Jianguo, Gao

Morrow-Howell, Nancy

Yuxi, Xie

Zou, Li

English

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Productive Aging conferencesummer 2009// REPORT //shandong university Jinan, chinaJuly 27-29, 2009CSD.WUSTL.EDU // 1Productive Aging conference rePortcontentsBackground ................................................................................. 2Leadership and Sponsors .................................................................. 2The Program ................................................................................ 2Audience and Materials ................................................................... 2Publications ................................................................................. 3Next Steps ................................................................................... 3Participating Gerontologists .............................................................. 3Conference Program ....................................................................... 4csd rePort 09-51By Nancy MORROW-HOWELL, GAO Jianguo, Li ZOU, & XIE Yuxi2 // SUMMER 2009BAckgroundin the decades ahead, China, like other countries, will have a very large older population, with many older adults relatively healthy and interested in being actively engaged. Productive Aging refers to involvement in society through employment, volunteering, caregiving, education and skill building, or other pathways. Contributions of older adults will be necessary for social and economic development of families, communities, and society. The challenge is how to initiate and build this agenda. To begin to address this challenge, gerontology scholars from seven countries participated in a conference to advance international research and policy innovations in productive aging, with a focus specifically on China. A Chinese leading gerontology scholar, Dr. DU Peng of Renmin University observed that this was the first time Productive Aging was being considered at a national conference or meeting in China. LeAdershiP And sPonsorsTo plan and organize the conference, Dr. GAO Jianguo, Dr. CHENG Shengli, and Ms. SUN Yanyan of the School of Philosophy and Social Development, Shandong University, worked with Dr. Nancy MORROW-HOWELL, Dr. Michael SHERRADEN, Ms. Li ZOU, and Ms. Jing TAN from the Center for Social Development at Washington University’s Brown School. Dr. Ada MUI of Columbia University and Dr. Fengyan TANG of the University of Pittsburgh served as consultants to the project. Support was provided by Shandong University, Washington University in St. Louis, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Centre for Social Development Asia at the National University of Singapore, and the Center for Social Development at Washington University ’s Brown School.the ProgrAmProductive aging was identified as a major theme of the Fifth Annual International Symposium and Lectures in Social Policy, organized annually by the Social Policy Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Science. The conference took place at Shandong University in Jinan, China, from July 27-29, 2009. Lectures on Productive Aging were included in the general session of the first day of the conference, and this topic was the sole focus of an independent forum on the second day. Further, workshops on the third day were led by gerontology scholars, who integrated content on productive aging into didactic sessions on program development and evaluation. The conference program is presented at the end of this document.Audience And mAteriALsOver 200 researchers and faculty members from mainland China joined the meeting. At least 60 Chinese universities were represented. Participants also came from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Amity Foundation, and Shandong People’s Publishing House. Representatives from the Shandong Provincial Ministry on Aging were actively involved; they met with the visiting gerontologists to discuss programs and policies and hosted a dinner for the international gerontologists. Approximately 30 participants from outside mainland China joined the discussion, including gerontologists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Australia, and the United States. Papers were printed for the audience in Chinese (with the English language papers translated before the conference). Presentations were simultaneously YANG Tuan delivers the welcoming address at the opening ceremony.Li ZOU, LIU Qun, Michael SHERRADEN, TSIEN Teresa, Nancy MORROW-HOWELL, and HONG Song-Iee gather following their panel on caregiving.CSD.WUSTL.EDU // 3translated into Chinese and English.Audience members were very engaged, as demonstrated by active Q & A sessions following paper presentations. The Chinese scholars challenged Western notions underlying the concept of Productive Aging, with very interesting conversations about how to translate not just the words but also the ideas into Chinese culture. A spirit of collegiality, respect, and mutual learning prevailed throughout the conference. PuBLicAtionsConference papers will be revised and edited over the next two months, and then published in both Chinese and English. The English version will be published in a special issue of the China Journal of Social Work, and the Chinese version will be published as an edited volume by an academic press in China. next stePsResponse has been very positive, from both presenters and the audience. At the conference, interest was expressed in staying in contact for future collaboration. The group will stay in touch through the review, revision, editing, and publication of conference papers. Dr. YANG Tuan, Deputy Director of the Social Policy Research Center at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, commented that the topic of aging will always be included in the future Annual International Symposia and Lectures in Social Policy. In addition, more state officials will be invited to engage with scholars at academic meetings following the good example led by