Elderhostels: Teaching and Learning with Americans of German Descent.

Reichmann, Eberhard; Reichmann, Ruth M.

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ERIC Number: EJ568804

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Elderhostels: Teaching and Learning with Americans of German Descent.

Reichmann, Eberhard; Reichmann, Ruth M.

Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, v31 n1 p63-66 Spr 1998

Describes three workshops designed for an Elderhostel program whose audience is largely Americans of German descent and the grandparents of today's students. The workshop topics include an introduction to the German-American experience and German-American studies; German American customs, beliefs, and traditions; and German-American genealogy, family history, and community history. (MSE)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Organization, Cultural Education, Genealogy, German, Heritage Education, Immigrants, Instructional Materials, Local History, Older Adults, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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