title: Introduction: aging education in a global context.
abstract: Introduction to a collection of articles on aging education in a global context based on the proceedings of the annual conference of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE). The volume includes a dual focus on (1) issues related to gerontology and geriatric education around the world and (2) issues related to teaching about global and cross-cultural aging. Several of the chapters provide useful information and resources for educators seeking ways to incorporate cross-cultural aging into their courses. The remaining three chapters deal with issues related to aging education in Kenya, Japan and China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001, USA. dshenk@email.uncc.edu
authors.forename: Dena
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shenk
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Groger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000208:ethnology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies