School-Based Intergenerational Programs

Pathways to Sustainable Intergenerational Programs: Lessons Learned from Portugal

“…According to these authors, following the tenets of contact theory may equally help to implement the IP, and the use of principles from community-based participatory action research may foster IP sustainability too. Now, regarding educational IP specifically-i.e., those IP that run in educational settings like schools and with a clear goal around the improvement of educational processes and performance, the specific interest of this paper-their sustainability faces many specific challenges too [11,32]. For instance, [32] described three main difficulties: time, curriculum and teachers' training experience.…”

“…Now, regarding educational IP specifically-i.e., those IP that run in educational settings like schools and with a clear goal around the improvement of educational processes and performance, the specific interest of this paper-their sustainability faces many specific challenges too [11,32]. For instance, [32] described three main difficulties: time, curriculum and teachers' training experience. Firstly, the school calendar is abided by strict organizational times, sometimes incompatible with other institution's calendars or even with the participants' willingness to continue their involvement.…”

An exploration of social interaction through the built environment environment: towards a recreational center in KwaDukuza.

“…Through regular programs or chance meetings, young people, adults, and seniors might connect. A park, a hospital, a school, or an older and newer architectural development may all be transformed into an intergenerational area (Kaplan , 2001). The places are distinct from spaces for all ages because they prioritise interactions between strangers.…”