By engaging in collaborative arts-based and arts-informed narrative inquiry with my six-year-old daughter, we explored self-guided materials in art museums in the North Texas area. Though the field of art museum education is becoming increasingly participatory, most academic research related to self-guided materials has fallen short of exploring visitors' experiences with these materials. Furthermore, the perspectives of children have been long overlooked in academic and, at times, institutional research about family experiences in museums. Over the course of nine months, my daughter and I visited art museums and engaged with their self-guided materials, ranging from audio tours to interactive galleries. During this time we created collaborative works of art based on our experiences, which acted as both data collection and analysis in preparation for writing narratives. Our narrative explorations allowed us each to better understand our collective experiences. Though this research specifically targets self-guided materials in art museums, any educator interested in intergenerational or collaborative family learning may find both our methodologies and our conclusions to be helpful in better understanding how narratives are essential to this type of learning.

This research investigates how older adults experience sharing recipes with younger generations, and examines conditions that contribute to the expression of generativity within the context of intergenerational recipe sharing. In Study 1, semi-structured interviews centered on experiences with intergenerational recipe sharing will be conducted with 30 older adults (age 65+). Participants will complete a survey of generative concern before and after engaging in a basic recipe sharing task. In line with previous research on generative art activities, responses will highlight feelings of autonomy as well as desires to teach others and leave a legacy. It is also hypothesized that generative concern will increase as a consequence of the recipe sharing task. Following preliminary research, Study 2 will examine how recipe type (special occasion vs. everyday-style recipe), mode of sharing (oral vs. written), and identity of recipe recipient (relative vs. stranger) influence generative concern in 792 older adults. Participants will complete the same survey described in Study 1 before being randomly assigned to one of eight recipe sharing tasks. After three sharing sessions, participants will be re-tested for present and future-oriented generativity. While all groups will show an increase in generativity over time, participants who share recipes with a younger relative and those who share recipes orally will benefit more from the intervention than their counterparts. Results will suggest that generativity is dependent on factors of recipe type, mode of sharing, and recipe recipient when recipes are passed from one generation to another. Implications and further directions are discussed, including intergenerational learning, well-being, and ego integrity in late life.

Students learning English at school and another language at home comprise a rapidly growing segment of U.S. student populations. Language learners can benefit from using technology, but do not always use it advantageously (Katz & Gonzalez, 2016). Many studies address technology’s scholastic use, but few investigate how bilinguals use digital technology at home (Hinostroza, Matamala, Labbé, Claro, & Cabello, 2015), or what it means to them (Toboso-Martin, 2013). This qualitative multiple-case study focuses on the intersection between bilinguals, intergenerational learning, and digital technology. Specifically, it studies how bilingual, Hispanic family members interact around information and communication technology (ICT), and their attitudes toward ICT. Language patterns emerged during paired ICT use. Data were gathered from six Hispanic, bilingual families in the Midwestern U.S. through interviews, observation, and tasks where intergenerational pairs were asked to teach each other about ICT. This study adds to the literature on bilingualism, digital literacy, sociocultural theory, and intergenerational learning. Findings included parental ICT policies of vigilance, access, and trust. Findings support arguments that the digital divide persists as digital literacy. ICT both impeded and promoted intergenerational learning. Findings shed light on bilinguals’ contextualized linguistic needs, and echoed Vygotsky’s writings on gesture, internalized speech, and serial thought processing. English dominated as the language of ICT, but participants used Spanish and English to contextualize problems and negotiate meaning. Findings affirmed factors affecting the quality of ICT use. The author argues that Grosjean’s Complementarity Principle can be applied to digital literacy. Implications for parents, teachers, and researchers are given. Key words: bilingualism, families, intergenerational learning, information and communication technology (ICT), digital technology, digital literacy, home language practices, sociocultural theory, translanguaging

This thesis examined an interactive, intergenerational gallery entitled MoMA Art Lab: People, located within the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. It is composed of various stations that visitors can explore, which include activities appropriate for people of all ages. The motivation for this research came after noticing a lack of family programming in art museums that truly engaged both the adults and children in family groups. Often the children would be active but the parents would sit passively nearby. This was not the case in the MoMA lab, where people of varying ages interacted with both the stations and each other as they explored the activities. This study sought to focus on the aspects of the lab that most often led to the engagement of adults who visited the lab as part of an intergenerational group. In order to examine possible reasons why the lab was able to engage adults, I conducted a case study that involved observing nine groups who entered the lab, interviewing seven of them, and also interviewing five educators in the Family Programs department who held significant roles in the development and running of the lab. The findings revealed that the aspects of MoMA Art Lab: People that most engaged adults were stations focused on art-making and were designed in a way conducive to conversation. / text

This mixed methods case study describes an innovative two-semester middle school environmental learning course that departs from traditional Mexican expository pedagogy through the incorporation of experiential and service learning. This research takes place in a small middle school in Pescadero, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The research approach utilized in the study adds to the handful of studies in this cross-disciplinary field by employing quantitative methodologies to measure course outcomes on student environmental knowledge, perceptions, and actions, while simultaneously qualitatively describing the behavioral, educational, environmental, and social experiences of students. This research employs Dewey's theories of experience -- as well as those of more contemporary authenticity theorists -- in order to identify the philosophies that advocate incorporating experiential pedagogy within the curriculum. Implications for Mexican educational policy, practical pedagogical applications, and theory are discussed.

