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Peer reviewedThornton, James E. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 1983
This article discusses major issues that will affect the development of gerontology education in response to manpower needs in aging in Canada: definitions of aging for educational and manpower policy, manpower forecasting, knowledge base in gerontology, gerontology as an academic field or professional field, development of education programs,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Data Collection, Definitions, Educational Policy
