Introducing an intergenerational, internet-based tutoring program: Meeting program challenges

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 7-25

  Middlemiss, Wendy ^a   Meyer, Bonnie J F ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intergenerational tutoring; Internet; Reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650091458     PISSN: 15350770     EISSN: 15350932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J194v02n02_02     Document Type: Article

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