Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1981

Volume

7

Publication Title

Educational Gerontology: An International Quarterly

First Page

191

Last Page

203

Abstract

This article focuses on the potential benefits of service-learning in aging to students, the university, and the community. We first discuss the concept of service-learning, clarify its parameters, and describe the types of projects that best exemplify its unique blend of service and learning. Opportunities for service-learning are examined using examples from the current Intergenerational Service-Learning Project of the National Council on Aging. The complexity of' initiating and gaining acceptance of service-learning in aging projects is explored, with particular attention given to supervisory and curriculum issues. Finally, the national implications of' service-learning in aging are discussed, as well as the possibilities for including service-learning approaches in some of the new federal initiatives in aging.

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