Grandparents and grandchildren: A “memory box” course assignment

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-86

  Weber, Joseph A ^a   Absher, Anita Glee ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEACHER; TEACHING; TRUST; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEMORY; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; NARRATION; ROLE; SOCIAL VALUES; SPIRITUALITY; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; TEACHING MATERIALS; TRUST;

EID: 18444411943     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v24n01_06     Document Type: Article

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