Seniors', Volunteers', and Families' Perspectives of an Intergenerational Program in a Rural Community

Bullock, Janis R.; Osborne, Sandra

doi:10.1080/036012799267855

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“…Several participants also described the memoirs as a catalyst to organize their personal effects to pass along to Downloaded by [The University of Manchester Library] at 13:54 02 November 2014 their relatives. When the older adult is in poor health (i.e., frail, cognitively impaired, homebound, nursing home resident), the service provided may be friendly visiting (e.g., Reinke et al, 1981), companionship (e.g., Greene, 1998), or completion of household tasks or chores (Bullock & Osborne, 1999)-services that are also valuable to the older adult participant.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Within this body of literature, researchers used several methodologies to evaluate the older adults' experience: a telephone interview requesting general feedback (Bringle & Kremer, 1993), telephone survey using structured questions (Segrist, 2005), an interview or paper-and-pencil survey requesting feedback on specific questions (Bullock & Osborne, 1999;Dorfman, Murty, Ingram, & Evans, 2002;Greene, 1998;Newman, Lyons, & Onawla, 1985;Underwood & Dorfman, 2006), "guided" interviews (Weintraub & Killian, 2007), individual interviews with participants (Wakefield, 2002), and anecdotal reports Downloaded by [The University of Manchester Library] at 13:54 02 November 2014 (Lyons, 1986). None of these studies used a focus group methodology to inquire about the older adult experience; this method was selected for use in the current study.…”

Section: Intergenerational Programsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Share Your Experience and I'll Lend You My Ear: Older Adult Outcomes of an Intergenerational Service-Learning Experience

Zucchero

2010

Gerontology & Geriatrics Education

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Intergenerational service learning is frequently used in gerontology courses. However, research usually focuses on the experience of the younger (e.g., children, youth, adolescents, students) rather than older participants, or older adults who are in poor health. Using a focus group methodology, this study explored the experience of active older volunteers who participated in an intergenerational service-learning project with college students. Results indicated older adults positively experienced the project and found the relationships with their partners meaningful. They appreciated students listening to their life stories and documenting them through memoirs. The study shows that active older adults can benefit from an intergenerational service-learning experience.

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Section: Intergenerational Programsmentioning

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Share Your Experience and I'll Lend You My Ear: Older Adult Outcomes of an Intergenerational Service-Learning Experience

Zucchero

2010

Gerontology & Geriatrics Education

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“…Previous studies have reported beneficial outcomes of community-and school-based IGPs for younger persons (YAs), such as improved social skills and acquisition of new knowledge [4][5][6][7][8], improved school performance or academic learning [4,9,10], a decline of negative attitudes towards OAs and aging [8,[10][11][12][13][14][15], and the development of friendships with OAs [7,8,10]. However, some studies have also referred to challenges that often stemmed from a lack of preparation or training of YAs prior to participation in intergenerational activities [16].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most of the literature examined either OAs' perspectives [21,26,[29][30][31] or YAs' perspectives [10,12], with few including both [5,7,8,23]. Other studies focused mainly on the perspectives of organizers [27,28].…”

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“…These studies investigated each group's perspective on program impact concerning themselves. Other perspectives were explored in the mixedmethods research of Gigliotti, Morris, Smock, Jarrott, and Graham [28], who researched the outlook of organizers and parents of child participants, Skropeta, Colvin, and Sladen [23], who studied childcarers' perspectives in an IGP playgroup, and a qualitative study by Bullock and Osborne [7], who investigated the perspectives of family members and friends of participants, in addition to those of participants.…”

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In the Eye of the Beholder: The Impact of Intergenerational Programs from the Perspectives of Their Different Stakeholders

Cohen‐Mansfield

2021

IJERPH

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Since most evaluations of intergenerational programs (IGPs) focus on the perspective of a single stakeholder group concerning the benefit for themselves, we compared perceptions of multiple stakeholders: older adults, younger adults, and IGP organizers concerning the impact of IGPs on older and young participants. Using a mixed-methods approach, we collected data from thirteen community-based IGPs. The quantitative analyses included a comparison of the different stakeholder groups via ANOVAs and chi-square analyses. In order to identify the reasons for different attribution ratings among stakeholders, we conducted a qualitative analysis of the stakeholders’ comments and responses to open-ended questions using a thematic analysis approach. Overall, participants rated benefits to themselves lower than attributed to them by their counterparts. Differences in ratings may be explained by differences in expectations and needs, cognitive dissonance, as well as a lack of awareness about other participants’ experiences. Given the discrepancies in perception of impact, it is vital to seek input from all stakeholders in order to understand their respective needs and expectations, construct a balanced evaluation, and improve IGP processes and outcomes. Studying a single stakeholder group for project evaluation is likely to provide only one perspective, whereas including all points of view provides a more complete picture.

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To Gain One More Close Person: A Polish Study on How Volunteers Working With Seniors Perceive the Significance of their Work and What they Consider Essential to Continue It

Nowakowska

2024

Population Ageing

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In an ageing and ever lonelier society, volunteering based on intergenerational relationships is becoming an increasingly salient form of support, but also a valuable leisure activity. With the help of thematic analysis, the study explored (1) how young adult volunteers working with seniors perceive their work and (2) what encouraged them to take up the volunteering role and what makes it easier or possible for them to remain active. Interviews were conducted in Poland in 2020 with 10 volunteers aged between 22 and 35 (6 women, 4 men) who had experience of working with seniors during the year preceding the study. Seven issues emerged from the analysis: the context in which volunteering began; personal characteristics of the volunteer; daily difficulties of the elderly; keeping the senior company in transience and loneliness; attachment and relationship between the volunteer and the elderly person(s); personal benefits of involvement in volunteering; social benefits of involvement in volunteering. The results were discussed in the light of the volunteer process model and the types of volunteers’ motivations. Several volunteers also pointed to the role of volunteering not only in building a norm of reciprocity in relationships with seniors, but also more broadly in the society.

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Seniors', Volunteers', and Families' Perspectives of an Intergenerational Program in a Rural Community

Cited by 21 publications

References 15 publications

Share Your Experience and I'll Lend You My Ear: Older Adult Outcomes of an Intergenerational Service-Learning Experience

Share Your Experience and I'll Lend You My Ear: Older Adult Outcomes of an Intergenerational Service-Learning Experience

In the Eye of the Beholder: The Impact of Intergenerational Programs from the Perspectives of Their Different Stakeholders

To Gain One More Close Person: A Polish Study on How Volunteers Working With Seniors Perceive the Significance of their Work and What they Consider Essential to Continue It

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