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ERIC Number: EJ963024
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0270-1960
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Engaged Teaching for Engaged Learning: Sharing Your Passion for Gerontology and Geriatrics
Karasik, Rona J.
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, v33 n2 p119-132 2012
Gerontologists face a unique set of obstacles in attracting newcomers to the field. Despite demographic trends favorable to a wide range of employment opportunities and job security, aging is rarely top of mind for many students when it comes to career choices. For most gerontologists, aging is our passion. How do we share that passion with others who have yet to discover its interdisciplinary opportunities, or who may be held at bay by negative stereotypes of aging and older persons? This article explores various approaches to enhance engaged teaching and engaged learning that can help personalize and contextualize the field so that educators and students at all levels and disciplines can find their passion for gerontology and geriatrics. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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