Aging Education in Elementary School Textbooks in Mainland China

Autor/in	Li, Jie
Titel	Aging Education in Elementary School Textbooks in Mainland China
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 45 (2019) 7, S.433-443 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2019.1653526
Schlagwörter	Aging Education; Elementary School Students; Textbooks; Older Adults; Content Analysis; Comparative Analysis; Aging (Individuals); Social Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Physical Characteristics; Occupations; Personality Traits; Interpersonal Relationship; Role; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ageing education; Altenbildung; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Älterer Erwachsener; Inhaltsanalyse; Aging; Altern; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Körperliche Erscheinung; Beruf; Berufsumfeld; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Rollen
Abstract	It is well known that agism is present in both Eastern and Western literature, including in school textbooks. Older people are often portrayed as insignificant, sick, dependent, boring or lonely. Younger generations may develop "gerontophobia" from such textbooks, which is not beneficial for ensuring that individuals can live happily in their old age and may impede society's ability to provide support for senior citizens. Mainland China currently has the largest elderly population in the world. This study aimed to assess elementary school textbooks in mainland China in terms of aging-related content using the instrument developed by Chin-shan Huang and to compare the results with those of previous related studies conducted in Taiwan and Western countries. This comparison illustrates the current status of aging education in school textbooks in mainland China. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01