%0 Journal Article
%T The Co-mentoring Project: Overview and Outcomes
%A Ren¨¦e A. Zucchero
%J InSight : A Journal of Scholarly Teaching
%D 2008
%I Park University
%X The Co-mentoring Project matched developmental psychology students with older adult volunteers for an intergenerational learning experience. Students conducted a biopsychosocial life review to increase understanding of older adult development and the continuity in lifespan development. Each student developed a summary paper containing the older adult¡¯s life history, a developmental analysis, and personal reflection. A project description, including the scholarship of teaching and learning, and an overview of its outcomes are presented. The project goal was accomplished; students positively evaluated learning outcomes and displayed a significant increase in knowledge about older adults and aging. Implications for college instructors are discussed.
%K scholarship of teaching and learning
%K pedagogy
%K mentoring
%K developmental psychology
%U http://www.insightjournal.net/Volume3/ComentoringProject.pdf