ABSTRACT
In Intergenerational Contact Zones, Kaplan, Thang, Sánchez, and Hoffman introduce novel ways of thinking, planning, and designing intergenerationally enriched environments. Filled with vivid examples of how ICZs breathe new life into communities and social practices, this important volume focuses on practical descriptions of ways in which practitioners and researchers could translate and infuse the notion of ICZ into their work.
The ICZ concept embraces generation and regeneration of community life, parks and recreational locations, educational environments, residential settings and family life, and national and international contexts for social development. With its focus on creating effective and meaningful intergenerational settings, it offers a rich how-to toolkit to help professionals and user groups as they begin to consider ways to develop, activate, and nurture intergenerational spaces.
Intergenerational Contact Zones will be essential reading for academics and researchers interested in human development, aging, and society, as well as practitioners, educators, and policy makers interested in intergenerational gathering places from an international perspective.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|60 pages
Generation/Regeneration of Community Life
chapter 2|10 pages
Our Community, Our Traditional Food
chapter 6|6 pages
Playful Perspectives and Everyday Spaces
part II|52 pages
Parks and Recreation
chapter 9|12 pages
Intergenerational Gardening on Urban Rooftops
chapter 10|8 pages
Forests as Intergenerational Contact Zones
chapter 11|10 pages
Sowing Connections in a Community Garden
part III|30 pages
Education Settings
chapter 14|10 pages
Adding Excitement and Relevance to Second Language Learning
part IV|58 pages
Residential Settings and Family Life
chapter 16|11 pages
Cocktails in Care Homes
chapter 18|9 pages
The Japanese Teapot
chapter 19|12 pages
The Virtual Environment as Intergenerational Contact Zone
part V|42 pages
Societal Development
chapter 20|11 pages
Multigenerational Cyclical Support System
chapter 21|17 pages
Exploring Design Principles and Strategies for Intergenerational Places in Australia
chapter 22|12 pages
Intergenerational Contact Zones in Contested Places and Spaces
part VI|58 pages
Methods