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The perceived benefits of participating in volunteer and educational activities
Author(s)	Nancy Morrow-Howell, Susan Kinnevy, Marylen Mann
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 32, no 2, 1999
Pages	pp 65-80
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Voluntary work [elderly] ; Adult Education ; Well being ; Social interaction ; United States of America.
Annotation	A programme evaluation of OASIS, a national non-profit organisation which provides educational and volunteer opportunities to people aged 55 years and over, focused on the benefits of participating in educational and volunteer activities. A total of 289 older adults provided their perspectives on the extent to which participation in these activities benefited them in four areas: socialisation, generativity, well-being, and opportunity. The survey results indicate that, in general, older adults perceived that they benefited from these activities. Participants perceived the most benefit in the domain opportunity, followed by well-being, and socialisation. Volunteers reported more benefit overall than class takers. When asked what was most beneficial about participation, most respondents mentioned interacting with new people. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-000127221 A
Classmark	GHH: GP: D:F:5HH: TMA: 7T
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