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Positive Side Effects of a Job-Related Training Program for Older Adults in South Korea
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Lee, Minhong; Choi, Jae-Sung – Educational Gerontology, 2012
The objective of the current study was to evaluate empirically positive side effects of a job-related training program on older adults' self-esteem, depression, and social networks. A total of 70 older adults participated in the study after completing the Older Paraprofessional Training Program developed and provided by the Continuing Education…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Social Networks
Organizing, Managing, and Evaluating Service-Learning Projects.
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Long, Ann B.; Larsen, Pamala; Hussey, Leslie; Travis, Shirley S. – Educational Gerontology, 2001
Presents a continuum of service learning projects in higher education that has four dimensions: amount, duration, and type of experiences; degree of student choice; type and amount of supervision; and amount of internal/external oversight. Offers considerations for faculty involved in organizing, managing, and evaluating service learning projects.…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Higher Education, Program Administration, Program Development
Intergenerational Dialogues: A Tested Educational Program for Children.
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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
Use of Critical Incidents for Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating a Training Program for Foster Grandparents.
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Robins, Arthur J.; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1981
Reports the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a training program for foster grandparents employed at a residential center for disturbed children. Describes training objectives focused on the role of the foster grandparents in helping their charges to develop socially acceptable behavior. A cognitive problem-solving strategy was taught.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Children, Critical Incidents Method