Definition
The term “educational gerontology” was first used in a 1970 doctoral program at the University of Michigan to denote those “activities and study that occur at the interface of education and gerontology” (Peterson 1980: 68). It achieved academic prominence some years later with the publication of the first issue of the international journal Educational Gerontology, where “educational gerontology” was defined as the:
… study and practice of instructional endeavors for and about aged and aging individuals. It can be viewed as having three distinct, although interrelated, aspects: (1) educational endeavors designed for persons who are middle aged and older; (2) educational endeavors for a general or specific public about aging and older people; and (3) educational preparation of persons who are working or intend to be employed in serving older people in professional or paraprofessional capacities. (Peterson 1976: 62)
Peterson (1978, 1980) elaborated upon his original definition...
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Formosa, M. (2019). Educational Gerontology. In: Gu, D., Dupre, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_411-1
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