A Co-Mentoring Project: An Intergenerational Service-Learning Experience

Autor/in	Zucchero, Renee A.
Titel	A Co-Mentoring Project: An Intergenerational Service-Learning Experience
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 37 (2011) 8, S.687-702 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
Schlagwörter	Intergenerational Programs; College Students; Reflection; Older Adults; Volunteers; Service Learning; Developmental Psychology; Learning Experience; Undergraduate Study; Qualitative Research; Educational Gerontology; Mentors; Course Content; Program Effectiveness; Data Analysis; Feedback (Response) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Älterer Erwachsener; Freiwilliger; Service-Learning; Entwicklungspsychologie; Lernerfahrung; Grundstudium; Qualitative Forschung; Geragogics; Geragogik; Kursprogramm; Auswertung
Abstract	Intergenerational service-learning between college students and older adults is a commonly used in educational gerontology. Service-learning is believed to enhance student learning through an equivalent focus on service and learning, reflection, and linking course content with the service experience. This article describes a comentoring project (CMP), an intergenerational service-learning program that links older adult volunteers and students enrolled in an undergraduate lifespan developmental psychology course. The researcher conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the project's impact on students, including a pre- and post-assessment using the Facts on Aging Quiz ([FAQ1]; Palmore, 1998), structured project evaluation feedback, and qualitative data analysis. Results indicated students were more knowledgeable about older adults after the service-learning experience. Consistent with previous service-learning literature, students often reported intrapersonal development and establishment of a deep relationship with their partners. Students admired their partners, felt inspired by them, and viewed them as rolemodels. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10