Submitted by Timbo Noeme (noeme.timbo@metodista.br) on 2016-08-08T16:39:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 GeizaBogado.pdf: 1654901 bytes, checksum: 390d11fcec0a88f62d6ae94bc0125996 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-08T16:39:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GeizaBogado.pdf: 1654901 bytes, checksum: 390d11fcec0a88f62d6ae94bc0125996 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-25 / The formal and traditional learning has given rise to a challenging environment in which teacher and student do not share the same physical space. The Distance Education (EAD), is still seen as a solution that adds more and more students of different ages who desire a graduate higher education or continue it. The research entitled: "The student of EAD (distance): a study profile and generational interaction" suggests know the characteristics of the current profile of the student EAD, addressing the dialogue between generations in the school social environment. The focus of research is qualitative, exploratory and descriptive with data that were collected through interviews with 08 students of X and Y generations so as to understand whether this profile has been renovated with younger students than the age range of 25 to 45 years . The result shows that students in the range 17-24 years every year 1% increase in enrollment. Already the range of 25 to 45 years prevails with 70% of enrollments. Therefore, this result shows that the EAD student profile is still the young adult, for more experienced adult, seeking graduation in order to progress in the workplace. Both generations cited Generation X and Generation Y, even in historical contexts different values, beliefs and behaviors currently participate in a social transformation that includes the work of the means of production, the educational and social relationships. The intergenerational dialogue directs a shared, participatory learning in the exchange of mutual experiences. For the current young generation X is no longer named as you need to listen and learn, but has a lot to share, especially given the ease with technological means. And for generation Y, sharing no age barriers, but the security interact and communicate in front of the exchange of experiences. / A aprendizagem formal e tradicional tem dado lugar a um cenário desafiador no qual educador e educando não comungam do mesmo espaço físico. A Educação a Distância (EAD), ainda é vista como uma solução que agrega cada vez mais alunos de diferentes idades que desejam uma graduação de ensino superior ou a continuidade dela. A pesquisa com o título: “O estudante da EAD (educação a distância): um estudo de perfil e interação geracional” propõe conhecer as características do perfil atual do estudante da EAD, abordando o diálogo entre as gerações no ambiente social escolar. O enfoque da pesquisa é qualitativa, exploratória e descritiva com dados que foram coletados através de entrevista com 08 alunos das gerações X e Y para assim entender se este perfil tem sido renovado com alunos mais jovens, do que a faixa etária de 25 a 45 anos. O resultado demonstra que alunos na faixa de 17 a 24 anos a cada ano aumentam 1% das matrículas. Já a faixa de 25 a 45 anos prevalece com 70% das matrículas. Portanto, este resultado revela que o perfil do aluno EAD ainda é o do jovem adulto, para adulto mais experiente, que busca a graduação com o propósito de progressão no ambiente profissional. As duas gerações citadas geração X e geração Y, mesmo em contextos históricos diferenciados de valores, crenças e comportamentos participam atualmente de uma transformação social que contempla os meios de produção do trabalho, a formação educacional e as relações sociais. O diálogo intergeracional direciona a um aprendizado compartilhado, participativo na troca de experiências mutuas. Para a geração X o jovem atual não é mais nomeado como o que precisa escutar e aprender, mas tem muito a partilhar, principalmente diante da facilidade com os meios tecnológicos. E para a geração Y, na partilha não há barreiras de idade, mas a segurança de interagir e se comunicar diante da troca de experiências

