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Direct linkMize, Mary Chase Breedlove; Shannonhouse, Laura R.; Fullen, Matthew C.; Gilbride, Dennis; Barrio Minton, Casey – Educational Gerontology, 2022
Older adults are at risk for mental health concerns, such as social isolation and suicide. Risk factors to suicide among older adults, such as loneliness and social isolation, may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gatekeepers in the community are a significant source of identification and referral of older adults at risk of mental and physical…
Descriptors: Suicide, Intervention, Older Adults, At Risk Persons
Jin, Bora; Lee, Jihyun; Baumgartner, Lisa M. – Educational Gerontology, 2019
While aquatic exercises have been considered one of the most appropriate learning activities for older adult learners because they are safe and beneficial for health, limited evidence exists regarding how older adult learners perceive their learning environment and different learning strategies. Thus, our research explored older adults'…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Older Adults, Aquatic Sports, Exercise
Boscart, Veronique M.; McCleary, Lynn; Stolee, Paul; Taucar, Linda Sheiban; Wilhelm, Jessica; Johnson, Keia; d'Avernas, Josie; Brown, Paul; Raasok, Marlene – Educational Gerontology, 2020
Nursing Assistants (NAs) are the largest workforce in nursing homes, but often lack adequate preparation for their role. The Living Classroom (LC) is an integrated learning approach, whereby a NA program is delivered in a nursing home (NH) in collaboration with a community college. This paper describes the implementation and evaluation of the LC.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Nursing Homes, Job Skills, Community Colleges
Lin, Li-Hui – Educational Gerontology, 2014
Since 2008, Taiwan's Ministry of Education has sponsored a number of short-term residential educational programs aimed at senior citizens and administered by local colleges and universities. In 2009, the Ministry of Education named a project the Elderhostel Program (notwithstanding the lack of involvement by the United States organization, which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Residential Programs, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Bertera, Elizabeth M. – Educational Gerontology, 2014
This study combined the African American tradition of oral storytelling with the Hispanic medium of "Fotonovelas." A staggered pretest posttest control group design was used to evaluate four Storytelling Slide Shows on health that featured community members. A total of 212 participants were recruited for the intervention and 217 for the…
Descriptors: Story Telling, African American Culture, Hispanic Americans, Pretests Posttests
Nash, Bradley, Jr.; Bradley, Dana Burr – Educational Gerontology, 2006
National senior service programs have had a long and relatively successful history. Emerging at the intersection of federal aging and poverty policy initiatives in the early 1960s, projects such as the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) and the Senior Companion Program (SCP) have expanded in size and scope over the last several decades. These two…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Local Issues, Older Adults, Federal Programs
