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Peer reviewedBartz, Karen W. – PTA Today, 1984
Camp Fire Inc. offers a "Friendship across the Ages" program that brings older adults and children together. The adults share knowledge and skills, and the young people benefit from having an adult listen to them. (DF)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging Education, Children, Elementary Education
Kupetz, Barbara N. – Day Care & Early Education, 1994
To help dispel myths and stereotypes about the elderly, young children should learn about the elderly and the aging process. Children need to see old age as a part of the total life cycle and can benefit from having contact with senior citizens volunteers in the classroom. (MDM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education
