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Soares Marques dos Anjos, Jussara; Gomes, Lucy; Cachioni, Meire; Salmazo da Silva, Henrique – Educational Gerontology, 2022
The aim of this study was to document the impacts of an environmental education program with adolescents and older adults on attitudes about old age, and to investigate possible associations of these attitudes with age group, economic class, residing with grandparents, and grandparents' contribution to parenting. We investigated adolescents…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Student Attitudes, Correlation
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Whiteland, Susan R. – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2016
Intergenerational programs often reduce ageism and stereotypical thinking. This author uses a mixed methods case study to investigate how attitudes may change when older adults and children participate in an intergenerational art project. The research question, "Is there a positive correlation in children's attitudes toward older adults and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Intergenerational Programs, Puppetry, Elementary School Students
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Jarrott, Shannon E.; Savla, Jyoti – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
Intergenerational contact can promote positive attitudes towards elders. However, contact with older adults often fosters multiple stereotypes, which may contribute to ambivalence about aging and poorer health in late life. Online survey data from 457 young adults (M age = 19.4 years; 74% female) were used to explore the relationship between…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Older Adults, Online Surveys, Path Analysis
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Chien, Hung-Ju; Tann, D. B. – Educational Gerontology, 2017
The aim of the Multigenerational Learning Program (MLP) is to increase multigenerational interactions through activities, which will help all learners including middle aged to older adults, university students, and children to improve multigenerational understanding, and increase their positive attitudes toward each other. The MLP activities were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intergenerational Programs, Participant Characteristics, Learning Activities