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• Developing
a theoretical and applied model of instruction that incorporates
the technological, cultural, ethnic and generational sources students
need to rely on for learning. Collaboration Integration
Theory (CIT) assigns separate and common roles to team members,
uses the Internet, includes homework tasks requiring input from
cultural and generational community resources, and recognizes peer
observations for evaluation of individual performance.
• Developing curriculum and
processes to prepare teachers for partnership with parents.
Educators who know how to include parents in planning and evaluation
can encourage satisfying involvement. As teachers and parents improve
their relationship, the possibilities for helping children achieve
are enlarged.
• Developing curriculum and
processes to assist parents at successive levels of childrearing.
The success of any long-term partnership, such as that between the
home and the school, requires that each of the parties continue
to grow. We encourage teachers to remain competent through advanced
education. Parents also should receive instruction regarding their
ever-changing role.
• Developing curriculum and
processes to guide grandparents in defining their role.
There is considerable evidence that older people are interested
in self-improvement, especially as it affects their status within
the family. Norms of constructive behavior should be developed for
grandparents to use in goal setting and self-evaluation.
• Developing curriculum and
processes to make intergenerational communication more common and
mutually satisfying. There is a need for practical
information about intergenerational sharing within families. Parents,
grandparents and children need to learn how to establish a respectful
dialogue.
• Developing curriculum and
processes for adult children to acquaint them with the needs of
their aging parents. A long-term relationship between
parent and child involves mutual responsibility. As the lifespan
increases, adult children will choose to learn how they can become
more responsive to the needs of their elderly parents.
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