ATTITUDINAL CONSEQUENCES OF OLDER ADULT VOLUNTEERS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING
- 1 July 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Educational Gerontology
- Vol. 7 (1) , 21-31
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0360127810070103
Abstract
Results of the Children's Attitudes Toward the Elderly Test (CATE) with an older adult volunteer project in the public school setting indicate that interaction alone between elders and children may not change attitudes. Inherent age biases in attitude tests and implications for planning a volunteer program in an effort to change attitudes are shown to be important predictors of the outcome of such programs.Keywords
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