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Peer reviewedDooley, Stephen; Frankel, B. Gail – Canadian Journal on Aging, 1990
In an experimental evaluation of a "friendly visitor" type of program in which adolescents visited senior citizens, it was found that general attitudes toward elderly people improved following weekly contact with specific elderly persons. Two outcomes of these programs were found: the provision of service to the elderly and the change of negative…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Intergenerational Programs, Intervention
Peer reviewedSimpson, Martha; Blosveren, Barbara – Voice of Youth Advocates, 1996
Describes steps of planning, implementing, and evaluating Books Build Bridges, a public library program created by Connecticut's Stratford Library Association. The program paired local senior citizens with young adults who then read picture books to first, second, and third graders. Sidebars present reading tips for volunteers, program tips, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Community Involvement, Intergenerational Programs
Dittmer, Arlis – Illinois Libraries, 1998
Provides an overview and evaluation of an Illinois public library project that gave large-group workshops about the Internet and Web page construction, and encouraged intergenerational programming, new library users, and cooperation between adolescents and veterans. Provides the Web address for "Vets on the Net," a Web site for veterans.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer System Design, Cooperation, Design Requirements
Styles, Melanie B.; Morrow, Kristine V. – 1992
As part of a 4-year research initiative on adult/youth relationships programs, this study assessed relationships between elders and at-risk youth at the following four Linking Lifetimes intergenerational mentoring demonstration sites developed by Temple University's Center for Intergenerational Learning in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania): (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, At Risk Persons, Community Programs
Download full textPhelan, Vanessa C. – 1992
This practicum was designed to involve senior citizen volunteers in the schools on a regular basis. Implemented in a suburban public school setting, the project involved: (1) the dissemination of information about senior citizen involvement to school district staff; (2) the development of a partnership between a regional senior volunteer program…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Citizen Participation, Intergenerational Programs, Junior High School Students
Quint, Janet – 2001
The Toyota Families in Schools (TFS) Program is a new family literacy initiative that was developed by the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) with support from the Toyota Motor Corporation. TFS is based on a previous NCFL model calling for providing literacy activities to preschoolers and parents from low-income families. NCFL wanted to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Corporate Support, Early Childhood Education
