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Intergenerational mentoring in Germany: older people support young people's transitions from school to work
- Author:
- SCHLIMBACH Tabea
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 14(4), December 2010, pp.4-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author provides an overview of intergenerational mentoring for young people during the transition from school to work in Germany. The changing employment environment is first discussed with reference to the experiences of grandparents and parents compared with current young people. The benefits of intergenerational mentoring are then discussed followed by an outline of the development of youth mentoring in Germany. Examples of youth mentoring projects and initiatives are then given. An overview is also given of the literature evaluating the benefits of mentoring for society, young people and the mentors. In summary the author comments that vocational mentoring is a field that holds much potential not only for young people, but also for their mentors and the society. Despite the fast development of vocational mentoring in Germany in recent years, only a fraction of the demand of school leavers is covered. Current challenges are: to increase the coverage of projects; establish mentoring as a stable, nationwide service to young people; raise awareness of mentoring as an opportunity to help younger people into employment or training; further facilitate professional networking and exchanges; improve evaluation and analysis in the field.
Physical environments for long-term care: ideas worth sharing
- Editors:
- ARMSTRONG Pat, BRAEDLEY Susan
- Publisher:
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 114
- Place of publication:
- Montreal
This report provides examples of promising practice which show how planning physical environments in long term care homes can contribute to quality of life and care of residents. The examples demonstrate how environments can shape how care and life in nursing homes are understood, and how they can have a positive impact on residents. It draws on evidence gathered from international ethnographic research carried out in 27 different sites in the six countries of Norway, Germany, the UK, the US, and Canada. Chapters cover a range of issues, including: location of a care home; space; staff - environments for staff to carry out their work and interact with residents; food and residents connections with where food is prepared; locks and doors; clothing and laundry - its role in dignity and identity; and cleaning - the need for both a clean and attractive environment; and environments that meet the needs of those at the end of life. Each chapter includes key questions for consideration to help care homes to improve their practice. The final chapter identifies key lessons from the examples and reflects some of the tensions identified when designing physical environments for long-term residential care. (Edited publisher abstract)