Project Silverlight: Community based and participant-led initiatives to increase civic engagement among older adults

Author

Paulin T. STRAUGHAN, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
William TOV, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Wensi LIM, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Rachel NGU, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Yan Er TAN, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Mindy Eiko TADAI, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Report

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

12-2023

Abstract

Project Silverlight was a year-long project aimed at redefining social engagement and participation of older adults in the community. In this report, we share our findings from the project and key recommendations to community partners who are looking to adopt a similar model of participant-led programs. Our study found that by engaging student volunteers as a key partner in this initiative, participants showed a significant improvement in their perceptions of youth, and that participants derived a great sense of satisfaction from being involved in the curation of their activities.

Keywords

Social engagement, older adults, community engagement, youth participation, life satisfaction, Singapore

Discipline

Asian Studies | Civic and Community Engagement | Gerontology | Social Psychology | Social Psychology and Interaction

Research Areas

Sociology

First Page

1

Last Page

47

Publisher

SMU Centre for Research on Successful Ageing

City or Country

Singapore

Embargo Period

1-22-2024

Citation

STRAUGHAN, Paulin T.; TOV, William; LIM, Wensi; NGU, Rachel; TAN, Yan Er; and TADAI, Mindy Eiko. Project Silverlight: Community based and participant-led initiatives to increase civic engagement among older adults. (2023). 1-47.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/rosa_reports/22

Copyright Owner and License

SMU

Creative Commons License

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