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The need to develop connections between members of different generations is being driven by a host of trends and challenges. This handbook presents what is known about the spectrum of intergenerational initiatives in the United States and abroad. It addresses specifically what increases cooperation, interaction, or exchange between any two (or more) generations and how to foster the sharing of skills, knowledge, or experience between old and young.

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The need to develop connections between members of different generations is being driven by a host of trends and challenges. This handbook presents what is known about the spectrum of intergenerational initiatives in the United States and abroad. It addresses specifically what increases cooperation, interaction, or exchange between any two (or more) generations and how to foster the sharing of skills, knowledge, or experience between old and young.
Autorenporträt
Elizabeth F. Fideler, EdD, is a founding member of the Sloan Research Network based at the Center on Aging & Work, Boston College. Earlier, after several years of classroom teaching, she earned a doctorate in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from Harvard University. She continued working for many years as an education researcher and senior manager in nonprofit organizations. Her primary research and writing interests are: 1) biographies of interesting subjects whose stories deserve to be told; 2) extended work life (mature adults choosing to continue working beyond conventional retirement age); and 3) intergenerational connections.