Resources
Creative Aging: A Meaning-Making Perspective
Books and Chapters | 1996
From the publisher: Creative Aging is unique in its blending of the theoretical and the practical. On the one hand, attention is given to discussions of perspectives on aging, definitions of creativity, theoretical frameworks for …
Characteristics of Successful Partnerships Between Libraries, Schools, and Community Agencies
via Library Philosophy and Practice | Reports | 2004
From the introduction: Collaboration is constantly promoted as a valued activity for educators, librarians, and social service professionals. Shared resources, as well as shared responsibilities, can lead to reduced costs and positive outcomes for a …
How Healthy Are We?: A National Study of Well-being at Midlife
Research and Studies | 2004
From the publisher: The culmination of a decade and a half of research by leading scholars, How Healthy Are We? will dramatically alter the way we think about health in middle age and the factors …
UCSF Memory and Aging Center
Websites | 2013
From the UCSF Memory and Aging Center site: The mission of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center is to provide the highest quality of care for individuals with cognitive problems, to conduct research on causes …
Reminiscence and Oral History: Parallel Universes or Shared Endeavour?
via Ageing & Society | Research and Studies | 2001
From the abstract: There is a common methodology to reminiscence and life review with older people and oral history, and yet very little common literature. The distinguishing characteristics of these approaches are described and three …
Arts, Education, the Brain, and Language
via Arts, Learning, and the Brain | Books and Chapters | 2008
From the abstract: This study uses neuroscientific methods to examine whether there are cognitive differences between performing arts and non-performing arts students and among students studying different performing arts, in particular between music students and …
Arts Organizations and Public Health: Developing Relationships and Programs to Address Local Health Priorities
Reports | 2011
Partners for Livable Communities (Partners) releases, “Arts Organizations and Public Health,” a guide to creating partnerships between art and health organizations. This primer was designed for the arts organization that wishes to initiate programming focused …
Art Therapy: Enhancing the Lives of Older Adults
Toolkits | 2013
From the toolkit: Art can be a powerful activity for older adults. For many seniors art is a lifelong passion, for others, art is a hobby that they never had the time to pursue. No …
Art as Therapy: How to Age Creatively
via Smithsonian Magazine | Articles and Blog Posts | 2012
A new exhibition at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., showcases the work of elderly artists with memory loss and other chronic conditions.
Is It Really Too Late to Learn New Skills?
via The New Yorker | Articles and Blog Posts | 2021
From the article: You missed your chance to be a prodigy, but there’s still growth left for grownups. The joys—and occasional embarrassments—of being a novice could be an antidote to the strain of being a …