On the track of evaluated programmes targeting the social participation of seniors: A typology proposal

Ageing and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 267-296

  Raymond, Émilie ^a,b   Sévigny, Andrée ^c,d   Tourigny, André ^b,c,d   Vézina, Aline ^c   Verreault, René ^c,d   Guilbert, Alexis C ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

social participation; social programmes; typology

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; TYPOLOGY;

EID: 84872028489     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X11001152     Document Type: Article

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