Curriculum and Text Resources

The following text materials are available for copying and/or loan. Materials can be checked out from the Office for Studies on Aging by contacting us at 575-5262 or by e-mail at aging@www.uark.edu.

Achieving and Maintaining Cognitive Vitality with Aging. Workshop Report. Sponsored by Institute for the Study of Aging, International Longevity Center-USA, Canyon Ranch
Health Resort, and National Institute on Aging.

AGHE collection of syllabi for courses in aging, 1(core courses): Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.

AGHE collection of syllabi for courses in aging, 2(elective courses): Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, (2000). 26th Annual meeting and educational Leadership conference: Where have we been and where are we going. Gerontological education in the 21st century.

Austin, D.R. (1999). Therapeutic recreation: Processes and techniques, 4th ed. Champaign, IL: Sagamore Publishing.

Binstock, R. H., & George, L. (2001). Handbook of aging and the social sciences (5th ed.). San Diego: Academic Press.

Birren, J. E., & Schaie, K. W. (2001). Handbook of the psychology of aging (5th ed.). San Diego: Academic Press.

Blieszner, R., & Bedford, V. H. (1996). Aging and the family: Theory and research. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Compton, D.M. & Iso-Ahola, S.E. (Eds). (1994). Leisure & mental health, Vol.1. Park City, UT: Family Development Resources, Inc.

Consumer's Resource Handbook (1998-99): U.S. General Services Administration Consumer Information Center.

Douglass, E. B., Atchley, R. C., David, D. D., & Wendt, P. F. (1997). Standards and guidelines for gerontology programs (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.

Folts, W. E. (2000). Southwest Journal on Aging, 15(2)/16(1): Southwest Society on Aging.

Folts, W. E. (2000). Southwest Journal on Aging, 16(2): Southwest Society on Aging.

Folts, W. E. (2000). Southwest Journal on Aging, 17(1/2): Southwest Society on Aging.

Galveston health promotion directory: A guide to area health promotion resources for older adults. Retrieved from: Haber, D. (1999). Health promotion and aging. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Housing our Elders: A report card on the housing conditions and needs of older Americans: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research.

Hudson, R. B. (2001). Public policy and aging: Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.

Lomranz, J. (1998). Handbook of aging and mental health: An integrative approach. New York: Plenum Press.

Markides, K. S. (1999). Journal of Aging and Health, 11(1). Thousand Oaks: Sage Periodicals Press.

Masoro, E. J., & Austad, S. N. (2001). Handbook of the biology of aging (5th ed.). San Diego: Academic Press.

McGuire, F.A., Boyd, R.K., & Tedrick, R.E. (1999). Leisure and aging: Ulyssean living in later life, 2nd ed. Champaign, IL: Sagamore Publishing.

O'Rand, A. M. (1999). Research on Aging, 21(1). Thousand Oaks: Sage Periodicals Press.

Rowles, G. D. (1999). Journal of Applied Gerontology, 18(1). Thousand Oaks: Sage Periodicals Press.

Wendt, P. F., Peterson, D. A., & Douglass, E. B. (1993). Core principles and outcomes of gerontology, geriatrics and aging studies instruction. Washington, D.C.: Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.


To request loan or copies of materials, contact Office for Studies on Aging at:575-5262 or aging@www.uark.edu.