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By the year 2020, there will be 65 million people aged 65 and over living in the United Statesa new generation of active older adults expecting to use the expertise, experience, and life skills they've gained to make valuable contributions to society in their retirement years. Civic Engagement and the Baby Boomer Generation presents the latest research findings and evaluation studies that help promote a thorough understanding of the programs, policies, and civic opportunities available to people aged 50 and older. This unique book is an essential resource for nonprofit organizations seeking to meet their needs with a generation of volunteers eager to explore new options, work in new capacities, and continue lifelong learning.
More than any previous generation, baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) are defying stereotypes about aging while seeking new and meaningful lifestyles. Civic Engagement and the Baby Boomer Generation defines an agenda for future policy, research, and practice to help reverse the well-documented decline in civic engagement in the United States, providing older Americans with opportunities to have an impact in their local, national, and global communities. The book's contributors focus attention on the value of civic engagement in creating vital social capital and social networks.
Civic Engagement and the Baby Boomer Generation examines:
current issues and trends in civic engagement
results from senior corps. examinations
expanding youth service concepts
lifelong learning institutes
the relationship between civic engagement and leadership
issues in elder service and volunteerism
outcomes of a national agenda setting meeting
intergenerational relations and civic engagement
Civic Engagement and the Baby Boomer Generation is an important source of information for anyone working with nonprofit, government, and corporate organizations concerned with public policy, community affairs, volunteerism, research, practice, and education.
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About the Editors
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I: OVERVIEW OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Chapter 1. Civic Engagement in the United States (William A. Galston and Mark H. Lopez)
Introduction
Why Does Civic Disengagement Matter?
Civic Attitudes and Knowledge
Civic Behavior
Conclusion
Chapter 2. Social Capital and Civic Engagement of Individuals Over Age Fifty in the United States (Thomas H. Sander with Robert D. Putnam)
Overall Trends in Social Capital
Life Cycle versus Generational Trends
Generational Trends Beyond Volunteering
Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey
Bridging and Tolerance
Conclusion
PART II: NATIONAL SERVICE AND THE FIFTY-PLUS POPULATION
Chapter 3. Civic Engagement and National Service: Results from Senior Corps Evaluations (Priyanthi Silva and Cynthia Thomas)
Introduction to Senior Service and Volunteerism
Methodology
Describing National Senior Service: The Senior Corps Volunteer Programs
The Foster Grandparent Program
The Senior Companion Program
The RSVP Program
Strengths of the Senior Corps Programs
Limitations to National Senior Corps Growth
The Future of National Senior Service
Chapter 4. Expanding Youth Service Concepts for Older Adults: AmeriCorps Results (Karen Harlow-Rosentraub, Laura B. Wilson, and Jack Steele)
Introduction
Site Composition of Legacy Corps Activities
Political Activity and Citizen Involvement Among Members
Conclusions
PART III: LIFELONG LEARNING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Chapter 5. Civic Engagement and Lifelong Learning Institutes: Current Status and Future Directions (Sharon P. Simson, Laura B. Wilson, and Karen Harlow-Rosentraub)
Introduction
The Educational Mission of Lifelong Learning Institutes
The Civic Engagement Mission of Lifelong Learning Institutes
Methods
Results about Current Status of LLIs and Civic Engagement
Results Regarding the Future of LLIs and Civic Engagement
Discussion
Future Directions
Chapter 6. Legacy Leadership Institutes: Combining Lifelong Learning with Civic Engagement (Laura B. Wilson, Jack Steele, Sharon P. Simson, and Karen Harlow-Rosentraub)
Background and Description
Program Design and Structure
Research and Evaluation Findings on the Legacy Leadership Institute Model
Outcomes and Conclusion: The Impact and Potential of the Legacy Leadership Institute Concept
Chapter 7. An International Application of Lifelong Learning and Civic Engagement (Ben H. Slijkhuis and Joke M. Zwart)
Core Elements of the U.S. Legacy Leadership Concept
Translating the American Concept to the Dutch Situation
Construction of the Dutch Model
The SESAM Academy
The Results of Two Years of SESAM Academy
Moving On: Other Countries Are Waiting
PART IV: INTERGENERATIONAL CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
Chapter 8. Intergenerational Relationships and Civic Engagement (Sally Newman and Richard Goff)
Introduction
Intergenerational Civic Engagement and Societal Conditions
Profiles of Youth and Older Adults and Implications for Intergenerational Activities
Intergenerational Models in the United States
The Structure
Problems and Challenges
Best Practices of Intergenerational Models
Outcomes
Impact on Age Cohorts
Individual Intergenerational Relationships
Conclusion
Chapter 9. Defining the Relationships Between Civic Engagement and Leadership in Later Life (Tracey T. Manning)
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