Designed to inform educators, professionals, and students about gerontology-related courses, degree programs, educational services, and training programs in 1275 institutions in the United States, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Canal Zone. Geographical arrangement. Entries include coded identifying information of institution, address, contact person, and descriptive information. College, subject indexes.

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This volume addresses the extraordinary need to educate personnel at all levels in gerontology and geriatric medicine and in the design and delivery of health and social services. The historical development of gerontology and geriatric medicine and education issues are carefully considered with recommendations for curriculum design. The authors offer state of the art discussions on both gerontology and geriatrics, with implications for future research. The chapters, written by seminal figures in the field, address the critical need for well trained faculty and other professionals to: educate new and existing faculty and other professionals, educate researches to accelerate scientific knowledge, provide courses for all students that address life-span/life/cycle development and related materials, provide discipline specific courses on aging, and much more.

Comprehensive multidisciplinary encyclopedia dealing with aging processes and older adults. Intended for "the educated inquirer who needs a brief authoritative introduction to key topics and issues in aging." Signed entries contain cross references. Contains lengthy bibliography. General index.

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.