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Farrer, Rachel; Douse, Louise; Aujla, Imogen – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2022
There is growing interest in the use of intergenerational practice in arts and health to support psychological well-being and community cohesion. However, little research has addressed the facilitation of such projects, or how higher education institutions can support them. Here we examine the role of the University of Bedfordshire in Generations…
Descriptors: Art Education, Health Education, School Community Relationship, Intergenerational Programs
Montemayor, Aurelio M.; Chavkin, Nancy – Voices in Urban Education, 2016
Title I schools that serve a large population of low-income students often view families through the lens of an outdated paradigm of family engagement in education, assuming parents are mostly uneducated, ill informed, and much in need of training and support to be good parents. "Comunitario" projects in the Rio Grande Valley of south…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Leadership Effectiveness, Family Involvement, Parent Participation
Martin, Kerry; Springate, Iain; Atkinson, Mary – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2010
This research looked at five intergenerational projects focusing on football, arts, knife crime, living history and personal and social education. Two projects ran in schools, one in a health centre, one in a youth drop-in centre and one at a football club. Each project had its own aims, but in addition to these, the projects aimed to improve…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intergenerational Programs, Age Differences, Interpersonal Relationship
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. Div. of Curriculum and Professional Development. – 1992
Schools can help young people be aware of the social, political, and economic consequences of an aging society. This report is part of a six-part series, "Schools in an Aging Society," designed to promote education for, with, and about older adults. The Advanced Generations' Education through the Schools (AGES) is a planning model in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging Education, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Hoffman, Carl – Appalachia, 1994
The North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement promotes the concept of retirement as an active fulfilling time of community service and learning. The center offers college for seniors, matches retired professionals with students as mentors and tutors, brings retirees and community leaders together, and sponsors an annual seniors wellness day.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Intergenerational Programs
Clay, Rebecca; Ventura-Merkel, Cathy; Eades-Goudy, Dianne; Dubich, Teresa – 1993
This book profiles 74 intergenerational programs in the United States. The programs range from basic tutoring projects to a sophisticated corporate-based day care center. Project selection was based on replicatable programs involving mutually beneficial exchanges. Grouped by subjects, profiles include programs targeting both young and old. Most…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Degelman, Charles, Ed. – Service-Learning Network, 2001
This issue of "Service Learning Network" examines a world where teachers, students, and community members break the age barrier in service to their communities. "Images of Intergenerational Service" (Paul Simon), offers images of intergenerational service from political and personal points of view. "The Gathering of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Intergenerational Programs
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. Office of Community Education. – 1988
Designed to promote the awareness and effectiveness of cross-generational programs that enrich learning experiences, this directory consists of an introduction, 64 descriptions of intergenerational programs that are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the town or city in which they operate, and an index of programs arranged by type of…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Resources
Larson, Charles – Child Care Information Exchange, 2000
Describes intergenerational studies as means of linking young and old persons to promote mutually beneficial interaction. Reviews development of an intergenerational program in Hawaii and describes its current operation in three child care centers. (DLH)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Community Programs, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
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Kennedy, Ann Marie; Krasny, Marianne E. – Science Teacher, 2005
This article describes Garden Mosaics, a program funded by the National Science Foundation. Garden Mosaics combines science learning with intergenerational mentoring, multicultural understanding, and community service. The program's mission is "connecting youth and elders to explore the mosaics of plants, people, and cultures in gardens, to learn…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Investigations, Gardening, Service Learning
Roche, B. J. – 1985
To address some of the social, health, economic and cultural issues of growing older in America, Greenfield Community College (GCC) in Massachusetts sponsored a Celebration of Growing Older program. The 2-month long series of events was designed to educate the public, both young and old, about the myths of aging and to challenge some assumptions…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Colleges, Community Programs, Community Services
Petri, Cynthia J.; Geiger, Brian F.; Boling, Whitney; Hartline, Anne; Powers, Catherine – 2001
Efforts of one school system in Alabama to respond to students' self-reports of participation in at-risk behaviors are examined. The Seniors Offering Support (SOS) program was designed to deal with these problems. The program aimed towards fostering student resiliency in an attempt to create healthy decision making. The program attempted to…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Kaye, Cathryn Berger – School Safety, 1989
School-based youth community service programs are helping students develop individual and social responsibility, and build intergenerational bonds. Elements necessary to reap maximum benefit are described followed by five examples of nationally recognized programs. Project ideas and factors for success are offered. (SI)
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Community Programs
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fairfax, VA. Neighborhood Networks. – 2000
This guide focuses on creating educational and social service programs for seniors at Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) properties. Chapter 1 describes an intergenerational program at three properties receiving HUD assistance in Portland, Oregon, where seniors teach and learn from young students through interactive educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Programs, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication
Scannell, Tess; Roberts, Angela – 1994
This document is designed to enlarge and expand the intergenerational community service mission and serve as a practical tool to anyone (including policymakers and program planning professionals) who wishes to learn about or start intergenerational community service programs (ICSPs). The following ICSP topics are discussed: rationale (building…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Needs, Community Programs
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