Friday 19 November 2010 |
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Plenary I – Population Ageing, Urbanization, and Age Friendly Cities
Dr. Jane Barratt
Secretary General, International Federation on Ageing |
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Parallel Sessions |
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1. Symposium on Lifelong Learning Sponsored by Elderly Commission |
Elder Academy as a service-learning platform to cultivate Life-Long Learning in Schools
Ms. Stella Wong
Senior Project Officer (Social Work)
Office of Service-Learning, Lingnan University
Community-based Lifelong Learning in Singapore
Ms. Alice Chin Vice-president
Strategic Planning Council for Third Age (C3A) Singapore
Participation in Learning and Subjective Well-being among the Elderly in Taiwan
Dr. Tsai Hsiu Mei
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Adult and Continuing Education Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
Later-Life Learning – Different Considerations for the Emerging Chinese Baby Boomers in Singapore
Mr. Ma Kheng Min
PhD Candidate Monash University, Australia |
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2. Paper Presentation D1-1: Physical Environment |
A Vision in Elderly Housing
Benny HUI
Hong Kong Housing
Society
Age-friendly Housing and Community
Simon BIGGS & Christine MORKA
University of Melbourne
A More Fitting Housing Design for the
Ageing Population: A Case Study from
Northern Ireland
Karim HADJRI & Mohamed OSMANI
School of Planning, Architecture & Civil Engineering, Queen’s University
Recommendations for Environmental
Modification: Reliability of the Digital
Photograph Assessment Process
Bianca SUMMERS
Occupational Therapist,
Monash Medical Centre
A Neighbourhood Environment Index
for Hong Kong
CHAU Pui Hing
CADENZA, Faculty of
Social Sciences, HKU
A Study of the Acceptance of
Technology Products of the Elderly
People in Urban Taiwan
CHEN Yen Jen
Department of Social and
Policy Sciences,
Yuan Ze University
Age-Friendly Communities in Canada
Eunju HWANG
Simon Fraser University
Age-friendly planning: Implications
from Livable Planning in Minnesota,
USA and British Columbia, Canada
Ann ZIEBRATH
University of Minnesota
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3. Paper Presentation D1-2: Social & Health Services |
Korean Immigrants' Perception on
Home
Eunju HWANG
Simon Fraser University
Aging-in-place and nursing home entry
in Jeju, Korea
Ann ZIEBRATH
University of Minnesota
Psycho-Social Support for Home-based
Elderly Career in Guangzhou, China
Rebecca WANG Ren
Social Work Education and
Research Center, Sun
Yat-sen University
Home Environment and Welfare of the
Elderly in Guangzhou, China
LI Gui Fang
Qi Chuang Social Work
Service Center
Wise Social Practices in Age-friendly
Institutions for Older People in Ireland
Carmel GALLAGHER
Dublin Institute of
Technology
Understanding Health Profile of the
Middle-aged and the Prevention of
Non-communicable Diseases
Sandy TANG Chi Yan
Lingnan University
Working Carers in Israel
Ariela LOWENSTEIN
The Center for Research
and Study of Aging,
University of Haifa |
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4. Paper Presentation D1-3: Social/Civic Participation |
From Active Ageing to Age Friendly
City: a reflection on the Theoretical
Framework
Jackie KWOK Yan Chi
Institute of Active Ageing,
the Hong Kong Polytechnic
University
Social Gardening in the Age-friendly
City: A Comparative Perspective on
Japanese and British Experience
Richard WILTSHIRE
School of Social Science
and Public Policy, King's
College London
Develop Active Interests before
Retirement for Better Well-being after
Retirement - A Mentorship Program for
the Soon-to-retire Persons
NG Siu Man
Department of Social Work
and Social Administration,
HKU
The Study of Participating
Intergenerational Community Activities
and Successful Aging of Elders:
Example from a Collaborative
Intergenerational Program in Taiwan
HSIAO Yu Fen
Toko University
Enforcing Intergeneration Solidarity
through "Knowledge Transfer"
Phoebe TANG Pui-yee
Lingnan University
Promoting Social and Civic Participation
of Seniors Through a Digital Storytelling
Project
Jennifer HEWSON
Faculty of Social Work,
University of Calgary
Bottom-up Age-friendly Community
Development
NG Yuk Ming
HKSKH Lady MacLehose
Centre
Building Age Friendly Communities in
21st Century: Bottom-Up Approach
Sudershan
PASUPULETI
The University of Toledo
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