Better teaching in basic gerontology should be seen as both a goal and an opportunity for those shaping undergraduate curricula.

The author discusses the significance of an improved performance of teaching in gerontology in shaping undergraduate curricula for public health and behavioral sciences in Great Britain as of March 2016. Topics discussed include the definition of social gerontology, opportunities for gerontologists...

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Publicado en:Age & Ageing Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 188 - 190
Autores principales: GORDON, ADAM L., BLUNDELL, ADRIAN G., GLADMAN, JOHN R. F., MASUD, TAHIR
Formato: Editorial
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Mar2016
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          Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK
          City University, London, UK
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