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Lee, Seung-Yeon; Hoerr, Sharon L.; Weatherspoon, Lorraine; Schiffman, Rachel F. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Objective: Develop, implement, and evaluate an intervention (a guided experiential assignment) to improve nutrition students' attitudes toward working with older adults. Design: A quasi-experimental design with an additional qualitative component (mixed methods). Setting: A North Central land-grant university. Participants: 100 college students…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Land Grant Universities, Student Attitudes
Irby, Merita, Ed. – 2001
The International Learning Group on Youth and Community Development (ILG) was formed to examine the convergence of youth development and community development. In 1999, ILG commissioned a set of papers from young people involved in national efforts to engage youth in the political processes of their countries and brought ILG members together for a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Agents, Childrens Rights, Community Development
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
Dallman, Mary Ellen; Power, Sharon – Teaching PreK-8, 1996
Describes "Forever Friends," an intergenerational program linking second graders with elderly residents of an independent living facility. Describes monthly sessions involving group and partnership activities; how elders participate in classroom activities, musical programs, creative writing projects, and school field trips; and how…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Brainstorming, Class Activities, Community Programs