Intergenerational Approaches in Aging: Implications for Education, Policy, and Practice

In Intergenerational Approaches in Aging: Implications for Education, Policy, and Practice, leading practitioners and academics from a variety of disciplines come together to discuss theoretical issues, current practice, and future directions for this rapidly developing field. The authors address key topics such as defining the intergenerational field, the effects of the segregation of groups by age on social function and organization in our communities, and designing, implementing, and assessing programs that create cross-generational connections. Exploring ways to provide services to different age groups while tapping the strengths and skills of each age group, Intergenerational Approaches in Aging examines the application of intergenerational approaches to important social issues as well as specific challenges faced by practitioners. It makes suggestions for integrating intergenerational studies into the higher education system and for challenging segregated services and funding programs. As the book shows, promoting cooperation between diverse segments of society also depends on: making intergenerational programming a permanent feature of public schools understanding and meeting the social, mental health, and medical needs of grandparents who are raising their grandchildren using observational research to study and evaluate intergenerational program effectiveness and the relationships among the people involved viewing differences among people as assets developing intergenerational program models providing children with a 'life-cycle’view of the worldIntergenerational Approaches in Aging offers the personnel of state and local agencies on aging, nursing homes, senior centers, and geriatric homes practical advice, innovative ideas, and supportive materials for developing and implementing intergenerational activities and programs that can benefit all parties involved. Academics and school administrators will also benefit from this book as they learn concrete methods for integrating aging education into already existing curricula and building new conceptual frames of reference for a wide variety of social issues and historical topics.

Table of Contents:
Contents Preface Introduction Section I. Defining the Intergenerational Field Intergenerational Studies: A Multidisciplinary Field Intergenerational Studies Growing Pains: The Quest for Identity amd implications for Practice Section II. Grandparent Caregiving Becoming Parents Again: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren An Innovative School-Based Intergenerational Model to Serve Grandparent Caregivers Grandparent Caregivers: Legal and Economic Issues Section III. Intergenerational Education Generations Learning Together Learning by Sharing: An Intergenerational College Course The Integration of Pro-Active Aging Education into Existing Educational Curricula Section IV. Intergenerational Program Models A Case Study of Intergenerational Relations Through Dance with Profoundly Deaf Individuals Intergenerational Mentoring: A Viable Strategy of Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Youth Rememberers and Remembrances: Fostering Connections with Intergenerational Interviewing Sore Tongues and Stiff Necks--Problem Solving Through a Grandparent Discussion/Support Group Why a Geriatric Center? Section V. Approaches to Evaluation Intergenerational Program Evaluation for the 1990s and Beyond Observational Research in Intergenerational Programming: Need and Opportunity Section VI. Community Building Intergenerational Programming: A Vehicle for Promoting Intra- and Cross-Cultural Understanding The Benefits of Intergenerational Community Service Projects: Implications for Promoting Intergenerational Unity, Community Activism, and Cultural Continuity Forming Intergenerational Program Networks Section VII. The Road Ahead Towards Civic Renewal: How Senior Citizens Could Save Civil Society Index

Review :
"A really fresh and friendly approach to supporting learning about accounting and finance. Clearly written, logically presented and well-explained material in a style that also manages to make the subject accessible and interesting." - John Cousins, Director, The Food and Beverage Training Company "Although this book deals with a subject that normally many readers would avoid, it provides a user-friendly approach to handling accounts and money. Real life examples are used accompanied by a range of exercises and activities. The book is useful in that it recognises the need for Hospitality Managers to work in an increasingly competitive market and be 'finance savvy'. Guide to Money Matters provides a useful guide and training material in an area, which currently is not always covered in-depth in other management resources. It is aimed mainly at managers or supervisors but with its well structured format it can be used by any reader within the hospitality industry. A useful list for further reading and a detail index make this book a good resource of information on money issues. An "accounting" book that makes sense." - HCIMA's 'Hospitality' journal