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d. lahe, j. goriup ■ the role of knowledge about aging
ty) contacts with the older generation, as this is one of the paths leading to
the establishment of education for tolerance, mutual understanding and
the development of a positive image of aging and older people in society.
If we want pupils, to absorb sufficient knowledge about old age and
aging, we must offer the educational program providers (and, ultimately,
the wider society) enough quality material from the field of social geron
tology. In doing so, we have in mind primarily higher education institu
tions, which should take greater responsibility for providing the general
public with more detailed technical information on the aging and elder
ly population, and, ultimately, for increased gerontology content and the
possibility of intergenerational cooperation, particularly between the
younger and older population.
References
Aday, R. H., Sims, C. R. and Evans, E. (1991). Youth’s attitudes toward the
elderly: The impact of intergenerational partners. Journal of Applied
Gerontology 10 (3), pp. 372–384.
Alford, C. L., Miles, T., Palmer, R. and Espino, D. (2001). An introduction
to geriatrics for first-year medical students. Journal of the American Ge-
riatrics Society 49 (6), pp. 782–787.
Allan, L. J. and Johnson, J. A. (2009). Undergraduate attitudes toward the
elderly: The role of knowledge, contact and aging anxiety. Educational
Gerontology 35 (1), pp. 1–14.
Anderson, T. B. (1999). Aging education in higher education: preparing for
the 21st century. Educational Gerontology 25 (6), pp. 571–579.
Angus, J. and Reeve, P. (2006). Ageism: a threat to “aging well” in the 21st
century. Journal of Applied Gerontology 25 (29), pp. 137–152.
Baldock, A. (1993). Old Age. In: Dallos, R. and McLaughin, E. (eds.), Social
problems and the Family. London: Sage.
Beck, U. (2007). Generation Global. Suhrkamp: Frankfurt am Main.
Braithwaite, V. (2002). Reducing ageism. In: Nelson, T. (ed.), Ageism: Ste-
reotyping and Prejudice against Older People. Cambridge, MA: MIT
Press, pp. 311–337.
Boswell, S. S. (2012). Predicting Trainee Ageism Using Knowledge, Anxiety,
Compassion and Contact with Older Adults. Educational Gerontology
38 (11), pp. 733–741.
http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.lib.ukm.si/ehost/pdfviewer/
pdfviewer?sid=bced316f-666b-4bde-bb05-26ba0b5b34d9%40sessionm
gr4004&vid=4&hid=4101 (23.1.2016).
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ty) contacts with the older generation, as this is one of the paths leading to
the establishment of education for tolerance, mutual understanding and
the development of a positive image of aging and older people in society.
If we want pupils, to absorb sufficient knowledge about old age and
aging, we must offer the educational program providers (and, ultimately,
the wider society) enough quality material from the field of social geron
tology. In doing so, we have in mind primarily higher education institu
tions, which should take greater responsibility for providing the general
public with more detailed technical information on the aging and elder
ly population, and, ultimately, for increased gerontology content and the
possibility of intergenerational cooperation, particularly between the
younger and older population.
References
Aday, R. H., Sims, C. R. and Evans, E. (1991). Youth’s attitudes toward the
elderly: The impact of intergenerational partners. Journal of Applied
Gerontology 10 (3), pp. 372–384.
Alford, C. L., Miles, T., Palmer, R. and Espino, D. (2001). An introduction
to geriatrics for first-year medical students. Journal of the American Ge-
riatrics Society 49 (6), pp. 782–787.
Allan, L. J. and Johnson, J. A. (2009). Undergraduate attitudes toward the
elderly: The role of knowledge, contact and aging anxiety. Educational
Gerontology 35 (1), pp. 1–14.
Anderson, T. B. (1999). Aging education in higher education: preparing for
the 21st century. Educational Gerontology 25 (6), pp. 571–579.
Angus, J. and Reeve, P. (2006). Ageism: a threat to “aging well” in the 21st
century. Journal of Applied Gerontology 25 (29), pp. 137–152.
Baldock, A. (1993). Old Age. In: Dallos, R. and McLaughin, E. (eds.), Social
problems and the Family. London: Sage.
Beck, U. (2007). Generation Global. Suhrkamp: Frankfurt am Main.
Braithwaite, V. (2002). Reducing ageism. In: Nelson, T. (ed.), Ageism: Ste-
reotyping and Prejudice against Older People. Cambridge, MA: MIT
Press, pp. 311–337.
Boswell, S. S. (2012). Predicting Trainee Ageism Using Knowledge, Anxiety,
Compassion and Contact with Older Adults. Educational Gerontology
38 (11), pp. 733–741.
http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.lib.ukm.si/ehost/pdfviewer/
pdfviewer?sid=bced316f-666b-4bde-bb05-26ba0b5b34d9%40sessionm
gr4004&vid=4&hid=4101 (23.1.2016).
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