Impact of an intergenerational program on 4th graders’ attitudes toward elders andschool behaviors

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 91-107

  Cummings, Sherry M ^a   Williams, Mona M ^a   Ellis, Rodney A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 85009545775     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v06n03_06     Document Type: Article

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