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Year Awarded: 2003
Project Leaders:
Lawrence B. Schiamberg, Ph.D., Dept of Family and Child
Ecology, College of Human Ecology; Marcelo Siles, Center for Advanced
Study of International Development (CASID), College of Social Science;
Lindon Robinson, Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture
and Natural Science; and Robert Keith, MSU Extension, CYF 4-H Youth
Development.
Project Description:
This project focuses on understanding and evaluating the contribution
of a community-based, intergenerational learning experience to youth
self-development and to the development of social capital. Intergenerational
relationships in after-school programs provide a critical and underutilized
context for nurturing positive youth development and the social
involvement and civic responsibility at the core of vital communities.
Cyber Seniors/Cyber Teens (CS/CT) is a program where in three Michigan
communities, 4-H youth aged 11 to 18 will train senior citizens
in computer and Internet skills using the Cyber Seniors.org curriculum
and interactive web site.
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