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Parsons, Cynthia – 1987
SerVermont is a volunteer program for high school students. The program stresses public service in the community and is intended to teach students the value of personal volunteer service to their local communities. During SerVermont's first year of operation, 11 high schools were awarded minigrants to be used in developing programs in which…
Descriptors: Community Programs, High School Students, High Schools, Intergenerational Programs

Seefeldt, Carol – Childhood Education, 1987
Maintains that those who design intergenerational programs in school and nonschool settings should (1) protect the prestige of elders and children; (2) limit frustrations by arranging for intimate contacts; (3) plan for functional interaction that has integrity; and (4) ensure that contact is rewarding for elders and children. (BB)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Children, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education

Kauppinen, Heta – Art Education, 1987
Presents several central themes about aging which may prove useful in interpreting art works and increasing students' awareness of the human qualities of aging. Indicates that, when the artist represents the physical changes of aging, he or she equally characterizes cognitive, emotional, social, and spiritual levels of aging. Includes seven…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Aging (Individuals), Art Education

Versen, Gregory R. – Educational Gerontology, 1986
Discusses the role played by senior adults in an undergraduate class, "Social Work Practice with the Aging," transactions occurring between senior adults and students, and how the class evolved to its present format. Reviews the literature regarding senior adults in higher education and the intergenerational classroom. Includes an evaluation of…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Classroom Environment, Developmental Stages, Educational Gerontology

Allen, Margery – Children Today, 1986
Describes a Channel One food co-op operated by senior citizens and high school students which involves the entire Rochester, Minnesota, community in growing produce, collecting food, and fundraising. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Support, Cooperative Programs, Food
La Porte, Angela M. – 1999
This paper identifies the building of community during an ethnographic study of an intergenerational art education program in Harlem, New York City. The study examined intergenerational interactions between seniors and teenagers during their participation in an afterschool art program. Seniors were chosen from a list of 100 persons registered for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, After School Programs, Art Activities, Art Education
Hammrich, Penny L.; Richardson, Greer M.; Livingston, Beverly – 1999
This paper describes an intergenerational science program called Sisters in Science which fosters girls' interest and achievement in science. The program is designed to encourage and prepare girls and women for careers in math, science, and technology. A group of fourth grade girls from 19 classrooms across 6 elementary schools met once a week…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Females, Grade 4, Intergenerational Programs
Rosebrook, Vicki; Murray, Tiffani M. – 1999
The need for intergenerational programming, involving the purposeful bringing together of different generations in ongoing mutually beneficial planned activities designed to achieve specified program goals, is growing in the United States. This paper discusses issues involved in early educational and intergenerational care, focusing on potential…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Age Groups, Community Programs, Early Childhood Education
Whittemore, Katharine – Native Americas, 1997
Describes the Master-Apprentice Language Learning Program, which seeks to save endangered Native Californian languages by pairing speakers and nonspeakers and providing the pairs with materials, technical support, and personal support. Briefly discusses the history of American Indian genocide and language extinction in California. Includes…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Cultural Maintenance

Alheit, Peter – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 2003
Discusses a comprehensive qualitative multigenerational study carried out in East Germany. Shows that social orientations and attitudes remained practically unchanged between the generation of grandparents and grandchildren. Argues that educational processes throughout a life-span can only be understood if mental deep structures and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Attitudes, Family Relationship, Folk Culture

O'Neil, John – Educational Leadership, 1997
Suggests a child's overall development is what makes academic learning possible. Notes that intelligence, the capacity to gain and use knowledge to solve problems and promote well-being, is comprised of cognitive, affective, and expressive components. Asserts that children need relationships with caring adults. Notes the School Development Program…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Community, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development

Smith, David B. – Educational Leadership, 1997
For six weeks, 25 Connecticut seventh graders interviewed senior citizens from a nearby assisted-independent-living facility. By celebrating their senior partners' life experiences, students formulated a better understanding of major events in 20th century American history. During the fifth and sixth weeks, students shared something from their own…
Descriptors: Biographies, Grade 7, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intergenerational Programs

Harkness, Allan G. – Religious Education, 2000
Explores whether intergenerational (IG) and homogeneous-age group strategies for intentional education in faith communities are mutually exclusive or complementary. Examines the validity of generational differentiation in educational processes, addresses two difficulties raised for IG programs, and discusses insights on developmental theory and IG…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Church Programs, Churches

Children Today, 1989
Summarizes results of reports and resources concerning the reform of social welfare policy. Focuses on a profile of Indiana children, hospital policies and programs designed to meet the psychosocial needs of hospitalized children and their families, a senior center/latchkey program, and lead poisoning prevention. (BB)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Welfare, Elementary Education, Family Programs
Cohon, Donald – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1989
Reviews theories providing the rationale for intergenerational programs and upon which intergenerational research concepts are based. The importance of applying these theories to the establishment of a program research framework is discussed. Recent studies are reviewed, and implications for future research and practice in intergenerational…
Descriptors: Children, Evaluation Research, Intergenerational Programs, Literature Reviews