TY - JOUR
T1 - A glimpse of life at 67
T2 - The modified future-self worksheet
AU - Masters, Julie L.
AU - Holley, Lyn M.
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - Imagining what one will be like as an older adult can be a difficult task at mid life, let alone during young adulthood. Yet, pondering senescence has positive benefits for young adults with respect to their future physical, financial and social well being. This article describes an exercise used with more than 300 introductory-level gerontology students to encourage them to visualize what life will be like at 67. Student and instructor evaluations support the usefulness of this exercise in going beyond the textbook in discussing the challenges and benefits of aging.
AB - Imagining what one will be like as an older adult can be a difficult task at mid life, let alone during young adulthood. Yet, pondering senescence has positive benefits for young adults with respect to their future physical, financial and social well being. This article describes an exercise used with more than 300 introductory-level gerontology students to encourage them to visualize what life will be like at 67. Student and instructor evaluations support the usefulness of this exercise in going beyond the textbook in discussing the challenges and benefits of aging.
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U2 - 10.1080/03601270500494022
DO - 10.1080/03601270500494022
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33644799583
SN - 0360-1277
VL - 32
SP - 261
EP - 269
JO - Educational Gerontology
JF - Educational Gerontology
IS - 4
ER -