The purpose of this study is to examine whether positive outcomes of intergenerational recreation programs have had lasting effects from one conducted a year earlier. Attitudes between Israeli Arabs and Jews towards each other were compared. Data were derived from questionnaires that focused on hosting in the home, acceptability of being neighbours, and attitudes towards friendship, trust and hate. It was found that intergenerational activities conducted a year earlier had enduring positive impacts on the attitudes of Israeli Arabs and Jewish elders towards each other. In experimental/control comparisons, the data indicated that the experimental group had statistically significant more positive attitudes than the control group. It was concluded that intergenerational recreation is an excellent means of fostering positive attitude change and better relations between Israeli Arabs and Jews.
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