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. 2007 Sep;2(3):477–483.

Table 1.

Mean (SD) duration of observed engagement in seconds as a function of type of programming and time of observation

Type of Programming
Type of Engagement Time of Observation Intergenerational Montessori-Based Activities Programming Regular Unit Activities Programming
CE Before 0.00 (.00) 0.03 (0.12)
During* 265.34 (23.13) 55.02 (42.64)
After 0.49 (1.81) 0.20 (0.75)

PE Before 59.29 (37.64) 67.18 (33.24)
During* 31.45 (19.55) 96.97 (41.27)
After 75.44 (40.76) 74.43 (39.53)

AE Before 70.90 (63.35) 66.26 (61.55)
During* 0.61 (0.90) 42.91 (24.35)
After 90.98 (54.69) 78.52 (57.58)
SE Before 36.52 (31.33) 40.32 (37.44)
During* 1.42 (1.70) 46.46 (35.59)
After 33.71 (33.13) 51.96 (32.58)

NE Before 76.90 (56.95) 62.08 (39.55)
During* 1.18 (4.41) 48.83 (32.32)
After 33.01 (32.27) 41.25 (25.31)

Note: * indicates that Intergenerational Montessori-based activities programming significantly differs from regular unit activities programming, p ≤ 0.001.