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Shepard, Jerri – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2009
This article features Campus Kids, a mentoring program located at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Gonzaga is a Jesuit University with a strong commitment to social justice and humanistic education. Campus Kids began, in the true sense of a community partnership, as an attempt to connect community resources (potential university…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Undergraduate Students, Mentors, Best Practices
Crites, Marsha S. – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1989
Child development can be fostered through relationships between older adults and children. Children's social isolation resulting from demographic, economic, and social changes can be addressed by means of intergenerational programs. During four developmental stages from infancy to adolescence, older adults can play a significant role in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Child Rearing, Children