NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Do Older Korean Immigrants Engage in End-of-Life Communication?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ko, Eunjeong; Roh, Soonhee; Higgins, Doreen – Educational Gerontology, 2013
End-of-life communication is an important process as it allows individuals' treatment preferences to be known, yet not every culture is receptive to such discussions. Planning for end-of-life care is not readily supported in Asian culture, and little is known about individuals' communication with family and health care professionals among older…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Korean Americans, Death, Interpersonal Communication
Identity Formation through Participation in the Rochester New Horizons Band Programme
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dabback, William M. – International Journal of Community Music, 2008
Results of this qualitative study suggest that membership in the Rochester New Horizons Band programme provides an important vehicle for identity construction and revision in later life. Identities emerge from and are shaped by the social interactions among members in the ensemble setting. Players form new musical identities, reclaim identities…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Musicians, Participation, Interpersonal Relationship
Intergenerational Activities Program Handbook. Third Edition.
McDuffie, Winifred G., Ed.; Whiteman, Judith R., Ed. – 1989
This handbook (which contains a collection of articles and resources) describes activities that have been used in a program of intergenerational activities in Broome County, New York. In part 1 of the handbook, chapter 1 provides an overview of intergenerational program development. Succeeding chapters present information concerning: (1) issues to…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Children, Grandparents, Health