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Direct linkRosebrook, Vicki – Childhood Education, 2007
Intergenerational programs unite people of different ages and provide opportunities for individuals, families, and communities to enjoy and benefit from the richness of a culturally and generationally diverse society that encompasses the needs and interests of the individuals involved. Reflecting on the numbers of young children and senior adults…
Descriptors: Social Development, Preschool Children, Intergenerational Programs, Research Projects
Cuevas, Roger – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
An innovative intergenerational program in Miami-Dade County (Florida) Public Schools trains adolescents to teach senior citizens about fire safety at an adult education center. Kids enjoy their relationships with "second grandparents" while imparting valuable information and translating safety checklists into Spanish. (MLH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Fire Protection, Helping Relationship, High Schools
Tisthammer, Barb – Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, 2001
Third-grade students at Albion Public School (Albion, Nebraska) were linked with "special friends"--elderly residents at a local home. Students learned first-hand about the lives of the elderly, worked on related projects in school, shared activities with their new friends, and formed some very special relationships. (SV)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Experiential Learning, Friendship, Helping Relationship
Jennings, Matthew – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
Students with behavioral or learning disabilities are important resources for their community. Through two service-learning projects (reading to elementary-school students and interviewing senior citizens), special-needs students at one New Jersey middle school gained confidence in their skills and developed a sense of pride and community…
Descriptors: Community, Intergenerational Programs, Language Arts, Learning Disabilities
Download full textCarter-Tod, David; Roussell, John M. – 1998
This paper describes the activities and results of a year-long intergenerational electronic communication project. The fundamental purpose of the project was for two distinct generational groups in the same geographical community--second grade students and senior citizens--to get involved in a dialogue featuring discussion topics generated by the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Involvement, Computer Mediated Communication, Elementary School Students
Rhodes, Jean E.; Spencer, Renee; Keller, Thomas E.; Liang, Belle; Noam, Gil – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
Anecdotal reports of the protective qualities of mentoring relationships for youth are corroborated by a growing body of research. What is missing, however, is research on the processes by which mentors influence developmental outcomes. In this article, we present a conceptual model of the mentoring process along with a delineation of some of the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Adolescent Development, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Supervisory Methods
