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Lee, Youjung; Kim, Young-Mi; Bronstein, Laura; Fox, Vince – Educational Gerontology, 2021
Intergenerational volunteerism is a global phenomenon that aids multiple generations. Considering the positive evidence of volunteering among older adults and their desire for engagement with children, it is important to explore older adult volunteers' experiences in intergenerational programs with a specific focus on the cultural and social…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Volunteers, Older Adults, Phenomenology
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Aldaco-Arias, Susana Maria; Silas-Casillas, Juan Carlos – International Review of Education, 2021
This article showcases "Compuabuelitos," a Mexican project where teenagers taught their own grandparent (or another elderly person they already knew) basic cell phone technology skills. The Spanish project name conflates "computer" and "abuelitos" [the affectionate term for grandparents], which is difficult to…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Parent Child Relationship, Mexicans, Program Descriptions
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González Ballesteros, Lina María; Flores, José M.; Ortiz Hoyos, Ana María; Londoño Tobón, Amalia; Hein, Sascha; Bolívar Rincon, Felipe; Gómez, Oscar; Ponguta, Liliana Angélica – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2021
Colombia has endured one of the world's longest internal displacement crises in recent history. Programs that address the practices and psychosocial wellbeing of the community of caregivers of young children in protracted crises are urgently needed. We developed and implemented a program aimed at strengthening the resilience and wellbeing of…
Descriptors: Violence, Program Descriptions, Well Being, Preschool Children
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Lyu, Keyi; Xu, Ying; Cheng, Hao; Li, Jiacheng – International Review of Education, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many grandparents in China have spent more time with their grandchildren than they used to. When their adult children returned to work after a period of lockdown, many grandparents extended their roles from taking care of household tasks and looking after their grandchildren's basic needs to supervising their online…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Countries, Distance Education