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ERIC Number: EJ617430
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
Intergenerational Community Schools: A New Practice for a New Time.
Whitehouse, Peter J.; Bendezu, Eve; FallCreek, Stephanie; Whitehouse, Catherine
Educational Gerontology, v26 n8 p761-70 Dec 2000
A proposed intergenerational learning community is a model for a charter school focused on literacy, artistic studies, technology, environment, and personal wellness. Instructional design includes nongraded, multiage, heterogeneous groupings with flexible looping to support individualized learning. Mentoring and apprenticeships will be featured. (Contains 28 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Charter Schools, Community Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Intergenerational Programs, Mixed Age Grouping
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Learning Communities