{"product_id":"aging-awakenings-assisted-living-residents-teach-university-students-to-overcome-ageism-paperback","title":"Aging Awakenings: Assisted Living Residents Teach University Students to Overcome Ageism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrene Skurski\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eSean Riddell\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eEmily Lundgren\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntergenerational learning enables intellectually vibrant elderly people who reside in an assisted-living facility to enrich the lives of university students by demystifying old age. More specifically, a structured program of classroom-like activities and personal relationship-building debunks stereotypes of old age and teaches the students to value people for who, rather than how old, they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard C. Adelman (radelman@umich.edu), Ph.D., is an Emeritus Professor of Biological Chemistry and Past Director of the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, and Director of University Relations at University Living, Ann Arbor, MI. He is a Past President of the Gerontological Society of America; Past Chairman of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Advisory Committee on Geriatrics and Gerontology; recipient of numerous research grants and other awards; and author of more than 120 articles and editor of more than 30 books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 7.99 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169179472007,"sku":"9781449556150","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b7dbd1a15ef7888e613a544eda52ab06.webp?v=1733339760","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/aging-awakenings-assisted-living-residents-teach-university-students-to-overcome-ageism-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}