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ERIC Number: EJ677595
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1057-0292
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Intergenerational Art Education: Building Community in Harlem.
La Porte, Angela M.
Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, v22 p51-71 2002
Examines an after-school intergenerational art program in Lower East Harlem, New York. Residents, aged 62 and older, and secondary school students participated together in social service, oral history, and art making. Found that interactions between teenagers and seniors in art-related activities resulted in several positive educational and social implications. (Author/PAL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Art Activities, Art Education, Educational Research, Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults, Oral History, School Community Programs, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education is a refereed journal. Theme issue: 9/11--Reflecting on Our Social Condition.