this productive aging meeting where officials from the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs were actively involved. It is likely that future research partnerships on productive aging will emerge from this conference and network.PArticiPAting gerontoLogists » Li-Mei CHEN, School of Human Welfare Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University » Iris CHI, Chinese-American Golden Age Association/Frances Wu Chair for the Chinese Elderly Professor, School of Social Work, University of Southern California  » Alice CHONG, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, & Associate Professor, Dept of Applied Social Studies, The City University of Hong Kong » Rita CHOU, College of Social Work, University of South Carolina » Peng DU, Institute of Gerontology, The School of Sociology and Demography, Renmin University of China » Song-iee HONG, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore » Qin LI, School of Philosophy and Social Development, Shandong University » Qun LIU, Shandong Architecture College » Terry LUM, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota » Nancy MORROW-HOWELL, George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis » Ada MUI, Columbia University School of Social Work » Elizabeth OZANNE, Social Work, The University of Melbourne » Fengyan TANG, School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh  » Philip TAYLOR, Employment Policy, Business, Work, and Ageing Centre for Research, Swinburne University » Teresa TSIEN, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University » Jeni WARBURTON, Faculty of Health Sciences, Albury-Wodonga Campus, La Trobe University » Pei-Shan YANG, Department of Social Work, National Taiwan UniversityDU Peng speaks on active aging in China.4 // SUMMER 20098:30-9:00 Opening CeremonyChairman: YANG Tuan, Vice Chairman, Special Committee of Social Policy, the Chinese Sociological Association, & Deputy Director of the Social Policy Research Center, Chinese Academy of Social SciencesWelcome address by FAN Liming, Professor, Vice-Chancellor of Shandong UniversityAddress by Michael SHERRADEN, Chaired Professor, Director of the Center for Social Development at Washington University’s Brown SchoolAddress by WANG Sibin, Professor of Beijing University, Chairman of the Chinese Association of Social Work EducationAddress by ZHU Jinchang, Chairman of the Special Committee of Social Policy at the Chinese Sociological AssociationAddress by DOU Yupei, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Chinese Civil Affairs Keynote SpeechesChairman: ZHANG Xiulan, Director of the Institute of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University & Vice Chairman, the Special Committee of Social Policy at the Chinese Sociological Association9:00-9:30 Social policies in context of global economic crisis. GUAN Xinping, Professor and Head of the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Nankai University9:30-10:00 Global crisis and transition of social policy. Michael SHERRADEN, Chaired Professor and Director of the Center for Social Development at Washington University’s Brown School10:00-10:20 Q & APlenary Session Chairman: GUAN Xinping, Head of the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Nankai University & Vice Chairman of the Association of Chinese Social Work Education, & Vice Chairman, the Special Committee of Social Policy at the Chinese Sociological Association10:40-11:10 East Asian social policy in the context of economic crisis. TAKEKAWA Syougo, Professor, Tokyo University11:10-11:40 Financial crisis and construction of a welfare state. ZHANG Xiulan, Professor, Director of the Institute of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University Plenary Session Chairman: Michael SHERRADEN, Chaired Professor and Director of the Center for Social Development at Washington University’s Brown School Commentator: PENG Xizhe, Professor & Dean of the School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, & Vice Chairman, Special Committee of Social Policy, Chinese Sociological Association13:30-13:50 China’s population aging and active aging. DU Peng, Professor, Research Center for Population and Development, Renmin University of China13:50-14:10 Productive engagement of older Americans. Nancy MORROW-HOWELL, Chaired Professor, Washington University’s Brown School14:10-14:30 Productive aging policy and programs in Australia. Elizabeth OZANNE, Associate Professor, University of Melbourneconference ProgrAmmonday, July 27social Policy in the context of the global financial crisisLi ZOU moderates a panel on caregiving and productive aging.CSD.WUSTL.EDU // 514:30-14:50 Productive aging in Japan. CHEN Li-Mei, Professor, School of Human Welfare Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University15:10-15:40 Q & APlenary Session Chairman GAO Jianguo, Professor, Head of the Department of Social Work, Shandong UniversityCommentators: ZHANG Youqin, Professor, Head of the Department of Social Work, Xiamen University; Vice Chairman of Association of the Chinese Social Work Education15:50-16:10 Correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment for the global financial crisis? Social protection measures and social policy responses in East Asia. MOK Ka Ho, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong16:10-16:30 Impact of the economic crisis on aging Chinese immigrants in Canada. Daniel W.L. LAI, PhD, Professor & Associate Dean (Research & Partnerships), Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary16:30-16:50 The responsiveness of financial tsunami policy in Taiwan: Is the policy inclusive of gender? WANG Lirong, Professor, Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University 8:30-8:50 Opening Ceremony Moderator: GAO Jianguo, Professor & Director, Center for Welfare Research, Shandong UniversityAddressors: Michael SHERRADEN, Professor & Director, Center for Social Development at Washington University’s Brown School and ZHANG Xueyan, Director, Shandong Provincial