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Attitudes, Perceptions, and Aging Knowledge of Future Law Enforcement and Recreation Majors
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Kurth, Maria L.; Intrieri, Robert C. – Educational Gerontology, 2017
The present study assessed knowledge of aging, ageism, and attitudes toward aging in undergraduate recreation and law enforcement majors. Past research with psychology, social work, and nursing majors showed that greater knowledge of aging was related to fewer ageist attitudes and beliefs. The results showed that law enforcement students possessed…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Recreation, Majors (Students), Student Attitudes
Effects of Aging and Adult Development Education and Service Learning on Attitude, Anxiety, and Occupational Interest
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Boswell, Stefanie S. – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2015
This study investigated the effect of a semester-long aging and adult development course that included an intergenerational, service-learning component on attitudes toward older adult men and women, aging anxiety, and interest in occupations that serve older adults among individuals training for careers in healthcare and social services. It also…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Service Learning, Student Attitudes
Undergraduate Attitudes toward the Elderly: The Role of Knowledge, Contact and Aging Anxiety
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Allan, Linda J.; Johnson, James – Educational Gerontology, 2009
Knowledge, anxiety, and attitudes about the elderly were assessed in 113 university students using the Facts on Aging Quiz, the Anxiety about Aging Scale, and the Fraboni Scale on Ageism. No significant differences in knowledge or anxiety based on age or gender were found in the sample. Female participants in the sample were found to be…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals), Path Analysis