ADLT 332 — Introduction to Social Gerontology
Adult Education and Human Resource Studies · University of Ghana
This course will deal with methodological and theoretical issues in research on aging. An analysis of the demography of aging will provide an insight into the changing age structure and its relevance to adult education practice in Ghana. It will also do a critical analysis of selected theories of aging (micro and macro theories) and the extent to which prevailing social and cultural system in Ghana contributes to successful or unsuccessful aging. The course will also examine the historical, biological, social and psychological perspectives of aging and their implications for adult learning and teaching.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- ADLT 301 — Research Methods
- ADLT 302 — Data Organisation and Analysis
- ADLT 303 — Adult Teaching and Delivery Methods
- ADLT 304 — Facilitation Methods in Adult Education
- ADLT 305 — Programme Development in Adult Education
- ADLT 306 — Human Resource Development and Management
- ADLT 307 — Adult Literacy and Development
- ADLT 308 — Working with People in their Communities
- ADLT 309 — Community Entry Techniques
- ADLT 311 — Counselling in Adult Education
- ADLT 312 — Citizenship Education and Governance
- ADLT 313 — Community Mobilization
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).