Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ642531
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Effects of an Intergenerational Friendly Visit Program on the Attitudes of Fourth Graders toward Elders.
Schwalbach, Eileen; Kiernan, Sharon
Educational Gerontology, v28 n3 p175-87 Mar 2002
Instruction on aging and stereotypes was followed by weekly visits by 22 fourth-graders to elderly nursing home residents. Students' attitudes toward elders were mixed, but their attitudes toward their own aging changed positively and empathy increased. (Contains 24 references.) (SK)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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