Publication Date
7-1-2003
Summary
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.
Document Type
Working Paper
Category
Civic Engagement and Service
Subarea
Productive Aging
Original 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.
Project
Institutional Capacity for Older Adult Engagement in Service
Keywords
older adult service, volunteer, institutional theory, individual development, community development
Recommended 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.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7936/K7NC60R2
Notes
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.