Intergenerational Learning: A Cornerstone of Quality Aging

Abstract

The presentation of the professions from the older generation to elementary school pupils is one of the segments of intergenerational learning and intergenerational cooperation. Young people meet a person who actually did a particular occupation or profession. The older generation explains to the young generation what is needed to learn for a particular profession, and the young generation have the opportunity to test, or at least monitor the work they would do in the profession. The aim of our survey was to confirm that intergenerational learning is one of the cornerstones of quality aging. The data was collected with the survey questionnaire, which 200 representatives of older generation aged 65 and more have answered and was then quantitatively analyzed using a quantitative methodology. The results of the research confirmed that intergenerational cooperation through intergenerational learning, which involves the presentation of a profession of older generation to younger generation, affects the quality of life in the third life period. We can conclude that within intergenerational learning older generation gets the opportunity to transfer their knowledge, experience and share it with young generation, which leads to a higher quality of life even in the third stage of life. The younger generation is able to acquire concrete and useful information about professions first hand and in addition learn about aging and social tolerance.

Lifelong Learning and Older People in the Context of ICT / Cjeloživotno učenje i osobe starije životne dobi u kontekstu IKT-a

“…Therefore, learning in old age is hampered by the low economic opportunities of most older people, lower accessibility, unfavourable attitude towards learning and motivation to learn. Schreurs et al (2017) see the potential of overcoming barriers of elderly learning in the younger generations and family members, while Berčan and Ovsenik (2019) emphasize intergenerational learning as a prerequisite for quality of life and aging.…”

Pembelajaran Antargenerasi Untuk Masyarakat Berkelanjutan: Sebuah Kajian Literatur Dan Implikasi

“…Pembelajaran antargenerasi merupakan mekanisme yang mendorong interaksi antara generasi yang lebih tua dan yang lebih muda melalui partisipasi dalam kegiatan yang terorganisir. Salah satu kegiatannya adalah untuk mengenalkan murid sekolah dasar dengan profesi yang berbeda dalam konteks pembelajaran antargenerasi (Berčan & Ovsenik, 2019).…”

“…Pembelajaran antargenerasi memungkinkan partisipasi generasi dalam kegiatan yang mempromosikan dialog antargenerasi dan memungkinkan generasi untuk terlibat dalam perolehan keterampilan, nilai, dan pengetahuan. Ini adalah salah satu cara untuk mengatasi perubahan demografis dan membuat kontribusi penting untuk pengembangan modal sosial dan kohesi sosial dalam masyarakat lanjut usia (Berčan & Ovsenik, 2019). Definisi lainnya datang dari The European Network for Intergenerational Learning (ENIL), yakni "a learning partnership based on reciprocity and mutuality involving people of different ages where the generations work together to gain skills, values and knowledge" (Kernan & Cortellesi, 2019).…”

“…Dalam pembelajaran antargenerasi, generasi yang lebih tua mendapat kesempatan untuk mentransfer pengetahuan, pengalaman, dan membaginya dengan generasi muda, yang mengarah pada kualitas hidup yang lebih tinggi bahkan pada tahap ketiga kehidupan. Generasi muda dapat memperoleh informasi yang konkret dan berguna tentang profesi secara langsung dan juga belajar tentang penuaan dan toleransi sosial (Berčan & Ovsenik, 2019).…”

Intergenerational Learning - a Topic of Discussion or a Reality? Taking a Closer Look at the Academics

“…Against this backdrop, several academics (Bratianu & Leon, 2015;Brucknerova & Novotny, 2017;Harvey, 2012;Ropes, 2013) state that the organizations can protect themselves from knowledge loss by fostering intergenerational collaboration and learning. The latter is as old as humanity itself (Bercan & Ovsenik, 2019), serves as a means to an end (Hoff, 2007), and is defined by Ropes (2013, p.714) as "an interactive process that takes place among different generations and results in the acquisition and development of new knowledge, skills, and values and as such benefits both the organization and the employee". This aims to fill the gap between generations by using their commonalities as a common ground and their particularities as a competitive advantage (Table 1).…”