A Model of Intergenerativity: How the Intergenerational School is Bringing the Generations Together to Foster Collective Wisdom and Community Health

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 389-404

  George, Daniel ^a   Whitehouse, Catherine ^b   Whitehouse, Peter ^c  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Intergenerational School   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; dementia; intergenerational; intergenerativity; multigenerational programming; quality of life; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859314336     PISSN: 15350770     EISSN: 15350932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15350770.2011.619922     Document Type: Article

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