Educational strategies for older learners: Suggestions from cognitive aging research

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-181

  Twitchell, Skip ^a   Cherry, Katie E ^b   Trott, James W ^b  

^a Twitchell Consultants   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21344432052     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0360127960220203     Document Type: Article

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