APLIKASI KAEDAH INTERPRETIVE STRUCTURAL MODELING UNTUK PEMBINAAN MODEL INTERGENERASI

Abstract

An intergeneration gap resulted from extended families being geographically separated, as well as age-segregation within communities which may be caused by residential planning, recreational facilities and educational institutions. This segregation has resulted in a serious breakdown of interaction and communication among the generations affected. The consequences of this issue are detrimental to the social function and organization of our society. This paper aims to produce an intergenerational model between the elderly and children which functions to bridge the interaction gap between the two generations. This study adopted the NGT (Nominal Group Technique) and Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) methods. NGT is used to identify the suitable intergenerational activities to bridge the gap while ISM is used to produce a model by integrating experts’ opinion pertaining to the subject. Ten (10) activities were identified to be put into a model via ISM aid software. The derived model indicated relationships among activities and these activities were distributed into 4 quadrants. This shows that intergenerational activities for the elderly must not only take consideration of multiple activities but also the integration among the activities. The model of intergenerational programmes can be the basis of developing and implementing intergenerational activities guidelines in Malaysia.