Examined attitudes of 300 children toward the elderly in Thailand. Indicated no differences between rural and urban children's attitudes toward the elderly in terms of contact, knowledge, and feelings. Urban children, however, responded more positively about their own aging than did rural children. Concludes that Thai children view young people…

Developed and administered the Elderly Persons' Attitudes toward Children to a random sample of older adults. Results indicated an overall positive attitude toward children with negative attitudes to some personality characteristics. Discusses implications for intergenerational program planning in school and nonschool settings. (RC)

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)