Using the Internet to Facilitate Positive Attitudes of College Students Toward Aging and Working With Older Adults

Angeles (2000) defines service-learning as structured activities that blend community service with aca-30 demic learning. This reciprocal intergenerational service learning project was developed to provide gerontological education to nursing and other students in the health disciplines, while at the same time, meeting health education needs of the well elderly. Mintz and35 Goodwin (1999) indicated that redesigning the gerontology curriculum by integrating innovative servicelearning components increases learning opportunities for students and provides high-quality service to communities.40