Developing and Implementing Service-Learning in Aging.

Gelfand, Donald E.; Firman, James P.

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ERIC Number: EJ254834

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Publication Date: 1981

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Developing and Implementing Service-Learning in Aging.

Gelfand, Donald E.; Firman, James P.

Educational Gerontology, v7 n2-3 p191-203 Sep-Oct 1981

Discusses potential benefits of service-learning in aging--to students, university, and community. Examines opportunities for service-learning using examples from the current Intergenerational Service-Learning Project of the National Council on Aging. The complexity of initiating and gaining acceptance of service-learning in aging projects is explored. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: College Students, Community Resources, Experiential Learning, Gerontology, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Older Adults, School Community Relationship, Service Learning, State of the Art Reviews, Student Experience, Volunteers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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