Gerontological education program for Juan Crisóstomo Falcón high school student municipio Colina. (2013)

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to determine the gerontological knowledge that 4th year students of Juan Crisóstomo Falcón High School, Colina Municipality of Falcon State possessed to design a Gerontological Education Program for these students. The paradigm was positivist with feasible project modality and a transectional field design. It was used as techniques the direct observation and the survey, and as instrument a questionnaire validated in Romero (2010), for analysis was used the descriptive statistics. The sample was 52 students. Results: students identify concepts related to gerontology as a science, although of old age and aging they have some confusion. On the changes of the old age, they indicated the appearance of wrinkles, gray hair, physical debilitation, sudden mood swings, loss of memory, among others. They have no knowledge of gerontological education and have been assertive to the development of a program of this type aimed to satisfy their learning needs on the elderly and aging. 27