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Download full textAriail, Donald L. – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2017
Georgia's Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver Program (SCTWP) became law in 1976. This program allows senior citizens age 62 and older to attend University System of Georgia (USG) institutions tuition free. With the ultimate aim of improving the current program, the purpose of the proposed evaluation of the SCTWP is to determine the ongoing…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Tuition, Program Implementation, Intergenerational Programs
Jennings, Matthew – Phi Delta Kappan, 2003
Describes 16-week intergenerational computer tutoring program in two replacement language-arts classes called Ambassadors of the Computer Age. Special-needs middle-school students improved their language-arts skills while teaching older adults how to use computer technology. (PKP)
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Computer Literacy, Educational Innovation, Intergenerational Programs
Direct linkGoff, Kathy – Educational Gerontology, 2004
Senior to Senior: Living Lessons is a program created to provide meaningful horticulture therapy activities for community minority elders (60 years of age and older) and senior college students (20 years of age and older) from an Historically Black University. The program's objectives were to promote positive intergenerational relationships and to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Minority Groups, Horticulture
Owen, Ollie – 1991
In 1983, the Syracuse All-University Gerontology Center (AUGC) began to offer computer classes to older adults. In starting what is now called the Computers and the Elderly Program, AUGC's director and assistant director sought advice from the Syracuse University Elders Council, comprised of older alumni, who were also among the first class…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Community Programs, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks
Manheimer, Ronald J.; And Others – 1995
This guide highlights certain institutional, research, and policy trends in how educational opportunities for older adults have been evolving--especially during the past 15-20 years. Chapter 1 provides an overview of how older adult education looks today within the context of aging issues and programs. It explores purposes, goals, rationales,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education
Gallegos, Sandra – 1989
In 1986, the Ability Based on Older Dependable Experience (ABODE) Program was developed at De Anza College to train older adults to serve as a temporary source of child care on an emergency basis. The program was sponsored by Tandem Computers, Incorporated, out of a desire to provide better employee benefits with respect to child care. The program…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Community Colleges
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Adult Learning and Literacy Clearinghouse. – 1999
These eight fact sheets, which are intended for teachers, administrators, and others interested in adult basic education and adult literacy, cover a wide range of topics related to adult learning and literacy. This document contains revised versions of fact sheets 0, 3, 6, 7, 12, 14, 16, and 18. The following are among the topics discussed on the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Clearinghouses
