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"How Different Can We Be?": Using "Tuesdays with Morrie" and Intergenerational Interactions to Promote Positive Views of Older Adults among College Students
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Atkins, Melissa S. – Educational Gerontology, 2018
This article reports the results of an Adult Development course assignment. This assignment required that undergraduate students interact with an older adult on two occasions, provide written reflection on these interactions, and read and review the book, "Tuesdays with Morrie". The goals of this assignment were for students to…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Interaction