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Intergenerational studies' growing pains — the quest for identity and implications for practice
Author(s)	Ed Rosenberg, Lois E Layne, Maureen Power
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 28, no 1/2, 1997
Pages	pp 17-31
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Young people ; Age groups [elderly] ; University education ; Multi disciplinary ; United States of America.
Annotation	Intergenerational studies (IGS), arising from grass-roots and community activities, appears to be maturing into adolescence, a time of identity confusion and identity seeking. This paper notes the variety of IGS in education and practice settings, and compares the history of IGS to the development of gerontology, yielding insights into what we might expect for IGS in the coming decade. The authors provide definitional criteria for IGS, academic disciplines and professions to evaluate the claim that IGS is `an emerging academic discipline'. However, they suggest that IGS cannot become an academic discipline, rather it is best viewed within higher education as a multi-disciplinary field of study.
Accession Number	CPA-980219231 A
Classmark	SB: BB: V7M: 3DM: 7T
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