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| Determining the success of grandparent education | | Author(s) | Robert Strom, Troy Beckert, Shirley Strom |
| Journal title | Educational Gerontology, vol 22, no 7, October - November 1996 |
| Pages | pp 637-649 |
| Keywords | Adult Education ; Courses ; Grandparents ; Family relationships ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Social roles ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study evaluates the outcomes of a course for grandparents, involving a sample of grandparents, their children and grandchildren. Class sessions explored the differing experiences between the generations of growing up and raising children. Each generation was administered the Grandparent Strengths and Needs Inventory before and after the course. Participants reported perceptions on six dimensions of grandparent attitudes and behaviours - satisfaction, success, teaching, difficulty, frustration, and information - and changes in grandparents' performance were measured. Grandparents reported significant improvements in their attitudes and behaviour, which were corroborated by their children, and to a lesser degree by the grandchildren. The study demonstrates the benefits of education in helping grandparents adjust to their changing role. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970312014 A |
| Classmark | GP: VE: SW: DS:SJ: TOB: TM5: 4C: 7T |
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