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Lee, Kathy; Fields, Noelle L.; Cassidy, Jessica; Feinhals, Gretchen – Educational Gerontology, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the experience of Senior Companions with telephone reassurance program training delivered via Zoom and the feasibility of using teleconferencing as a platform for training older adult volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteers were recruited from a local Senior Companion Program. We assessed…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Older Adults, Videoconferencing, Pandemics
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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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Frick, Kevin D.; McGill, Sylvia; Tan, Erwin J.; Rebok, George W.; Carson, Michelle C.; Tanner, Elizabeth K.; Fried, Linda P. – Educational Gerontology, 2012
Objective: To describe the annual operational costs of a mature Experience Corps[R] program in elementary schools in the Baltimore City Public School System. Methods: Systematic records of expenditures kept by the community partner, Greater Homewood Community Corporation, to be reported to funders were made available for analysis. Expenditures…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, School Personnel, Elementary Schools, Older Adults
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Parisi, Jeanine M.; Rebok, George W.; Carlson, Michelle C.; Fried, Linda P.; Seeman, Teresa E.; Tan, Erwin J.; Tanner, Elizabeth K.; Piferi, Rachel L. – Educational Gerontology, 2009
The Experience Corps[R], a community-based intergenerational program, was developed to promote the health of older adults while simultaneously addressing unmet social and academic needs in public elementary schools. The model was designed to draw on, and potentially activate, the wisdom of older adults. This paper explores the nature of…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults, Volunteers, Aging (Individuals)
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Lewis, Melinda – Educational Gerontology, 2002
Service learning has focused on elementary-secondary and higher education, but not older adults due to a lack of adult education program experience, resources, or interest. Programs such as Elderhostel, Senior Service Corps, Institutes for Learning in Retirement, and Life Options Centers show how elders can benefit from service learning. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Older Adults, Program Descriptions, Service Learning
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Haber, David – Educational Gerontology, 1982
Emphasizes preservice education and training of older persons for work with their peers. Describes three training programs with older participants: the Senior Companion Program, the Health and Fitness Program, and the Closing the Generation Gap Project. (RC)
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Educational Opportunities, Older Adults, Paraprofessional Personnel
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Pritchard, David C.; Tomb, Karyl – Educational Gerontology, 1981
Explored number of programs initiated to involve older adults in meaningful volunteer tasks, responsibilities, and roles on university campuses. Data demonstrate the feasibility of these programs and positive outcomes include improvement of intergenerational communication, reduction of ageism, provision of services to educational institutions, and…
Descriptors: College Environment, Gerontology, Higher Education, Human Services
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Davis, Richard H.; Westbrook, Gerald Jay – Educational Gerontology, 1981
Describes an educational program providing structured intergenerational dialogs facilitated by visiting older volunteers for 10- to 11-year-old students. Program evaluation data indicated educational experience resulted in an increase in level awareness of aging issues and of older persons. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attitude Change, Childhood Attitudes, Children