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| Midlothian befrienders' cross-general networking across the school community divide to build social capital | | Author(s) | Mhairi Wier, Rae Goode, Andrew McDonald |
| Journal title | Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, vol 8, no 1, 2010 |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2010 |
| Pages | pp 69-78 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Annotation | Social capital is a designer social science concept that is very much in academic and popular vogue. Indeed, in recent years there has been a proliferation of theoretical articles in academia lauding the veracity of social capital as a "silver bullet," explain all, cure all phenomena. However, it seems that little work has been undertaken on linking the theory of social capital to work in practice in the field of community learning and development. This article aims to redress the balance in some way by offering an analysis of social capital in terms of a "work in progress" at an intergenerational school/seniors' community project in Midlothian, Scotland, where the theory of social capital is informing practice and thinking of the staff of Midlothian Befrienders and vice versa. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-101111213 A |
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