Older learners on campus

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-30

  Silverstein, Nina M ^a   Choi, Lona H ^a   Bulot, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Higher education; Older learner

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993156056     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v22n01_02     Document Type: Article

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