Intergenerational Relationships at the Center: Finding Shared Meaning from Programs in the U.S. and Japan

Autor/inn/en	Larkin, Elizabeth; Kaplan, Matthew S.
Titel	Intergenerational Relationships at the Center: Finding Shared Meaning from Programs in the U.S. and Japan
Quelle	In: Young Children, 65 (2010) 3, S.88-94 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-6619
Schlagwörter	Intergenerational Programs; Young Children; Foreign Countries; Early Childhood Education; Age Groups; Age Differences; Preschool Children; Intervention; Comparative Analysis; Cultural Differences; Older Adults; Asian Culture; Death; Japan; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Ausland; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Age grop; Altersgruppe; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Kultureller Unterschied; Älterer Erwachsener; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; USA
Abstract	Newcomers to intergenerational programs in early childhood settings tend to recognize immediately the value of bringing younger and older age groups together. However, they then ask, "But what do they do together?" The goal of intergenerational programs is to promote bonds between younger and older generations--relationships that will benefit both groups. But devising a series of planned steps to establish a successful intergenerational program is not the entire story. More than planning is involved in developing the rewarding relationships at the core of a program's purpose. There is also an "organic" side, where emerging relationships among the children, seniors, and staff determine how the intergenerational goals are achieved. The authors consider the positive relationships between young children and older adults to be the most important outcome of intergenerational programs. Here the authors highlight different strategies used by programs in the United States and Japan to guide their organic sides in building good relationships. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10