Older people involved in policy and planning : factors which support engagement

Reed, Jan, Cook, Glenda, Bolter, Vera and Douglas, Barbara (2008) Older people involved in policy and planning : factors which support engagement. Journal of Aging Studies, 22 (3). pp. 273-281. ISSN 0890-4065

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Abstract

This paper explores examples of older people being involved in policy and planning initiatives. At a time when the involvement of older people in planning and evaluating services is a focus of many debates, this paper maps out the ways in which this can be helped to happen. The study was planned and carried out by a group of older people, advocates and researchers. Analysis presented a summary of the key themes and concepts of involvement in five different schemes, derived through a collaborative process. The paper also presents the next stage of analysis, that is the development of a series of questions that older people can ask themselves when asked to become involved in an initiative, which would indicate the potential a scheme might have for ‘making a difference.’

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L900 Others in Social studies
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Depositing User:	EPrint Services
Date Deposited:	10 Sep 2009 11:40
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 15:26
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/2972

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