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Atkins, Melissa S. – Educational Gerontology, 2018
This article reports the results of an Adult Development course assignment. This assignment required that undergraduate students interact with an older adult on two occasions, provide written reflection on these interactions, and read and review the book, "Tuesdays with Morrie". The goals of this assignment were for students to…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Interaction
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Kennedy, Ann Marie; Krasny, Marianne E. – Science Teacher, 2005
This article describes Garden Mosaics, a program funded by the National Science Foundation. Garden Mosaics combines science learning with intergenerational mentoring, multicultural understanding, and community service. The program's mission is "connecting youth and elders to explore the mosaics of plants, people, and cultures in gardens, to learn…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Investigations, Gardening, Service Learning
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Needle, Nathaniel – Paths of Learning: Options for Families & Communities, 1999
Proposes the establishment of a Buddhist temple that would unite Zen practice and alternative education through the teaching of the six paramitas: giving, ethical discipline, patience, effort, meditation, and wisdom. Children and adults would work together on social action projects, responsible use of material resources, noncoercive teaching and…
Descriptors: Buddhism, Community, Consciousness Raising, Educational Environment