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College Students' Perceptions of "Old People" Compared to "Grandparents"
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Newsham, Tina M. K.; Schuster, Amy M.; Guest, M. Aaron; Nikzad-Terhune, Katherina; Rowles, Graham D. – Educational Gerontology, 2021
College students are poised to take on important leadership roles in society, and as such, it is vital that they understand the interests and needs of people throughout the life course and that they do not harbor ageist believes that may play out in the policies they enact, the services they provide, or the products they create. Many college…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Older Adults, Grandparents, Service Learning
Factors Associated with Teenagers' Willingness to Volunteer with Elderly Persons: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)
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Reuveni, Yehudit; Werner, Perla – Educational Gerontology, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors associated with teenagers' willingness to volunteer with elderly persons using an expanded model of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Participants consisted of 258 ninth-grade students at a large high school in the northern part of Israel. Participants completed a structured…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Older Adults, Volunteers, Intergenerational Programs