Working Committee on AgingPresentations in Productive Aging: Concepts and ChallengesModerator: Nancy MORROW-HOWELL, Chaired Professor, Washington University’s Brown Schooltuesday, July 28special conference: Productive Aging8:50-9:10 Productive aging in China: Diversity and creativity. Ada MUI, Professor, School of Social Work, Columbia University9:10-9:30 What is productive in Taiwanese centenarians’ lives? A challenge for the definition of productive ageing. YANG Pei-Shan, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University9:30-9:50 Can modernization generate productive aging? Some Swedish experiences. Stina JOHANSSON, Professor, Department of Social Work, Umea University9:50-10:10 Q & ABreakNancy MORROW-HOWELL shares her research on productive engagement of older Americans.16:50-17:10 Social integration of Asia and housewifery: International flow of care labor. SHEN Jie, Professor, Urawa University17:10-17:30 Promoting employment in the non-profit sector is a long-term policy in a new era of social policy. YANG Tuan, Deputy Director of Center for Social Policy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 17:30-17:45 Comments17:45-18:00 Q & A6 // SUMMER 2009Panel 1: Caregiving Moderator: Li ZOU, International Director, the Center for Social Development at Washington University’s Brown School10:30-10:50 Survey and reflection on the current situation of urban older caregivers. LIU Qun, Associate Professor, School of Law and Politics, Shandong Architecture University10:50-11:10 An overview of national profiles of older caregivers and caregiving-related policies in Korea. HONG Song-Iee, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore11:10-11:30 Older adults as caregivers in Hong Kong. TSIEN Teresa, Senior Lecturer, Department of Applied Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University11:40-12:00 Q & APanel 2: VolunteeringModerator: Terry LUM, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota13:30-13:50 Older Volunteerism in the urban community of Jinan. LI Qin, Professor, School of Philosophy and Social Development, Shandong University13:50-14:10 Volunteering by older adults in the United States. TANG Feng-Yan, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of PittsburghGAO Jianguo moderates the opening ceremony on Day 2 of the conference. YANG Pei-Shan, ZHANG Xueyen, Ada MUI, and CHEN Zhijun pose for a group photo between presentations. 14:10-14:30 Volunteering as a productive ageing activity: Evidence from Australia. Jeni WARBURTON, Professor, La Trobe University, Australia14:30-14:50 Older volunteerism in Hong Kong. CHONG Alice Ming-Lin, Associate Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences & Associate Professor, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong14:50-15:10 Q & APanel 3: Entrepreneurship & EmploymentModerator: Iris CHI, Professor, School of Social Work, University of Southern California15:10-15:20 Population ageing in a globalizing labor market: Implications for older workers. Philip TAYLOR, Professor, Swinburne University, Australia15:20-15:40 Work participation among older adults in China and its theoretical and policy implications. Rita Jing-Ann CHOU, Assistant Professor, College of Social Work, University of South Carolina15:40-16:00 Q & APanel 4: China Aging ResearchModerator: Min ZHAN, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 16:20-16:35 The present situation of population aging in Shandong Province and some policy suggestions, LI Yu-Jiang, Professor, School of Population Resources and Environment, Shandong Normal UniversityCSD.WUSTL.EDU // 7sPeciAL WorkshoPsDeveloping Programs for an Aging Society Ada MUI, Columbia University School of Social Work; Iris CHI, School of Social Work, University of Southern CaliforniaProgram Evaluation: Building the Evidence BaseTerry LUM, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota; Iris CHI, School of Social Work, University of Southern California16:35-16:50 Establishment and reform of the old-age security system in Taiwan. LU Xue-Jing, Professor, Department of Labour and Social Security, Capital University of Economics and Business16:50-17:05 Positive aging: A social constructionist view. GUO Aimei, Professor, Department of Labour and Social Security, Nanjing Normal University17:05-17:20 Survey on urban older adults’ social participation under the backgroud of positive aging. LI Zong-Hua, Professor, Department of Social Work, School of Law, Jinan University17:20-17:35 On present situation, orientation, and development of the aging industry in China, YU Ge, Lecturer, School of Philosophy and Public Management, Lining University17:35-17:50 Q & A17:50-18:00 Closing Session Closing Speaker: Nancy MORROW-HOWELL, Chaired Professor, Washington University’s Brown SchoolMichael SHERRADEN sets the stage for a discussion of social policy in the context of the global financial crisis.Front row (left to right): LIU Qun, YU Ge, LI Qin, HONG Song-Iee, Min ZHAN, Ada MUI, Iris CHI, WANG Lirong, CHONG Alice Ming-Lin, YANG Pei-Shan, Jing-Ann CHOU, GUO Aimei, and CHEN ZhijunBack row (left to right): LU Xue-Jing, TANG Feng-Yan, Stina JOHANSSON, Daniel W.L. LAI, Terry LUM, Philip TAYLOR, Michael SHERRADEN, Nancy MORROW-HOWELL, Elizabeth OZANNE, CHEN Li-Mei, GAO Jianguo, and LI Yu-Jiangco-sponsorssocial Policy research center, chinese Academy of social sciencesshandong universitynational university of singaporeCSD is grateful for the support and collaboration of co-sponsors Shandong University, the Social Policy Research Center at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the Centre for Social Development Asia at the National University of Singapore. CSD also extends thanks to Dr. Ada MUI of Columbia University and Dr. Fengyan TANG of the University of Pittsburgh, who served as consultants for the conference.AcknowledgmentsWashington University in St. LouisCampus Box 1196One Brookings DriveSt. Louis, MO 63130P: 314.935.7433F: 314.935.8661csd.wustl.edu

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