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Peer reviewedFand, Farrell – Middle School Journal, 1996
Describes an Adopt-a-Grandparent program involving seventh-grade students and area senior citizens. Describes aspects of program implementation and organization, including advance preparation, contacting and meeting grandparents, funding, and visits. Discusses program outcomes, including behavioral observations, studies related to…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grandparents, Intergenerational Programs, Mentors
Peer reviewedSmith, David B. – Educational Leadership, 1997
For six weeks, 25 Connecticut seventh graders interviewed senior citizens from a nearby assisted-independent-living facility. By celebrating their senior partners' life experiences, students formulated a better understanding of major events in 20th century American history. During the fifth and sixth weeks, students shared something from their own…
Descriptors: Biographies, Grade 7, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intergenerational Programs
