The Graying of the College Classroom

Developed a reliable Student Opinion Quesionnaire to measure changes in attitudes of students in an intergenerational class in freshmen English. Younger students exhibited a positive change in attitude toward their own aging and toward the intergenerational classroom. The intergenerational class had...

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Published inGerontologist Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 196
Main Author Kay, Edwin J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.1983
Subjects
Adult Students
Aging (Individuals)
Attitude Change
Attitude Measures
College Freshmen
Higher Education
Intergenerational Classroom
Older Adults
Social Cognition
Student Attitudes
Student Participation
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Summary:Developed a reliable Student Opinion Quesionnaire to measure changes in attitudes of students in an intergenerational class in freshmen English. Younger students exhibited a positive change in attitude toward their own aging and toward the intergenerational classroom. The intergenerational class had greater student participation than a comparable class. (Author/JAC)