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Direct linkAmes, Natalie; Diepstra, Stephene A. – Educational Gerontology, 2006
An intergenerational oral history project paired 63 students enrolled in human behavior in the social environment (HBSC) courses in a bachelor of social work (BSW) programs with older adults. The goal of the project was to provide contextual application of HBSE theories and concepts by engaging students in semester-long intentional interaction…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Qualitative Research, Intergenerational Programs, Oral History
Download full textConnecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1992
As the fastest-growing segment of society, older adults can be valuable resources for schools. The intent of this guide is to promote education for, with, and about older adults; to confront stereotypic images; and to present an accurate and balanced view of aging. The manual consists of 21 lesson plans for secondary teachers of health and home…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Community Resources, Health Education
Dappen, Leon; Isernhagen, Jody C. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2002
A study examined whether the characteristics of rural communities would limit success of a statewide mentoring program in Nebraska. Surveys of 1,490 students, parents, mentors, and teachers in 10 rural and 23 nonrural schools indicated similar positive changes in student behavior in rural and nonrural schools. Provision of mentors and staff by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Child Relationship, Behavior Change, Community Involvement
Yu, Jin H. – 1994
A family literacy program designed for parents of preschool and elementary school children is described and evaluated. Participants were 20 Korean families in which the parents had limited English proficiency. Parents read with children and were instructed in the use of reading strategies that could be used at home. Various whole language…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Family English Literacy
Everett, Pat; And Others – 1992
Designed to encourage students to become involved with their school and community, this handbook presents a compilation of service and school spirit activities developed by the Meadow Park Intermediate School in Beaverton, Oregon. Information about how to organize a spirit or service club is presented, and three school spirit projects (locker…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Extracurricular Activities, Intergenerational Programs, Junior High School Students
Kelly, Janette D. – 1991
The current status of intergenerational education in vocational education programs at the secondary school level was assessed in a Pennsylvania study. A literature review expanded upon the rationale for adult education, further defined the complex system of adult education, and introduced intergenerational education in a long history of adult…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Attitudes, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Brooks, Greg; Gorman, Tom; Harman, John; Hutchison, Dougal; Kinder, Kay; Moor, Helen; Wilkin, Anne – 1997
The benefits of family literacy programs for children were examined in a 1997 follow-up study in which 154 parents and 237 children who had participated in a family literacy demonstration program in 1994-1995 were interviewed along with the teachers of a subsample of the children and the demonstration program coordinators. The demonstration…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Basic Education, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education
Miller, Susan Finn – 1999
Issues surrounding teaching competencies in family literacy programs were examined in a study of two well-established Even Start sites in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The program, which served 34 ethnically diverse adult learners, offered 25 hours of adult basic education, general educational development (GED), and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Competency Based Education, Educational Needs
Fredericks, Linda; Kaplan, Eve; Zeisler, Jennifer – 2001
Researchers have found that high-quality service learning programs are rich with benefits for schools, communities, and students. One hallmark of successful service learning programs is that they honor youth voice (meaning that they include young people in the creation and implementation of service opportunities). Elementary, middle, and high…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Kegan, Robert; Broderick, Maria; Drago-Severson, Eleanor; Helsing, Deborah; Popp, Nancy; Portnow, Kathryn – 2001
This document contains information about and from a study of the experiences of 41 adults enrolled in adult basic education/English for speakers of other languages (ABE/ESOL) programs that was conducted to determine what their learning meant to them and to identify strategies for developing a new pluralism in ABE/ESOL classrooms and teaching to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
