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Publication Date: 2014
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Perceptions Concerning Intergenerational Education from the Perspective of Participants
Castro, Juan Lirio; González, David Alonso; Aguayo, Immaculada Herranz; Fernández, Enrique Arias
Educational Gerontology, v40 n2 p138-151 2014
This article presents an evaluation of an intergenerational education experience at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). For this evaluation, following a review of the literature regarding the state of the issue, we undertake an analysis of benefits and disadvantages from the perspective of the participants. Among the benefits we find that the majority of those questioned would repeat the program, and that classroom atmosphere improved notably. Participants listed the exceptional nature of the program and the teachers needing to make methodological adjustments to improve the experience (the pace of teaching, adaptation to the profile of the participants) among the disadvantages.
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Foreign Countries, Profiles, Educational Gerontology, Undergraduate Students, Aging Education, Older Adults, Adult Education, Program Descriptions, Educational Experience, Adult Students, Questionnaires, Group Dynamics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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