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Marianne Markowski; Erika Kalocsányiová; Ryan Essex – Written Communication, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a renewed interest in intergenerational letter and email writing. Evidence shows that expressive writing, including letter writing, has a number of benefits including improved literacy and perceived well-being, and it can also facilitate a deep connection with another person. This scoping review provides an…
Descriptors: Letters (Correspondence), Electronic Mail, Writing (Composition), Generational Differences
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Chase, Carla A. – Educational Gerontology, 2011
Intergenerational interactions have demonstrated some success at improving attitudes of college students toward older adults. This quasiexperimental study involved undergraduate college students paired with older adults for a six-week e-mail exchange. Student attitudes toward older adults were measured pre- and posttest with Polizzi's revised…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Undergraduate Students, Intervention, Student Attitudes