College Students