Let's do something together: Identifying the effective components of intergenerational programs

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 87-109

  Epstein, Ann S ^a   Boisvert, Christine ^a  

^a High Scope Educational Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross age interaction; Effectiveness; Intergenerational; Involvement; Program

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750507699     PISSN: 15350770     EISSN: 15350932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J194v04n03_07     Document Type: Article

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