Many Western countries have ageing populations, and major policy shifts will be necessary to deal with them. Bermuda is no different in this regard and is likely to reach a major milestone in 2017, when the population of seniors is expected to overtake the youth population. The island is likely to experience school closures and increases in…

The intergenerational field began in the early 1970s as a social phenomenon in response to several factors that were affecting America's children, youth, and older adults. This paper briefly surveys three aspects of intergenerational programs: history and development, public policy focus, and recent research initiatives. The multi-disciplinary…

Examined the attitudes of 95 therapeutic recreation (TR) majors toward older adults regarding expressed job preferences. Subjects completed the TR Work Preference Survey. Findings indicated that TR majors preferred to work with younger clients. No matter what disability any hypothetical client had, subjects still preferred to work with younger…

This annotated bibliography lists 57 literary works for use in a freshman composition and American Literature course that uses the life cycle theme as the central approach; also included are observations on and guidelines for teaching such a course. Contained in the bibliography are 17 works dealing with youth, 21 works dealing with middle age,…

This article presents the author's presentation on the 13th Delphine Hanna Commemorative Lecture in 2004. The presentation examines some of the problems and issues that must be addressed in order to promote physical activity in the academy and beyond. While there is no all embracing prescription, the author hopes to offer some suggestions that…

This report characterizes the current state of community service in the United States, discusses actions the Commission on National and Community Service has taken, and sketches some alternatives for the future. An executive summary presents the main themes of the report. Chapter 1 describes the promise of national and community service for the…