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Velez Ortiz, Daniel; Cross, Suzanne L.; Day, Angelique – Educational Gerontology, 2012
An intergenerational initiative was developed and implemented to enhance gerontology in the first course of the practice sequence. Seventeen students met with older adults (ages 82-98) in the classroom and at an assisted living facility. The evaluation of this older adult infusion project was conducted through two questionnaires and by the review…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Older Adults, Intergenerational Programs, Program Effectiveness
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Zucchero, Renee' A. – Educational Gerontology, 2009
A comentoring project paired students in a lifespan developmental psychology course with older adults to conduct a life review. The intergenerational paring was designed to increase students' knowledge of older adults, the aging process, and development across the lifespan. Students developed a paper that included their partner's life history, a…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Developmental Psychology, Educational Gerontology
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Anderson-Hanley, Cay – Educational Gerontology, 1999
Nine undergraduates in a psychology of aging course evaluated 13 experiential activities. Elder Mentor Project and Cognitive Assessment Demonstration received the highest ratings. Highly interpersonal activities had the most value for learning. (SK)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Individual Psychology
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Lee, Seung-Yeon; Hoerr, Sharon L.; Weatherspoon, Lorraine; Schiffman, Rachel F. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Objective: Develop, implement, and evaluate an intervention (a guided experiential assignment) to improve nutrition students' attitudes toward working with older adults. Design: A quasi-experimental design with an additional qualitative component (mixed methods). Setting: A North Central land-grant university. Participants: 100 college students…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Land Grant Universities, Student Attitudes