Intergenerational Programs (Hardcover)

Contents Foreword  Introduction  Section One: Conceptual Foundations for Intergenerational Program Research  The Intergenerational Field's Needs of More Ethnographic Research  Intergenerational Communities: Where Learning and Interaction Go Hand-in Hand  Intergenerational Theory: The Missing Element in Today's Intergenerational Programs Section Two: Intergenerational Program Impact Student Improvement in the Intergenerational Work/Study Program  Intergenerational Play Therapy: The Influence of Grandparents in Family Systems  The Mentoring Factor: Evaluation of the Across Ages Intergenerational Approach to Drug Abuse Prevention  Predictors of the Likelihood to Provide Intergenerational Activities in Child and Adult Day Care Centers  Section Three: Process-Oriented Intergenerational Program Research Intergenerational Interactions: A Descriptive Analysis of Elder-Child Interactions in a Campus-Based Child Care Center Elder-Child Interaction Analysis: An Observation Instrument for Classrooms Involving Older Adults as Mentors, Tutors, or Resource Persons  Section Four: Questions and Challenges Corporate Opportunities for Intergenerational Linkages: A Human Resources Perspective  Designing for Change: Attitudes Toward the Elderly and Intergenerational Programming Establishing School Volunteer Programs  Capacity Building Partnerships Between Indigenous Youth and Elders  Epilogue Intergenerational Contact at Intergroup Communication Index  Reference Notes Included