Developing Opportunities for Senior Citizens and 3- and 4-Year-Old Children in a Northeast U.S. Jewish Community Center to Interact.

Autor/in	Weeks, Joyce
Titel	Developing Opportunities for Senior Citizens and 3- and 4-Year-Old Children in a Northeast U.S. Jewish Community Center to Interact.
Quelle	(1996), (70 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Praktikumsbericht; Aging (Individuals); Community Centers; Community Programs; Community Recreation Programs; Day Care; Day Care Centers; Grandparents; Interaction; Intergenerational Programs; Jews; Older Adults; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Program Development; Program Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aging; Altern; Tagespflege; Day care centres; Hort; Großeltern; Interaktion; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Älterer Erwachsener; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Programmplanung
Abstract	Due to changes in society, young children and senior citizens have little opportunity for interaction. This practicum report formulated a plan for intergenerational interaction opportunities between 3- and 4-year-olds and senior citizens at a Jewish community center where separate programs for preschool children and senior citizens typified the lack of interaction. The goal of the practicum was to identify at least three opportunities for intergenerational interaction. This goal was accomplished via a 10-week strategy to determine opportunities for interaction and implement developmentally appropriate activities and opportunities. Information and recommendations were gathered from parents, teachers, staff, and seniors. Although inadequate time was allotted for full discussion of options, and seniors' ideas for intergenerational programming were much less interactive than those of parents, the affected populations were satisfied with 4 out of 5 options presented. Specific interaction projects agreed upon and developed included plans for an intergenerational Shabbat lunch and a Grandpals program. (Eight appendices include questionnaires for parents, seniors, children, and opportunity evaluation; a calendar plan for implementation; parent and senior involvement letter; field test results summary; and evaluation team letter. Contains 14 references.) (SD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC