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Intergenerational service learning with elders
— multidisciplinary activities and outcomes | | Author(s) | John A Krout, Elizabeth Bergman, Penny Bianconi |
| Journal title | Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, vol 31, no 1, 2010 |
| Pages | pp 55-74 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Psychiatric treatment ; Therapy ; Preventative medicine ; Stroke ; Universities ; Curricula ; Students ; Older people ; Multi disciplinary ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This article provides an overview of the activities included in a 3-year, multidisciplinary, intergenerational service-learning project conducted as part of a Foundation for Long-Term Care Service Learning: Linking Three Generations grant. Courses from four departments (gerontology, psychology, occupational therapy, and health promotion and physical education) and one interdisciplinary clinical intervention for stroke patients (speech pathology, occupational therapy, and therapeutic recreation) were involved. Service-learning activities were embedded in course curricula and varied from semester-long activities in group settings to activities involving one-on-one contact for several hours. In total, eight faculties and 225 students worked with 148 older people and 12 different community organisations to plan and implement activities for 357 older adults. Students and older people reported a high degree of satisfaction with the intergenerational activities and indicated that they learned from them and found them of value personally. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100913208 A |
| Classmark | LP: LO: LK2: CQA: V5: V9C: XN: B: 3DM: 7T |
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