Policy Papers and Reports
2010 publications
Intergenerational practice: outcomes and effectiveness
Kerry Martin, Iain Springate and Mary Atkinson
Research report, June 2010. (Available as free PDF file).
The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) was commissioned by the Local Government Association to examine what works in IG practice. 5 projects cover a range of foci and target groups (football, arts, knife crime, living history, and personal and social education).
2009 publications
Achieving intergenerational fairness in employment policies and practice. Published by the Intergenerational Futures All Party Parliamentary Group. Retirement should be seen perhaps as a process rather than an event. This report looks at the current situation, the challenges and the opportunities for change and also articulates the business case forreform.
Ageing Artfully by the Baring Foundation. Older people and professionally participatory arts in the UK. (PDF)
All Our Futures: Planning for a Scotland with an Ageing Population. Stakeholder Events: 14 Nov. 2008 - 3 June 2009. Combined report of seven events. For reports from the individual events at Inverness, Dumfries, Aberdeen and Perth go to Age Concern website.
Attitudes to Age in Britain: 2004-08. Department of Work and Pensions.
Key intergenerational message -
"There is substantial distance between generations; older and younger people find their friendships primarily within rather than across age groups. A policy to build a society for all ages must include ways of building stronger connections and bridges between older and younger people. This can be achieved, in part, through families and intergenerational programmes, but also through restructuring work and employment in a more flexible way. It is important that intergenerational programmes establish clear objectives and that their outcomes are monitored carefully to reduce rather than reinforce age group distinctions."
Demographic change, generations and the life course by Professor Sarah Harper, University of Oxford.
Family structures and intergenerational transfers of learning: changes and challenges by John Jessel, Department of Educational Studies, University of London Goldsmiths College.(2009). Unlocking our Potential: Older People - A Key to Scotland's Future? Report from the inaugural event by National Forum on Ageing Futures Group.
2008 publications
Intergenerational Forums: A Collaborative Community Approach to Developing an IG Agenda. A Centre for Intergenerational Practice publication. Based on a 10 month pilot study, it provides a framework to develop strategic partnerships to support local intergenerational programmes and policies.
Camden Council Project Profile (2006-2008) During the last few years, Camden Council has carried out a baseline survey of intergenerational work and documented intergenerational initiatives, projects and programmes across the borough.
