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Elbert, Norb; Cumiskey, Kevin J. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2014
This paper describes an action learning simulation designed for a Professional Golf Management (PGM) program housed in a College of Business of a public university. The PGA Golf Management University Program, a 4.5- to 5-year college curriculum for aspiring PGA Professionals is offered at 19 PGA accredited universities nationwide. The program…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Experiential Learning, Learning Activities, Simulation
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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
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Davis, Lindsay; Larkin, Elizabeth; Graves, Stephen B. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2002
Argues that shared play experiences are a good way to build mutually beneficial relationships among older and younger generations. Outlines why intergenerational play is important, focusing on its cognitive, social, physical, and emotional benefits for both older adults and young children. Describes toys, materials, and games conducive to positive…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Games, Intergenerational Programs, Learning Activities
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McCollum, Sue; Shreeve, William – Early Child Development and Care, 1994
Discusses the positive benefits of having young children interact with older adults, citing research reports and the experiences of one elementary school's partnership with a senior citizens center. Provides the results of student, parent, teacher, and senior citizen surveys on the partnership. (MDM)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Childhood Attitudes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Latimer, Deborah J. – Texas Child Care, 1995
Notes that the challenge for caregivers in developing intergenerational programs is to engage both groups with the materials and with each other while taking into consideration each group's needs and interests. Offers tips for planning any intergenerational activity. Explains how to plan activities using herbs, presents instructions for three…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Gardening, Gardens, Intergenerational Programs
Lehman, Bernadette B. – 1993
Stressing the need for activities that are amusing, useful, and fun, this paper outlines a family literacy project that provides parents preparing for the General Education Development (GED) test with literacy activities they can do with their children at home. The paper explains that the project was developed for participants of the Indiana…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Emergent Literacy, Family Literacy
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Hammrich, Penny L. – School Community Journal, 1998
Once a week, several classrooms of Philadelphia 4th-grade girls participate in Sisters in Science, an afterschool, intergenerational program sponsored by Temple University that provides hand-on activities exploring urban environmental issues. A two-week summer camp program helps these students explore the rivers of Philadelphia. Participants…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Career Education, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Learning