Increasing Senior Volunteerism in a K-8 Public School District.

Autor/in	Phelan, Vanessa C.
Titel	Increasing Senior Volunteerism in a K-8 Public School District.
Quelle	(1992), (75 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Praktikumsbericht; Adolescents; Citizen Participation; Intergenerational Programs; Junior High School Students; Junior High Schools; Middle School Students; Middle Schools; Older Adults; Oral History; Program Evaluation; Questionnaires; School Community Relationship; Volunteers; World War II + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Älterer Erwachsener; Oral tradition; Mündliche Überlieferung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Fragebogen; Freiwilliger; Weltkrieg II
Abstract	This practicum was designed to involve senior citizen volunteers in the schools on a regular basis. Implemented in a suburban public school setting, the project involved: (1) the dissemination of information about senior citizen involvement to school district staff; (2) the development of a partnership between a regional senior volunteer program and the school district; (3) the matching of school district needs with senior citizen volunteer interests; and (4) the development of a Living History project, in which students interviewed participating senior citizens about their experiences during World War II. At the end of the project the middle school held a Living History Day, during which students presented historical papers based upon their interviews and library research to fellow students and the senior citizens. Although the original goal of the project, to have senior citizens participate regularly in the educational process, was not met because many had initially refused to participate due to past negative experiences with senior citizen-student undertakings, the successful Living History Day can be seen as a first phase of a senior citizen volunteer plan. Follow-up surveys of the senior citizens involved showed that they thought the project worthwhile. Eleven appendixes provide copies of various forms, letters, and survey questionnaires used in the practicum. (MDM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC