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Stephens, Caroline Gilleran; Short, Angela; Linnane, Suzanne – Irish Educational Studies, 2023
H[subscript 2]O Heroes is an environmental education programme, which was piloted with primary school students aged 7-10 years in a rural community in Co. Cavan, Ireland. Environmental education is frequently aimed at children not just as an educational initiative but as a means of changing attitudes and behaviour. H[subscript 2]O Heroes brings…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Outreach Programs, Intergenerational Programs, Elementary School Students
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Lyu, Keyi; Xu, Ying; Cheng, Hao; Li, Jiacheng – International Review of Education, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many grandparents in China have spent more time with their grandchildren than they used to. When their adult children returned to work after a period of lockdown, many grandparents extended their roles from taking care of household tasks and looking after their grandchildren's basic needs to supervising their online…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Countries, Distance Education
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Marx, Marcia, S.; Pannell, Alicia, R.; Parpura-Gill, Aleksandra; Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska – Educational Gerontology, 2004
Ten elementary school students in need of a positive self-image and/or a sense of appropriate social conduct took part in a monthly intergenerational visiting program at an assisted living facility. In comparison to systematic observations obtained in their classrooms, the children were observed to be significantly less anxious, more interested,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, High Risk Students, Intergenerational Programs