Senior Citizen Volunteers in a University Day‐care Center

Lowenthal, Barbara; Egan, Rosemary W.

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“…Cross-age research has suggested that intergenerational contact is the critical factor in promoting more positive attitudes and stereotypes regarding older people and the aging process (e.g., Lambert, Dellmann-Jenkins, & Fruit, 1990;Lowenthal & Egan, 1991;Proller, 1989;Seefeldt, 1987). Murphy-Russell, Die, and Walker (1986) examined the effects of discussion with peers, direct contact with a nonstereotypic older target, and increasing knowledge of older persons.…”

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Intergenerational Contact, Attitudes, and Stereotypes of Adolescents and Older People

Meshel

McGlynn

2004

Educational Gerontology

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Intergenerational Contact, Attitudes, and Stereotypes of Adolescents and Older People

Meshel

McGlynn

2004

Educational Gerontology

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“…This Likert-type scale has been used to identify changes in children's attitudes toward the elderly after participating in intergenerational programs. A few studies have also assessed elders' attitudes using a variety of different measures (Saltz, 1989;Glanz, 1989;Newman, Karip, & Faux, 1995;Lowenthal & Egan, 1991;Nishi-Strattner & Myers, 1983;Proller, 1989;Pinquart, Wenzel, & Sorensen, 2000). Attitudes or internal states are particularly difficult to measure, however, among persons with cognitive disabilities .…”

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Evaluating the Impact of Intergenerational Activities on Elders' Engagement and Expressiveness Levels in Two Settings

Xaverius

Mathews

2004

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

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This study evaluated the impact of intergenerational activities on elders' engagement and expressiveness levels in two settings. Study 1 was conducted with 22 well elders at a senior center and approximately 15 children from a nearby grade school. Data were collected using a momentary time sampling procedure, and inter-observer reliability averaged 88% (ranging from 78% to 97%). Elders were significantly more engaged (t (85) = 4.60, p > .001) and expressive (t (85) = 5.55, p > .001) in the treatment condition than the control condition. Study 2 was conducted with 25 older adults diagnosed with dementia, living in a special care unit. Twenty-eight second-graders were in the experimental group and 32 second-graders were in the comparison group. A momentary time sampling procedure was used to observe engagement, expressiveness, and inappropriate behavior levels. Inter-observer agreement averaged 94% (ranged from 85% to 100%). Elders were significantly more engaged in the structured activities with children than the structured activities without children, and significantly more engaged in structured activities without children than the no-activity condition, F(1) = 60.1; p > .01. Elders were also significantly more expressive in structured activities with children than the structured activities without Pamela K. Xaverius is a consultant epidemiologist,

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“…Studies that looked at senior volunteers in the classroom focused upon the seniors' experience rather than children's attitudes (Lowenthal & Egan, 1991;Larkin & Newman, 2001;Kuehne & Sears, 1993). Other studies that involve seniors in educational projects do so outside of the normal classroom experience.…”

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Children's Attitudes and Classroom Interaction in an Intergenerational Education Program

Dunham

Casadonte

2009

Educational Gerontology

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were administered before and after the project with two goals. The first goal was to determine the effect of the project on children's attitudes toward aging and the elderly. We found that even though the program was not specifically designed for attitude change, there was a significant difference in positive attitudes toward aging in the experimental group. The second goal was to see how those attitudes were related to intention to seek out older volunteers for help. We found that the most important predictors of students' intentions to ask for help from senior volunteers were specific attitudes about the adults in the classroom rather than more general attitudes toward the aged. Implications for future programs include the need to introduce the volunteer to the class before the beginning of an intergenerational project in order to let children know the volunteer's qualifications and reasons for wanting to help. 453Over the years there has been a proliferation of intergenerational contact programs, the majority of which are designed to reduce children's negative perceptions of the aged through programs of positive interactions. Most studies are based on activities designed to bring young and old together in cooperative, fun activities rather than training seniors to be involved directly in the classroom as instructional assistants. Will programs that bring students and the old together for a common goal, such as academic enrichment, but not designed specifically to change attitudes, have the same impact on beliefs about age and aging? To what extent do preexisting beliefs about aging affect the interactions between adults and children and, therefore, the success of the programs? The goal of this research is to examine the effect of participation in an intergenerational science program on student's attitudes toward aging and the aged. We will also examine the effect of students' attitudes on their willingness to seek out help from senior volunteers. LITERATURE REVIEWThe typical intergenerational program engages children with older adults in a series of activities over an extended period of time. This is done to give children an opportunity to work closely with older adults, to benefit from their added attention, and to reduce stereotypes due to unfamiliarity

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Senior Citizen Volunteers in a University Day‐care Center

Cited by 17 publications

References 12 publications

Intergenerational Contact, Attitudes, and Stereotypes of Adolescents and Older People

Intergenerational Contact, Attitudes, and Stereotypes of Adolescents and Older People

Evaluating the Impact of Intergenerational Activities on Elders' Engagement and Expressiveness Levels in Two Settings

Children's Attitudes and Classroom Interaction in an Intergenerational Education Program

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