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Changing University Students Perceptions Toward the Aged: Effects of Knowledge and Experience of the Elderly  

박경란 (인제대학교 가족·소비자학과)
이영숙 (군산대학교 생활과학부)
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Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association / v.40, no.1, 2002 , pp. 37-51 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore university students′ perceptions about the elderly before and after an introductory course for gerontology. Sixty-two male and female undergraduate students participated in the study as a part of the course requirement. Throughout the semester, theme students received a series of classroom lectures on gerontology, as well as participated in diverse activities to experience elderly lives. A survey was administered with the students at the beginning of the first day of class and at the end of the semester. By the end of the unit university students were more likely to have accurate conceptions of and positive attitudes toward aging and the aged. More specifically, they were more likely to (1) perceive "old" and "getting old" as a positive one, (2) seem older adults spend their time on active self-development and social activities, (3) view older adults are important, (4) change opinions about what an old person and young person do together, and (5) have a positive outlook on their own future lives as older adults.
Keywords
perceptions toward th aged; Knowledge; experience;
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