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Publication Date: 1993
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How Would You Like to Visit a Nursing Home?
Smilow, Peri
Equity and Excellence in Education, v26 n2 p22-26 Sep 1993
Describes the MAGIC ME program in which urban middle school students visit and form relationships with the elderly in nursing homes. The importance of meaningful long-term service is demonstrated through anecdotes of the interaction between students and older adults. MAGIC ME has a history of success in many communities. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Citizenship Education, Community Programs, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Intergenerational Programs, Interpersonal Relationship, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Models, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Program Development, Service Learning, Student Projects, Urban Schools, Urban Youth
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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