Evaluating the impact of intergenerational activities on elders’ engagement and expressiveness levels in two settings

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 53-69

  Xaverius, Pamela K ^a   Mathews, R Mark ^b  

^a MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Behavioral; Children; Engagement; Intergenerational

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244490383     PISSN: 15350770     EISSN: 15350932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J194v01n04_05     Document Type: Article

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