An Elderly Community Resource.

Anderson, Karen

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ERIC Number: EJ312821

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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An Elderly Community Resource.

Anderson, Karen

Social Studies Journal, v14 p16-19 Spr 1985

When the author was in fifth grade, she and the other students took a field trip to a nursing home; each child had to interview an elderly person. She discusses the impact of the assignment on her life to illustrate the effectiveness of field trips and interviews as teaching methods. (RM)

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Resources, Educational Objectives, Field Trips, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Interviews, Older Adults, School Community Relationship, Social Studies, Student Reaction, Teaching Methods, Units of Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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