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Civic Engagement & Service Productive Aging Working Paper

Institutional Capacity for Elder Service

By CSD • July 1, 2003November 26, 2018

Given the demographic changes in our society and the positive effects of volunteering on older adults and on service recipients, service opportunities for older adults should be expanded. The development of institutions is a potentially powerful route to maximizing this potential. We propose five dimensions of institutional capacity, including expectation, access, information, incentive, and facilitation. Pilot data indicates that organizations offering service opportunities to older adults vary on these dimensions.

Subsequent Publication: Morrow-Howell, N., Hinterlong, J., Sherraden, M., Tang, F., Thirupathy, P., & Nagchoudhuri, M. (2003). Institutional capacity for elder service. Social Development Issues, 25, 189–204.

Project: Institutional Capacity for Older Adult Engagement in Service

Citation

Morrow-Howell, N., Hinterlong, J., Sherraden, M., Tang, F., Thirupathy, P., & Nagchoudhuri, M. (2003). Institutional capacity for elder service (CSD Working Paper No. 03-14). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

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2003fengyan tanginstitutional capacity for older adult engagement in servicemadhura nagchoudhurMeasuring the Institutional Determinants of Volunteering by Older AdultsMichael Sherradennancy morrow-howellprema thirupathy

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