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Aging in urban Japan
— intergenerational reading in Tokyo | | Author(s) | Inger Maleen Bachmann |
| Journal title | Working with Older People, vol 18, no 1, 2014 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2014 |
| Pages | pp 24-29 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/wwop.htm |
| Keywords | Reading ; Group activities ; Older people ; Children ; Participation ; Social contacts ; Projects ; Japan. |
| Annotation | This paper introduces a volunteer network from the Tokyo Metropolitan area that addresses the urge for senior citizens to stay mentally active, providing a possibility for them to participate in intergenerational contact to feel included and useful to society. The research derives from literature review, local government documents and online presentation, as well as an interview conducted by the Tokyo senior information site. The REPRINTS (Research of Productivity by Intergenerational Sympathy) network in Tokyo is but one answer that combines a mentally challenging activity with intergenerational contact. The network presents an easy to reach and easy to implement diversion for schools, to enable children to experience the traditional form of storytelling and help senior citizens to feel challenged and needed. Learning from the experience of the REPRINTS network could help to set up similar activities in other communities that deal with the same problems and are seeking ways to include older people, help them stay active and useful for the community, and encourage intergenerational contact. This and other articles in this issue of Working with Older People has as its theme creativity, the arts and older people. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-150529233 A |
| Classmark | HKM: HW: B: SBC: TMB: TOA: 3E: 7DT |
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