Improving the attitudes of 4th graders toward older people through a multidimensional intergenerational program

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-74

  Lynott, Patricia P ^a   Merola, Pamela R ^b  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Ithaca City School District   (United States)

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EID: 33845423018     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270600864041     Document Type: Article

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