- Intergenerational Horticultural Program
- Intergenerational Horticultural Program
- ㆍ 저자명
- Kim. H.D.,Yoo. E.H.,Cho. J.G.,Kim. K.J.,Jeong. S.J.
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 韓國有機農業學會誌
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2011년|19권 |pp.63-66 (4 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 한국유기농업학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물|ENG| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
An Intergenerational Horticultural Program in a rural community in Korea was tried out to enhance social interaction between elderly citizens and children, to promote the positive self-esteem of the elderly in a rural community, to change the attitude of children towards the elderly, and to create a rural community full of vitality. The clients were 20 elderly (60-80 years old) and 40 preschool children (6-7 years old). The activities in this program included seed of hope, round autumn garden, dish garden, in the vegetable patch, flower decoration for the Chuseok Festival, rainbow flower basket, heart card, fragrance of love, and a kimchi party. The results were a decrease in depression among the elderly from 44.0% to 33.7%. General satisfaction among the elderly was 100%. The desire to rejoin among the elderly was 100%. General satisfaction among the children was 100%. The desire to rejoin among the children was 93.5%.