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Intergenerational engagement in retirement communities
— a case study of a community capacity-building model | | Author(s) | Matthew Kaplan, Shih-Tsen Liu, Patricia Hannon |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 25, no 5, November 2006 |
| Pages | pp 406-426 |
| Source | http://jag.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Age groups [elderly] ; Young people ; Children ; Retirement communities ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | An intergenerational intervention strategy called Generation Station was established and field tested in a community care retirement community (CCRC) in central Pennsylvania over a 13 month period starting in 2001. The aim was to expose residents to a broad range of possibilities for intergenerational contact, the emphasis being on building the institution's capacity to conduct intergenerational programmes rather than on creating a finite, activity-specific programme. The process involved identifying local children and youth programmes, engaging administrators in interagency dialogue, and formulating intergenerational programme links based on complementary objectives and curricula of local organisations. Results from interviews with CCRC residents and staff and from observations of intergenerational activities indicate that multiple activities with multiple organisational partners are a convenient way of establishing a flexible programme the meets the diverse interests, abilities and preferences of retirement community residents and local youth. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070115225 A |
| Classmark | BB: SB: SBC: ROA: RH: 3J: 7T |
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