TY - JOUR
T1 - Community-service activities versus traditional activities in an intergenerational visiting program
AU - Marx, Marcia S.
AU - Hubbard, Pamela
AU - Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska
AU - Dakheel-Ali, Maha
AU - Thein, Khin
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - The impact of traditional activities (e.g., playing board games) were compared with community-service activities (e.g., making first aid kits for a homeless shelter) during a monthly intergenerational visiting program. The participating seniors (n =19) gave high ratings to both types of activities. However, they felt that they had helped others more during the community-service activities, and they expressed greater interest in community-service activities for future intergenerational visits. Intergenerational programs should be supported by the public as well as by funding agencies, as these have great potential for benefiting not only the participants but also others in the community.
AB - The impact of traditional activities (e.g., playing board games) were compared with community-service activities (e.g., making first aid kits for a homeless shelter) during a monthly intergenerational visiting program. The participating seniors (n =19) gave high ratings to both types of activities. However, they felt that they had helped others more during the community-service activities, and they expressed greater interest in community-service activities for future intergenerational visits. Intergenerational programs should be supported by the public as well as by funding agencies, as these have great potential for benefiting not only the participants but also others in the community.
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U2 - 10.1080/03601270590916768
DO - 10.1080/03601270590916768
M3 - מאמר
AN - SCOPUS:28244452865
VL - 31
SP - 263
EP - 271
JO - Educational Gerontology
JF - Educational Gerontology
SN - 0360-1277
IS - 4
ER -