Community Resources for Older Adults: Programs and Services in an Era of Change - Couverture rigide

Wacker, Robbyn R.; Roberto, Karen A.

 
9781412951296: Community Resources for Older Adults: Programs and Services in an Era of Change
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ISBN 10 : 1412951291 ISBN 13 : 9781412951296
Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 2008

Synopsis

How have programs for older adults evolved? Who uses these resources? How are they delivered? And what challenges do service providers face in meeting the needs of the aging baby-boom generation? Community Resources for Older Adults: Programs and Services in an Era of Change, Third Edition, answers these and other critical questions by providing a theoretical framework for understanding the forces that shape older adults' likelihood to seek assistance.

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À propos des auteurs

Robbyn R. Wacker, Ph.D., is the Provost and Senior Vice President and Professor of Gerontology at the University of Northern Colorado. Her research interests include international aging social policy and psychosocial predictors of community service use among older adults. She has published over 65 refereed presentations, scholarly articles, books, and conference proceedings and has earned numerous university and professional awards, including UNC’s Academic Leadership Excellence Award.

Karen A. Roberto, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Gerontology, Founding Director of the Institute of Society, Culture, and Environment, and Professor of Human Development at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She also holds adjunct appointments in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. She has published over 150 scholarly articles and book chapters, is the editor/author of ten books, and has earned numerous university and professional awards, including the Gerontological Society of America Behavioral and Social Science Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology Award

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Éditeur
SAGE Publications Inc
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1412951291
ISBN 13 
9781412951296
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
3
Nombre de pages
416
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780761987703: Community Resources for Older Adults: Programs and Services in an Era of Change

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0761987703 ISBN 13 :  9780761987703
Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 2002
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