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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Finding the Common Ground of Family and Professional Caregiving: The Education Agenda at the Rosalynn Carter Institute
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Haigler, David H.; Bauer, Laura J.; Travis, Shirley S. – Educational Gerontology, 2004
The Rosalynn Carter Institute (RCI) for Human Development is the only national institute or center to integrate both professional and family caregiver issues in research, education, and advocacy agendas. This paper focuses on caregiver education and support and includes: (1) a discussion of the limitations of models that separate family versus…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Child Development
Finding the Common Ground of Family and Professional Caregiving: The Education Agenda at the Rosalynn Carter Institute
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Haigler, David H.; Bauer, Laura J.; Travis, Shirley S. – Educational Gerontology, 2004
The Rosalynn Carter Institute (RCI) for Human Development is the only national institute or center to integrate both professional and family caregiver issues in research, education, and advocacy agendas. This paper focuses on caregiver education and support and includes: (1) a discussion of the limitations of models that separate family versus…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Child Development, Adults
Organizing, Managing, and Evaluating Service-Learning Projects.
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Long, Ann B.; Larsen, Pamala; Hussey, Leslie; Travis, Shirley S. – Educational Gerontology, 2001
Presents a continuum of service learning projects in higher education that has four dimensions: amount, duration, and type of experiences; degree of student choice; type and amount of supervision; and amount of internal/external oversight. Offers considerations for faculty involved in organizing, managing, and evaluating service learning projects.…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Higher Education, Program Administration, Program Development
Attitudes toward Intergenerational Exchanges among Administrators in Child and Adult Day Care Centers.
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Travis, Shirley S.; Stremmel, Andrew J.; Kelly-Harrison, Patti – Educational Gerontology, 1997
Attitudes of administrators of adult (n=34) and child (n=192) day care centers were affected by more frequent exposure to intergenerational programming. Educational attainment had no effect on attitudes. Younger respondents were more positive than older ones. (SK)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Day Care, Day Care Centers, Intergenerational Programs
Replication of a Caregiver Information Program in Virginia: Diverse Lessons from Rural Coalfield Communities to the Washington Suburbs.
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Travis, Shirley S. – Educational Gerontology, 1993
Replication in Virginia of Missouri's Volunteer Information Provider Program (to help rural families with caregiving) had mixed results, suggesting that the program should be revised before transfer to different populations. Length of training and volunteer time commitment were also barriers. (SK)
Descriptors: Extension Education, Family Caregivers, Information Sources, Rural Areas
Child and Adult Day Care Professions Converging in the 1990s?: Implications for Training and Research.
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Travis, Shirley S.; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1993
Intergenerational day care is a growing trend. Training of dual caregivers involves three challenges: (1) identifying minimum knowledge needed to work with both adults and children; (2) lack of data on effects of intergenerational care; and (3) hesitancy of students and faculty to study/teach about both groups. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Caregivers, Child Care Occupations, Child Development
University-Based Adult Day Care Center for Research and Training: Design, Funding, and Programmatic Issues.
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Travis, Shirley S.; Das, Puspa – Educational Gerontology, 1994
Describes the licensed, Medicaid-certified adult day-care center at Virginia Tech, which provides research, teaching, and public service opportunities for faculty and students. The processes of design, funding, licensure and certification, and marketing are explained. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Financial Support, Gerontology, Higher Education