Educational gerontology: A professional imperative in education for the older Australian learner

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 56-57

  Engelbrecht, Cappy ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Ageism; Education; Educational gerontology; Lifelong learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247663683     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2006.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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