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Berscheid, Michelle – Childhood Education, 2023
Family Literacy is an intergenerational program that brings parents and preschool- or elementary-age children to school together. It can provide a depth in education that allows learning opportunities for children and the adults in their lives. As relationships are built, learning becomes circular between parents, children, and teachers. This…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Programs, Intergenerational Programs, Preschool Children
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Elbert, Norb; Cumiskey, Kevin J. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2014
This paper describes an action learning simulation designed for a Professional Golf Management (PGM) program housed in a College of Business of a public university. The PGA Golf Management University Program, a 4.5- to 5-year college curriculum for aspiring PGA Professionals is offered at 19 PGA accredited universities nationwide. The program…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Experiential Learning, Learning Activities, Simulation
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Spudich, Dimana; Spudich, Christine – Improving Schools, 2010
This article focuses on intergenerational communication and provides a practical approach for how teachers and administrators can implement intergenerational programs in their schools. A discussion of the social and cultural implications of intergenerational communication is offered, and a review of literature regarding intergenerational programs…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults, Volunteers, Interpersonal Communication
Kwok-bong, Chan – New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: In recent years, more and more secondary schools in Hong Kong begin to employ service learning in designing student learning activities. A vast majority of these attempts is developed based on the philanthropic ideas of altruism, love and care; it involves serving elderly people living in the elderly homes far away from the school…
Descriptors: Community Services, Secondary Schools, Altruism, Service Learning
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Shepard, Jerri – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2009
This article features Campus Kids, a mentoring program located at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Gonzaga is a Jesuit University with a strong commitment to social justice and humanistic education. Campus Kids began, in the true sense of a community partnership, as an attempt to connect community resources (potential university…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Undergraduate Students, Mentors, Best Practices
Lamb, Penny – Adults Learning, 2007
The family is centre stage of many current policy agendas and this is an exciting time to expand the understanding of the wider benefits of learning as a family and in a family. This article aims to open up new discussions and debate on using the concept of "family capital". The author states that as the debate on the social value of…
Descriptors: Social Change, Social Values, Social Capital, Social Influences
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Davis, Lindsay; Larkin, Elizabeth; Graves, Stephen B. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2002
Argues that shared play experiences are a good way to build mutually beneficial relationships among older and younger generations. Outlines why intergenerational play is important, focusing on its cognitive, social, physical, and emotional benefits for both older adults and young children. Describes toys, materials, and games conducive to positive…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Games, Intergenerational Programs, Learning Activities
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Jackson, Rebecca Osborne – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1996
A teacher of fifth to seventh graders with learning disabilities describes a community-based gardening project which served elderly residents of a rest home while exposing the children to elderly people and encouraging development and application of environmental, writing, mathematics, and communication skills. The project integrated curriculum in…
Descriptors: Gardening, Integrated Curriculum, Intergenerational Programs, Intermediate Grades
Follman, Joseph; And Others – 1994
Defining service learning as the formal integration of public service into student instruction and learning, this guide provides teachers with ideas for narrowing the gap between what students do in school and what they will do after they leave school. The example activities, derived from actual projects, demonstrate the nearly limitless range of…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Community Action Southwest, Waynesburg, PA. – 1994
This document consists of a brief final report and a handbook from a project conducted to develop family numeracy activities and incorporate them into adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) classes in two Pennsylvania counties. The 10 activities, which were designed to help adult learners foster the development of numeracy concepts/skills in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, County Programs, Family Literacy, Family Programs
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McCollum, Sue; Shreeve, William – Early Child Development and Care, 1994
Discusses the positive benefits of having young children interact with older adults, citing research reports and the experiences of one elementary school's partnership with a senior citizens center. Provides the results of student, parent, teacher, and senior citizen surveys on the partnership. (MDM)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Childhood Attitudes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Latimer, Deborah J. – Texas Child Care, 1995
Notes that the challenge for caregivers in developing intergenerational programs is to engage both groups with the materials and with each other while taking into consideration each group's needs and interests. Offers tips for planning any intergenerational activity. Explains how to plan activities using herbs, presents instructions for three…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Gardening, Gardens, Intergenerational Programs
Doctor Gertrude A. Barber Center, Erie, PA. – 1994
A family literacy program was developed for families containing young children and learning-challenged adults whose limited reading skills made it impossible for them to read aloud to their children. The program's primary objective was to upgrade the parents' reading skills and knowledge of children's literature. The program was staffed by a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Demonstration Programs, Family Literacy
Lehman, Bernadette B. – 1993
Stressing the need for activities that are amusing, useful, and fun, this paper outlines a family literacy project that provides parents preparing for the General Education Development (GED) test with literacy activities they can do with their children at home. The paper explains that the project was developed for participants of the Indiana…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Emergent Literacy, Family Literacy
Loewen, Jerry – 1996
This paper examines the definition and practice of intergenerational learning programs, and attempts to determine the characteristics of successful and meaningful programs of this type. The first section defines intergenerational learning and states its purpose: to bring young and old together for the purpose of learning from one another, under…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Apprenticeships, Children
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