Cyndee Sims

This article explores the longitudinal impact of an age-integrated program designed to bring the young and old closer together. The project paired 24 fourth-graders with 24 elderly volunteers from a senior citizens center, and involved a number of shared interdisciplinary activities over a 9-month school year. For comparative purposes, these studen...

This study examines changes in black adolescents’ perceptions of the elderly following participation in an eight‐week intergenerational project. The project matched 19 teenagers with 19 elderly subjects from a large senior citizens center. Using an experimental design, students were matched by age with a control group (n = 20). A 20‐item semantic d...

The authors examined changes in children's preceptions of the elderly following participation in a 9-month intergenerational project on aging. The project matched 24 fourth-grade student with 24 elderly subjects from a large senior citizens center. The project involved a number of shared activities throughout the school year. For comparative purpos...