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Direct linkLyndon, Sandra; Moss, Helen – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
Intergenerational practice, where children and older adults come together for shared activities, has grown in popularity in many Western countries. However, research about intergenerational practice, particularly in the UK, is limited. This paper reports on the findings from an exploratory case study about a small intergenerational project between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults, Dementia
Fair, Cynthia D.; Delaplane, Emily – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2015
Service learning has become increasingly popular across all levels of education. Previous literature emphasizes that reflection is an important aspect of service learning. However, limited focus has been given to appropriate methods of reflection for younger children. This longitudinal study followed 31 second-grade children (15 females; mean age…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Longitudinal Studies, Grade 2, Elementary School Students
Singh, Sunita; Sylvia, Monica R.; Ridzi, Frank – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2015
This ethnographic study presents findings of the literacy practices of Burmese refugee families and their interaction with a book distribution program paired with an intergenerational family literacy program. The project was organized at the level of Bronfenbrenner's exosystem (in "Ecology of human development". Cambridge, Harvard…
Descriptors: Refugees, Ethnography, Family Literacy, Reading Habits
Holmes, Christine L. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2009
Illustrates how the director and teachers of a child care program and the staff of a residential nursing home facility collaborated to develop, implement, and evaluate an onsite intergenerational program. Describes program goals; recruitment plan; elder, staff, and teacher orientation; options for intergenerational activities; and program…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Preschool Children, Nursing Homes, Health Facilities
Kaplan, Matthew; Larkin, Elizabeth – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2004
What began as a case study of intergenerational initiatives in university-based early childhood programs evolved into a comparative study of two different program implementation processes. Despite operating with the same goals, university partners, and resources, two early childhood centers pursued fundamentally different strategies for launching…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Early Childhood Education, Universities, Program Implementation
Peer reviewedFreeman, Nancy K.; King, Sherry – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2001
Notes the increasingly popular pedagogy of service learning. Describes an intergenerational service learning project that brought together preschoolers, elderly, and at-risk elementary school students, included both direct service and indirect service, and made valuable contributions to young children's developing literacy, social-emotional,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Elementary School Students, Emergent Literacy
