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The Participatory Turn in Swedish Ageing Research: Productive Interactions as Learning and Societal Impact
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Hultqvist, Sara – Educational Gerontology, 2021
Collaboration between academia and actors outside academia (AOAs) has been proclaimed as a way for society to confront challenges in different fields. This 'participatory imperative' is anchored in EU research policy. The paper explores the participatory imperative in contemporary Swedish aging research. Three kinds of motives for participatory…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Participatory Research, Professional Identity
Intergenerational Exchange: Undergraduate Researchers' Learning and Listening Enhanced through Older Adults' Entertainment Preferences
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Lovell, Elyse D'nn; Casey, Melissa; Randall, Logan; Isaacson, Charlena; Bell, Michaela; Fox, Heidi; Stephenson, Kathryn; Scott, Alexus; LaFond, Ashton; Seccomb, Emma; Tadday, Brittany – Educational Gerontology, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative study was to provide an intergenerational exchange as undergraduate students taking an introductory Psychology of Aging course, interviewed and watched films with older adult participants (N = 13) residing in an assisted living community. The undergraduate researchers (N = 10) conducted and transcribed interviews,…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults, Undergraduate Students, Aging (Individuals)
Engaging Students in Aging Research through the Academic Research Enhancement Award Program
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Butler, Sandra S. – Educational Gerontology, 2014
This article describes the R15, Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) mechanism available through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for institutions that do not typically receive substantial NIH funding. Equipped with training received at the St. Scholastica National Institute on Social Work and Aging, I was able to secure AREA funding…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Research, Financial Support, College Students
Connecting with the Well-Elderly through Reminiscence: Analysis of Lived Experience
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Gallagher, Peg; Carey, Kate – Educational Gerontology, 2012
Reminiscing is a therapeutic nursing intervention for older adults. Nursing students and elders who participated in reminiscing interviews were excited by this activity. Researchers across disciplines collaborated in this qualitative research project to clarify the meaning and experience of reminiscing for the student and the diverse elder.…
Descriptors: Recall (Psychology), Older Adults, Nursing Students, Qualitative Research
Training Older Volunteers in Gerontological Research in the United Kingdom: Moving towards an Andragogical and Emancipatory Agenda
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Burholt, Vanessa; Nash, Paul; Naylor, Dawn; Windle, Gill – Educational Gerontology, 2010
In the UK, very few studies have engaged older people in two or more elements of the research process (design, conduct, dissemination). Although there is a body of work on educational gerontology, there are few publications that specifically focus on training older people as coresearchers. This paper reports upon the training program undertaken as…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Older Adults, Researchers, Training
Developing a Lifelong Learning Program: Empowering Seniors as Leaders in Lifelong Learning.
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Cusack, Sandra A. – Educational Gerontology, 1995
Using an emancipatory education model, 9 older women (65-85) were trained as research associates to conduct needs assessments of their peers. Posttest and focus group results support the effect of learning on seniors' mental, physical, and social health; increased self-esteem; and ability to express ideas and be heard. (SK)
Descriptors: Females, Leadership, Lifelong Learning, Mental Health