Early Childhood Education

Research

• Identify and evaluate different approaches for building IG relationships in early childhood care and education centers.

Extension

• Disseminate information on effective practices for planning and implementing IG programs in early childhood settings

Publications

Kaplan, M. & Larkin, E. (In Press). Building Community: Intergenerational projects with Young children. In P.A. Crawford and M.R. Jalongo (Eds.) Intergenerational bonds: The contributions of older adults to young children's lives. London, UK: Springer Nature.

Larkin, E. & Kaplan, M. (2010). Intergenerational relationships at the center: Finding shared meaning from programs in the U.S. and Japan. Young Children, May, 88-94.

Kaplan, M. & Larkin, E. (2004). Launching intergenerational programs in early childhood settings: A comparison of explicit intervention with an emergent approach. Early Childhood Education Journal, 31 (3), Spring, 157-163.

Kaplan, M., Duerr, L., Whitesell, W., Merchant, L., Davis, D., & Larkin E. (2003). Developing an intergenerational program in your early childhood care and education center. Penn State University. University Park, PA. Available online.