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Teaching the Politics of Aging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2020

Lyndon S. Drew
Lyndon S. Drew*
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Wichita State University
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Real satisfaction in teaching comes from former students who find the value of a course in the world of work. I have experienced this satisfaction many times since I began teaching a course on the politics of aging three years ago.

The course targets two audiences: political science students who want to learn about aging and gerontology students who want to learn about politics. The course is the only cross-listed course in the gerontology curriculum at Wichita State University and attracts a variety of graduate and undergraduate students from diverse departments. By the end of the semester, all of them have learned something practical about the politics of aging. The elements of success in the course include the text, the format of each class, and the five assignments.

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Research Article
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News for Teachers of Political Science , Volume 47 , Fall 1985 , pp. 9
Copyright
Copyright © American Political Science Association 1985

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