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Summary
Intergenerational studies (IGS), arising from grass-roots and community activities, appears to be maturing into adolescence, a time of identity confusion and identity seeking. What range of IGS programs currently exists? What can we learn about the current status and future prospects of IGS by examining gerontology, a related field? Is IGS an academic discipline, a profession, or a multi-disciplinary field of study? What is it best for IGS to be? This paper notes the variety of IGS in education and practice settings, and compares IGS' history to the development of gerontology, yielding insights into what we might expect for IGS in the coming decade. We provide