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Intergenerational Programs

Imperatives, Strategies, Impacts, Trends

By Sally M Newman, Steven W Brummel, Mary Frank

Published June 1st 1989 by Routledge – 258 pages

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Description

They highlight successful intergenerational programs and discuss the historical, developmental, cultural, societal, and political perspectives that must be considered if more productive exchanges are to take place in the future. This empowering book will be particularly valuable to professionals and advocates who work with children and the aged, the systems and agencies that represent these two generations, public and private funding sources, and legislators and other public policymakers.

Contents

Contents Foreword

  • Preface
  • A History of Intergenerational Programs
  • Part I: Imperatives
  • Introduction
  • Historical Imperative
  • Historical Trends in Intergenerational Contacts
  • Developmental Imperative
  • Child Development and Intergenerational Programming
  • Young Adulthood to Old Age: Looking at Intergenerational Possibilities From a Human Development Perspective
  • Cross-Cultural Imperative
  • The Hispanic Elderly and the Intergenerational Family
  • Intergenerational Exchange in Developing Countries
  • Societal Imperative
  • The Intergenerational Movement: A Social Imperative The Social Policy Implications of Intergenerational Exchange
  • Public Policy Imperative
  • Intergenerational Programming in Public Policy
  • Political Imperative for Intergenerational Programs?
  • Part II: Strategies
  • Introduction
  • Developing an Intergenerational Program
  • Training and Education for Intergenerational Activities: An Agenda for the Future
  • Evaluation of Intergenerational Programs: Why and How?
  • Linking Systems: A Systems Approach to Intergenerational Programming
  • Exemplary Intergenerational Programs
  • Part III: Impacts
  • Introduction
  • Intergenerational Programs--Impact on Attitudes
  • The Effects of an Adoptive Grandparent Program on Youth and Elderly Participants
  • Research Evaluation of a Foster Grandparent Program
  • Intergenerational Program Research to Refine Theory and Practice
  • Part IV: Trends
  • Introduction
  • Health Care: An Intergenerational Issue
  • A Case for Intergenerational Child Care
  • The Intergenerational Movement and Its Relationship to Children and Families: Interview With Margaret McFarland, PhD
  • Subject Index

Name: Intergenerational Programs: Imperatives, Strategies, Impacts, Trends (Hardback) – Routledge 
Description: By Sally M Newman, Steven W Brummel, Mary Frank. They highlight successful intergenerational programs and discuss the historical, developmental, cultural, societal, and political perspectives that must be considered if more productive exchanges are to take place in the future. This empowering book will...
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