Debra Eckart
Biographic Data
| ID | 4100508 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Debra Eckart |
| GIVEN NAMES | Debra |
| FAMILY NAME | Eckart |
| SIGNATURE | ECKART D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maine |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Civic Engagement Among Older Adults in a Rural Community: A Case Study of the Senior Companion Program
This article presents a case study of how an elder-helping-elder volunteer program-the Senior Companion Programpromotes civic engagement among older adults in a rural community. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 individuals in the community to assess the impact of the program for individual elders and the community at large. Three overarching themes emerged from the narrative data: Maintaining Community, Filling Gaps in the Service Syste…
Civic Engagement Among Older Adults in a Rural Community: A Case Study of the Senior Companion Program
This article presents a case study of how an elder-helping-elder volunteer program-the Senior Companion Programpromotes civic engagement among older adults in a rural community. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 individuals in the community to assess the impact of the program for individual elders and the community at large. Three overarching themes emerged from the narrative data: Maintaining Community, Filling Gaps in the Service Syste…
Civic Engagement Among Older Adults in a Rural Community: A Case Study of the Senior Companion Program
This article presents a case study of how an elder-helping-elder volunteer program-the Senior Companion Programpromotes civic engagement among older adults in a rural community. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 individuals in the community to assess the impact of the program for individual elders and the community at large. Three overarching themes emerged from the narrative data: Maintaining Community, Filling Gaps in the Service Syste…
Civic engagement (1 works) · Community engagement (1 works) · Community organization (1 works) · Community organizing (1 works) · Community service (1 works) · Gerontology (1 works) · Government (linguistics (1 works) · Medicine (1 works) · Narrative (1 works) · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (1 works)