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ERIC Number: EJ631436
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-3301
Service Learning in Preschool: An Intergenerational Project Involving Five-Year-Olds, Fifth Graders, and Senior Citizens.
Freeman, Nancy K.; King, Sherry
Early Childhood Education Journal, v28 n4 p211-17 Sum 2001
Notes the increasingly popular pedagogy of service learning. Describes an intergenerational service learning project that brought together preschoolers, elderly, and at-risk elementary school students, included both direct service and indirect service, and made valuable contributions to young children's developing literacy, social-emotional, physical, and cognitive abilities. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Elementary School Students, Emergent Literacy, Experiential Learning, Grade 5, Intergenerational Programs, Mixed Age Grouping, Older Adults, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Service Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Senior Citizen Centers