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Gerontology: A Case Study in the Evolution of Professional Education
- The Review of Higher Education
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 16, Number 2, Winter 1993
- pp. 181-198
- 10.1353/rhe.1993.0023
- Article
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This article presents an overview of the evolutionary stages of professional education as it applies to the development of instruction in gerontology. The demand for well-prepared personnel is likely to increase, and understanding these stages should help not only gerontology faculty but also administrators and curriculum committee faculty make appropriate program decisions.