Development of Program to Improve Coordinators' Ability to Utilize Senior School Volunteers

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24531051
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educaion
• Research Institution: Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology
• Principal Investigator: Kuraoka Masataka 地方独立行政法人東京都健康長寿医療センター(東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所), 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所, 研究員 (50596848)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): FUJIWARA Yoshinori 地方独立行政法人東京都健康長寿医療センター(東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所), 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所, 研究部長 (50332367)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 世代間交流 / 学校支援 / シニアボランティア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focused on developing a training program for school support coordinators to utilize senior volunteers for better school support. The program was developed to learn the issues of school support coordinators, understand the physical and cognitive traits of elderly volunteers, and explore how to utilize senior volunteers in school settings, and was implemented in three municipalities. After the training program, a school support activity was introduced in an elementary school with senior volunteers involved. The total score of attitude toward elderly by the students declined after the intervention but positive score was improved. Based on this study, a manual for school support coordinators and senior volunteers was developed.

Free Research Field

世代間交流