Most of the studies exploring social work education's impact on working with older adults (OA) examine intentions among students. This study goes beyond expressed intention and focuses upon the actual post-graduation career choices of 20 cohorts (1996-2016) of BSW graduates of an OA concentration at an Israeli school of social work. The 203 study…

The purpose of this article is to describe a project that aims to foster active aging through entrepreneurial activities among older adults. The project establishes the feasibility of implementing an intervention program that assimilates the concept and capabilities of entrepreneurship among older adults and supports them while launching new…

Background: Nursing aides' attitudes condoning elder abuse are a possible risk factor for executing abusive behaviors against elder residents of long-term care facilities but have been studied infrequently. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess nursing aides' attitudes that condone abusive behaviors toward elderly people, as well as the…

Discusses the impact of the older population on the resources of the Kibbutzim by examining the position of the elderly in the economic structure. Demographic and economic changes have been accompanied by changes in means of maintaining the ideology of the Kibbutzim to provide for the elderly. (JAC)

Israeli public school made gerontological content and experiences available to students aged 13-14. Process included library research, interviewing older residents, friendly visits to home for aged, formal lectures, role playing, and homework. Participants were reported to have improved relations with own grandparents. (Author/NB)

Israeli older adults (n=361) completed the Worry Scale and the Facts on Aging Quiz. Those with higher educational attainment and those who were better informed about aging had lower worry scores. (SK)

Describes a course that empowers older persons to become active researchers by teaching them to conduct social gerontological research. Discusses an Israeli innovation, research studies, and the graying of social gerontology. Argues that there is a need for developing educational training programs for seniors as gerontological researchers. (RJM)

A descriptive analysis of official statistics of completed and attempted suicides of the Jewish elderly in Israel disclosed patterns somewhat different from those known in Western industrial societies. (Author)

Reviews research concerning the family as a source of support for the elderly in Israel, Japan, Poland, Hong Kong, and Egypt. Focuses on cultural norms, changes in intergenerational support over time, family relationships, lack of social services, social change, and stress factors. (JAC)