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H[subscript 2]O Heroes: Adding Value to an Environmental Education Outreach Programme through Intergenerational Learning
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Stephens, Caroline Gilleran; Short, Angela; Linnane, Suzanne – Irish Educational Studies, 2023
H[subscript 2]O Heroes is an environmental education programme, which was piloted with primary school students aged 7-10 years in a rural community in Co. Cavan, Ireland. Environmental education is frequently aimed at children not just as an educational initiative but as a means of changing attitudes and behaviour. H[subscript 2]O Heroes brings…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Outreach Programs, Intergenerational Programs, Elementary School Students
Intergenerational Learning as a Pedagogical Strategy in Early Childhood Education Services: Perspectives from an Irish Study
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Fitzpatrick, Anne; Halpenny, Ann Marie – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2023
This study investigated the concept, role and potential of intergenerational learning (IGL) as a pedagogical strategy in five Irish early childhood education (ECE) services, through exploring the perspectives on IGL of educators (5), children (70) and their parents (43). Informed by socio-cultural theories of learning and aligned to key principles…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Intergenerational Programs, Foreign Countries, Intentional Learning
"The Slow Learner": Feeling Our Way to Thinking about Lifelong Learning
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Derek Barter – Prism: Casting New Light on Learning, Theory & Practice, 2023
This article is a critique of the current formal education system as a construct for consumerism, where the value of learning is geared towards increasingly limited instrumentalist ends. It considers alternative ways of educating the population to prepare for a century of disruption and upheaval as we transition from an unsustainable fossil…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Equal Education, Nondiscriminatory Education
The Benefits of Intergenerational Learning in Higher Education: Lessons Learned from Two Age Friendly University Programs
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Pstross, Mikulas; Corrigan, Trudy; Knopf, Richard C.; Sung, HeeKyung; Talmage, Craig A.; Conroy, Carmel; Fowley, Cathy – Innovative Higher Education, 2017
This article focuses on the role of universities in the promotion of intergenerational learning and the facilitation of reciprocal sharing of expertise among learners of all ages. The principles of the Age Friendly University are used as a particular lens for interpreting two university programs, one in the United States and one in Ireland. Though…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, College Programs, Comparative Education, Educational Practices