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Lawton, Pamela Harris; Walker, Margaret A.; Green, Melissa – Teachers College Press, 2019
This book is a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of Community-Based Art Education (CBAE). CBAE encourages learners to make connections between their art education in a classroom setting and its application in the community beyond school, with demonstrable examples of how the arts impact responsible citizenship. Written by and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Community Programs, Visual Arts, Elementary Secondary Education
Kimeldorf, Martin – 1999
Based on the view that intergenerational friendships between older adults and high school students enrich the lives of both groups, the Grandfriends Project is a program for bringing students and elderly members of the community together. High school students receive "basic training" for visiting a nursing home, are taught listening and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Community Programs
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Frego, R. J. David – Music Educators Journal, 1995
Maintains that senior citizens and children are at opposite ends of the time line, but have common needs. Contends that intergenerational music programs provide benefits to both. Describes a successful intergenerational program involving elementary-age choral groups and senior citizen groups. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Choral Music, Community Programs, Elementary Education
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, MI. – 1991
An intergenerational English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program was implemented in Plymouth, Michigan, as a result of a need in a community adult ESL program and child care center, where many adult ESL students (predominantly Japanese) had preschool children who could not adjust to the child care center. The program initially allowed for mother…
Descriptors: Community Programs, English (Second Language), Family Programs, Intergenerational Programs
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Laney, James D.; And Others – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1997
Describes an interdisciplinary curriculum on aging that incorporates intergenerational activities, inquiry-oriented research, narrative histories, and field trips. Includes separate questionnaires for older adults and primary grade students, an annotated bibliography, and a chart of activities emphasizing knowledge, comprehension, analysis,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education
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Mettetal, Gwynn; Bryant, De – College Teaching, 1996
A model of service learning that can serve as a vehicle for teaching, research, and community service is suggested to college faculty. Two such projects are described: a project providing parent education to young families while researching effectiveness of temperament education, and an intergenerational program to determine whether community…
Descriptors: Adolescents, College Instruction, Community Programs, Drama
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Dar, Yechezkel – Journal of Moral Education, 1995
Asserts that social and economic changes have weakened the essential ideals of kibbutz education. Previously these ideals facilitated a prosocial orientation, emotional moderation, and a strong sense of belonging. Although modern changes may be incompatible with traditional kibbutz education, they serve the current generation's emotional needs.…
Descriptors: Collective Settlements, Community Change, Community Involvement, Community Programs
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Bar-Lev, Mordecai; Dror, Yuval – Journal of Moral Education, 1995
Explains how the ideals of the Jewish tradition, Socialist Zionism, and progressive education made education for work central in the kibbutz. Clarifies the role of education for work in the self-realization process of the kibbutz. Concludes with an examination of current attitudes towards this process and its effectiveness. (MJP)
Descriptors: Collective Settlements, Community Change, Community Involvement, Community Programs
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Avrahami, Arza – Journal of Moral Education, 1995
Analyzes kibbutz adolescents' behavior at four biographical stages: voluntary community service, military service, leave of absence from the kibbutz, and higher education. Determines a distinct association between the socializing agents in the kibbutz and the development of democratic values. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Collective Settlements, Community Change, Community Involvement
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Shoham, Edna – Journal of Moral Education, 1995
Examines the question of how, and if, kibbutz social values are transmitted through kibbutz studies curricula. Determined that the accepted attitude of instructors (neutral and objective) was at odds with the inherent socialization of the kibbutz's mission. Includes a brief history of kibbutz development. (MJP)
Descriptors: Collective Settlements, Community Change, Community Involvement, Community Programs