OASIS: A Community-based Model for Successful Aging

Kerz, Marcia; Teufel, James; Dinman, Michele

doi:10.1007/s12126-012-9170-3

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“…Its tutoring program has been in operation since 1989 and more than 100,000 Oasis volunteers have tutored over 444,000 children across the United States. Benefits to both older volunteers and students have been documented in intergenerational tutoring programs (Fried et al, 2013;Kerz et al, 2013;Lee et al, 2012 (Vogels et al, 2020). Through open-ended questions, the participants expressed their attitudes on the challenges and benefits of virtual tutoring.…”

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Older Adults’ Attitudes Toward Virtual Volunteering During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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This study explored older adults’ technology use patterns and attitudes toward virtual volunteering during the COVID-19 pandemic. A 22-item survey was administered to 229 volunteers in the St. Louis region who tutor children through the Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring program. Although most respondents are familiar with technology and expressed that they are likely to volunteer virtually, their responses varied significantly by age, education, gender, income, and school districts. Some tutors expressed that virtual volunteering may eliminate barriers to in-person volunteering, while others were concerned with establishing a personal connection with students online. These findings suggest that tutors anticipate both benefits and challenges with virtual volunteering and that efforts to engage older adults during the pandemic should factor in prior use of technology and ensure that different subgroups are not marginalized.

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confidence: 99%