Aging: New Perspectives in Introductory Courses in the Humanities

FAIN: EP-*1292-78

Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH 44106-1712)
David D. Van Tassel (Project Director: May 1978 to October 1990)

To sensitize college humanities faculty to concerns on aging; to introduce themes and emphases on aging into the Introductory humanities curriculum to increase student awareness of the positive aspects of aging; to dispel negative attitudes toward aging among student population. Seminars, field trips, team teaching, films, and role-playing will be reaching strategies. Faculty is drawn from Art, Literature, Classics, History, American Studies, and Music areas.