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Agricultural Education Magazine, 2001
Twelve theme articles discuss service learning and reflection in agricultural education, student perspective on service learning, Future Farmers of America, character education, intergenerational projects, agricultural communications, and service learning as advocacy. (SK)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Communications, Experiential Learning, Intergenerational Programs
Hopkins, George R. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Because today's families tend to be scattered geographically, children are less likely to interact with grandparents and other older adults. A volunteer coordinator describes the enriching experiences stimulated by a senior pen- pal program in Staten Island (New York) schools involving third graders and senior citizens. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Elementary Education, Family Life, Intergenerational Programs

Harris-Martine, Dawn – New Advocate, 2001
Describes a literature conference for the Harlem community on choosing and using self-affirming books for African American children. Describes Grandma's Place, a literacy and parent support center with an array of multicultural literature. Describes programs and activities that seek to support literacy, strengthen the family, and provide access to…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Services, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment

Fand, Farrell – Middle School Journal, 1996
Describes an Adopt-a-Grandparent program involving seventh-grade students and area senior citizens. Describes aspects of program implementation and organization, including advance preparation, contacting and meeting grandparents, funding, and visits. Discusses program outcomes, including behavioral observations, studies related to…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grandparents, Intergenerational Programs, Mentors
Carson, Linda M. – Teaching Elementary Physical Education, 2004
The creation of multifaceted, multigenerational programs in college communities could create a ripple effect of advocacy for physical education with students and parents becoming agents for change in their own families, communities, cultures, and professions. This article describes community-based physical activity programs at West Virginia…
Descriptors: Physical Recreation Programs, Physical Education, Intergenerational Programs, Program Descriptions
Ogawa, Seiko – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2005
This paper explores the social dimension of lifelong learning from the perspective of demographics, with particular focus on the issue of the birth of fewer children, which has become one of the most important current social issues in Japanese society. When considering the relationship between lifelong learning and demographics, the issues arising…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Demography, Foreign Countries, Child Rearing
Goff, Kathy – Educational Gerontology, 2004
Senior to Senior: Living Lessons is a program created to provide meaningful horticulture therapy activities for community minority elders (60 years of age and older) and senior college students (20 years of age and older) from an Historically Black University. The program's objectives were to promote positive intergenerational relationships and to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Minority Groups, Horticulture
Chen, Chaonan – Social Indicators Research, 2006
Based on the closeness of kinship relationships, a 4-layer household-based convoy is proposed for the study of intergenerational support exchanges. It first separates co-residing family members from non-coresiding family members with whom they have frequent contact and places them in the innermost and next-innermost circles of an individual's…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Social Indicators, Evaluation Methods, Family (Sociological Unit)
Inoue, Yukiko, Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2007
Instructors at universities face many of the same concerns. They have to prepare and organize their courses, teach those courses and provide assignments, assess the learning of the students, and then evaluate the effectiveness of their teaching style. Even though these experiences are common, learning environments in higher education are…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Technology, Educational Technology, Campuses
Los Angeles Mission Coll., Sylmar, CA. – 1994
This document reports on the development and field testing of a curriculum for persons interested in the caregiving field. The curriculum is designed to encourage students who are economically disadvantaged, ethnic minorities, or limited English proficient to seek training that will equip them with the education, skills, and background information…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adult Education, Caregivers, College Programs
MacBain, Dawn E. – 1996
Recognizing the need for opportunities for children to interact meaningfully with older adults, this fastback discusses the organization and implementation of intergenerational programs in elementary and middle schools. It begins with a description of effective programs, focusing on the impact of two programs on students and older adults. The…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Intergenerational Programs, Junior High Schools
Davis, Shari; Ferdman, Benny – 1993
This guide is designed to encourage the participation of seniors in the classroom by engaging young and old in joint ventures to reconstruct artistically their own, their families', and their communities' cultural heritage in writing, theater, and visual arts projects. Intended for both teachers and artists working in the schools, the book…
Descriptors: Art Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intergenerational Programs
Nickse, Ruth S. – 1991
More than 500 intergenerational literacy programs exist in the United States, yet the idea is untested and it is difficult to identify and classify these programs. A typology identifies and classifies programs by key components and provides examples of each type. A typology, useful to practitioners, helps in planning programs, discussing them, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Literacy
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1989
A senate hearing on the role of older volunteers in the schools was held at the Spanish River High School in Boca Raton, Florida. At the time of the hearing, Florida was the only state in the United States with a school volunteer program supported by legislation, appropriation, and a state program coordinating office. Students, volunteer program…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Government Role
Nightingale, Elena O.; Wolverton, Lisa – 1988
Adolescents must be viewed as social assets even though there is reason to be concerned about the problems they present to society. Initial discussion relates difficulties adolescents face, problems with adults' perceptions of adolescents, differences in the difficulty of transition to adulthood for youth in different social classes, and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Demography, Disadvantaged Youth, Intergenerational Programs