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Download full textRennie Center for Education Research & Policy, 2021
This year's report examines the critical role community plays in education. Integrating learning that takes place inside and outside of school has always been a powerful strategy to support student success, but it gained special relevance this year, as school closures made family and community members integral parts of students' daily learning.…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, School Closing, Pandemics, COVID-19
Aiex, Nola Kortner – 1990
Debate is an activity which can help young children learn to be part of a team without experiencing the intense competition that is present in athletics. For children, a focus on developing communication skills rather than on competition in debate can help foster attitudes of open-mindedness, fairness, and tolerance for the viewpoints of others.…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Communication Skills, Debate, Debate Format
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
MacBain, Dawn E. – 1996
Recognizing the need for opportunities for children to interact meaningfully with older adults, this fastback discusses the organization and implementation of intergenerational programs in elementary and middle schools. It begins with a description of effective programs, focusing on the impact of two programs on students and older adults. The…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Intergenerational Programs, Junior High Schools
Adams, Susan W.; Lubold, Heather S. – 1989
This report discusses an intergenerational project instituted in 1989 at the Jewish Community Center--JCCS David G. Neurman Senior Center in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). The project is based on the idea that children and older adult immigrants could share a learning environment in order to meet specific language objectives. Project objectives and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language)
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
