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Faulkner, Sandra L.; Watson, Wendy K.; Shetterly, Jaclyn – Communication Teacher, 2023
Young adults hold many stereotypes about aging and older adults that formal education cannot always address. Interaction and community engagement projects with older adults can challenge and dispel stereotypes young adults hold about older adults. This semesterlong project is designed for undergraduate students in interpersonal and relational…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Age Discrimination, Older Adults, Stereotypes
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Brittany Hyden; Catherine A. Cherrstrom – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2025
Nontraditional students represent a substantial number and significant percentage of students in higher education. While these adult learners have similarities, they also span 50+ years with generational differences. At the same time, online learning is on the rise, offering opportunities and challenges for nontraditional students and those who…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Intergenerational Programs
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Liu, Chih-Chi; Wang, Ya-Ling – Educational Gerontology, 2023
Research has begun to pay more attention to intergenerational learning and its advantages, while what is the flow state of students of different generations when they participate in intergenerational learning? This study simultaneously measured the flow state of 16 college students (M = 23.13, SD = 1.82, ranging from 21 to 27 years old; 23.08%…
Descriptors: In Person Learning, Electronic Learning, Models, Age Groups
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Dinour, Lauren M.; Daclan, Jennifer Y. – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2022
Due to physical proximity constraints imposed by COVID-19, extreme electronic service learning (e-service-learning)--instruction and service offered completely online--allowed for the safe continuation of service-learning experiences. Using a combination of surveys and an autoethnographic approach, this study describes findings of an…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Electronic Learning, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Simándi, Szilvia – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2018
Introduction: Nowadays, providing the access to learning appears as an emphasized priority for every stage of life, due to the demographic changes, even near the place of residence or with the utilization of the possibilities of the new informational and communicational technologies, which bring new possibilities also in the dimension of learning…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Intergenerational Programs, Informal Education, Leisure Time
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Hewson, Jennifer; Danbrook, Claire; Sieppert, Jackie – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2015
A five day Digital Storytelling course was offered to Social Work students, integrating a three day workshop with older adult storytellers who shared stories related to the theme stories of home. A course evaluation was conducted exploring the Digital Storytelling experience and learning in an intergenerational setting. Findings from surveys…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Postsecondary Education
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Gamliel, Tova; Gabay, Nadav – Educational Gerontology, 2014
This is a sequel to previous theoretical papers (Gamliel, Reichental, & Eyal, 2007a, 2007b) that proposed a Model of Knowledge in Volume 33 of this journal. The study examines the effects of digital education on intergenerational empowerment and social interaction among participants in the Israeli Multigenerational Connection Program (MCP).…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries, Student Empowerment