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Eaton, Jacqueline – Educational Gerontology, 2022
The arts offer a cost effective and appealing approach to healthy aging. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the development and implementation of three creative aging pilot programs led by professional teaching artists in multipurpose senior centers. The process of recruitment focused on professional teaching artists, senior center…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Community Centers, Aging (Individuals), Program Development
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Appel, Lora; Lewis, Samantha; Kisonas, Erika; Recknagel, Jennifer – Educational Gerontology, 2022
The VRCHIVE workshop was a first-of-its-kind exploratory pilot initiative to examine the feasibility of running a remote, intergenerational Virtual Reality (VR) storytelling workshop through the Toronto Public Library. The workshop took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has highlighted a need to develop solutions to address the digital…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Intergenerational Programs, Workshops, Public Libraries
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Dattilo, John; Martire, Lynn; Gottschall, Jinger; Weybright, Elizabeth – Educational Gerontology, 2014
There is a need to provide interventions that are of interest to older adults who are not inclined to participate in conventional exercise programs and that can improve balance and fear of falling. One purpose of this pilot study was to assess feasibility and acceptability of an eight-week (3x/wk, 90-minute sessions) multifaceted, small group,…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Pilot Projects, Injuries, Physical Activities