Educational Implications of Affiliation Factors Existent among Members of Senior Centers.

Sadowski, Bernard Stanley; Schill, William John

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Publication Date: 1979-Jan

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Educational Implications of Affiliation Factors Existent among Members of Senior Centers.

Sadowski, Bernard Stanley; Schill, William John

Educational Gerontology, v4 n1 p67-75 Jan 1979

A group of 100 members of senior citizen centers was interviewed to determine educational implications of affiliation phenomenon. A modified semantic differential technique was used to determine the rank ordering of four affiliation factors. The results showed that members tend to affiliate with groups primarily to gather new information. (Author)

Descriptors: Affiliation Need, Education, Information Seeking, Interpersonal Relationship, Older Adults, Research Projects

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Language: English

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