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Peer reviewedNewman, Sally; And Others – Gerontologist, 1985
An intergenerational service-learning model to improve well-being of elderly nursing home residents involved 10 college students visiting 20 elderly nursing home residents and interacting with them socially. Interaction resulted in substantial improvements in the residents' psychosocial and physical conditions and in students' perceptions of…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Models
Marks, Ronald; Newman, Sally – 1978
One hundred-seventy elementary school children in Western Pennsylvania were involved in a pilot study to examine young children's views on aging and the elderly. Approximately half of these children were involved in the Senior Citizen School Volunteer Program which provided consistent classroom contact with a senior citizen resource person. The…
Descriptors: Age, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Childhood Attitudes
