Enticing students to careers in gerontology: Faculty and student perspectives

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 13-29

  Wesley, Susan C ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gerontology; Higher education; Intergenerational; Social work; Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 19444381267     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v25n03_02     Document Type: Article

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