Intergenerating activities and aging appreciation of elementary school children

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 541-564

  Chowdhary, Usha ^a   Schultz, Carol M ^b   Hasselriis, Peter ^a   Kujath, Harry A ^c   Penn, Dolores ^d   Henson, Sharon ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Horizon Research Services   (United States)

^c Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education   (United States)

^d Lincoln University   (United States)

^e Lincoln University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 85012523857     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270050133892     Document Type: Article

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