Socially Engaged Older Adult Education on Refugees and Migrants: Documentaries on Role Model Refugees as an Innovative Strategy Leading towards an Inclusive Society

Abstract

The research focuses on older adults’ attitude to migration and the way their attitude is formed through making films, which is interpreted through the transformative learning theory. The research method consisted of a case study of the international project RefugeesIN. Data collection was conducted by means of interviews and participant observation in the period 2017–2019. The research findings revealed that project participants developed an innovative strategy for older adult education through filmmaking, which led to transformative learning. The following was highlighted by project participants as important elements of transformative learning: empathy and identification, holistic learning, critical thinking and critical distance .