Changing Adolescent 4‐h Club Members’ Attitudes Toward the Aged

Abstract Thisstudy focused upon the question of whether adolescent 4‐H Club members' attitudes toward the aged can be changed through participation in specially designed educational experiences. Three types of experiences were provided, i.e. (1) a series of six 1#fr1/2>‐hr seminars dealing with the problems and satisfactions of aging, (2) in‐depth interviews with older adults over a period of 6 weeks, and (3) a combination of the seminar series and the in‐depth interviews. Significant positive changes in attitudes occurred within each of the experimental groups from pretest to posttest. There was no significant change in attitude in the control group. There was no significant difference in attitude change between the various experimental groups. It was concluded that the three techniques tested would be equally effective in changing adolescent 4‐H Club members' attitudes toward the aged. Implications for other organizations and institutions are suggested.