Der momentane Arbeitsmarkt wird von vier Generationen abgebildet - den Babyboomern und den Generationen X, Y und Z. Die nächste Generation auf dem Arbeitsmarkt, die in den Ruhestand eintritt, sind die Babyboomer. Diese zahlenmäßig starke Kohorte hat im Laufe ihres Arbeitslebens einen wertvollen Schatz impliziten Wissens aufgebaut. Ohne geeignete Maßnahmen wird dieses Erfahrungswissen die Unternehmen unwiederbringlich verlassen. Doch in Wissensgesellschaften ist Wissen das höchste Gut, das Wettbewerbsvorteile schaffen soll. Im Fokus dieser Arbeit steht folglich das implizite Wissen, das wesentlich durch individuelle Erfahrungen geprägt ist. Die Wissensverteilung kann jedoch durch steigende Generationenkonflikte gehemmt werden. Deshalb werden generative Handlungsempfehlungen aufgestellt, die einen intergenerativen Austausch unterstützen sollen. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, den Wissensaustausch der vier Generationen am Arbeitsplatz durch generationsspezifische Wissenstransfermethoden und intergenerationelles Lernen (IGL) anzuregen und zu fördern. Um diese Zielsetzung zu erreichen, werden drei Forschungsfragen formuliert. • Welche Methoden der intergenerativen Wissensverteilung lassen sich identifizieren? • Welche generativen Präferenzen lassen sich in der Wissensverteilung und dem intergenerationellen Lernen feststellen? • Welche konkreten Handlungsempfehlungen unterstützen sowohl das intergenerationelle Lernen als auch die intergenerative Wissensverteilung am Arbeitsplatz? Zur Beantwortung der Forschungsfragen fand sowohl eine systematische Literaturanalyse (SLA) als auch eine quantitative Studie in Form einer Online-Befragung statt. Die Ergebnisse der SLA flossen in die Gestaltung des Fragebogens der Befragung ein. Durch das zweistufige Forschungsdesign konnten zahlreiche generative Präferenzen in der Wissensteilung und im IGL identifiziert werden. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass alle Generationen das Mentoring zur Wissensteilung und das Miteinander-Lernen zum intergenerativen Austausch bevorzugen. Diese Präferenz fiel jedoch in unterschiedlicher Intensität aus, weshalb es umso wichtiger ist, sich intensiv mit alternativen Methoden des Wissenstransfers zu beschäftigen. Da bei den Befragten eine hohe Lernbereitschaft aufgedeckt werden konnte, wurde ein Scoringmodell, der Präferenz-Bekanntheits-Score (PBS), entwickelt. Dieser gewichtete Score ermöglicht es Unternehmen, die ausgeprägte Lernbereitschaft der Mitarbeitenden zu nutzen, indem er unbekannte, aber von den Generationen präferierte Transferinstrumente klassifiziert. Das Endartefakt der Arbeit stellen allgemeine und generative Handlungsempfehlungen dar. Diese konkreten Empfehlungen sollen Unternehmen bei dem Auf- und Ausbau eines Wissens(ver-)teilungs- und Lernprogrammes unterstützen. Zum Beispiel sprechen die Befragungsergebnisse für die Einführung eines Wissenscafés. Dieser Treffpunkt fördert das IGL und entspricht dem Wunsch der Befragten nach einem Über- und Voneinander-Lernen. Insgesamt konnten elf allgemeine und zahlreiche generationsspezifische Handlungsempfehlungen abgeleitet werden. Die Untersuchung zeigt ein hohes Potenzial für Wissenstransfer- und Lernprogramme auf. Die große Mehrheit der Befragten schätzt den Wissenstransfer als wesentlich für Gesellschaft und Unternehmen ein und ist bereit, ihr Wissen weiterzugeben. Diese Arbeit zeigt zum Einen generative Unterschiede und Präferenzen auf, zum Anderen aber auch Lösungen, die ein effektives Miteinander der Generationen am Arbeitsplatz ermöglichen. Das Teilen von implizitem Wissen ist essentiell, um auch bei Renteneintritt der Babyboomer weiterhin Wettbewerbsvorteile realisieren zu können. Zur Überprüfung der Handlungsempfehlungen kann eine altersheterogene Pilotgruppe im Unternehmen gebildet werden. Nach einer Evaluation der Erkenntnisse, können die Empfehlungen verfeinert und dem gesamten Unternehmen zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Die Einzelmaßnahmen können in regelmäßigen Mitarbeitendenbefragungen überprüft werden, um sie kontinuierlich an das Unternehmen und die Bedürfnisse der Belegschaft anzupassen.

With the rise of intergenerational programming (e.g., intergenerational co-housing) across Canada and a demographic shift whereby the number of people 65 years and over is expected to almost double from 13.2% to 24.5% by 2036, mechanisms supporting intergenerational relations are crucial. Intergenerational landscapes (IL) is a term I use to describe all that is across, between, and within generational cohorts. The conceptual understandings of intergenerational landscapes and how they could be beneficial (or detrimental) in later life require revisiting in gerontological research. This dissertation uses a multi-method qualitative design to examine conceptual frameworks, experienced relations, and contemporary dynamics of IL. I am investigating IL at diverse locations of experience emphasizing the voices of both older and younger people. This includes, a conceptual review of intergenerational knowledge (Paper One), the intersections of intergenerational dynamics in a co-housing setting (Paper Two), and an autoethnographic account of managing an intergenerational co-housing project (Paper Three). This dissertation focuses on conceptual models, how paradigms of IL are reproduced in practice, and how contemporary dynamics are experienced in a Canadian context. This thesis aims to initiate a meaningful dialogue on how current theorizing requires revisiting, given the contemporary landscape. This thesis supports the advancement of academic knowledge, programming, and public policy in aging research. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / The aim of this thesis is to understand how contemporary conditions, such as population aging, may influence intergenerational relations. In this dissertation, I examine conceptual understandings, social influences, and people’s experiences of intergenerational co-housing. In the first section of this dissertation, I suggest a new language to discuss the 'intergenerational’ and highlight the importance of critical gerontological perspectives. I then examine how participants of an intergenerational co-housing program experience their living arrangement against a backdrop of contemporary change through a critical realist lens. I then turn to an autoethnographic account of managing an intergenerational co-housing project that sheds light on features of contemporary society that impact intergenerational realities. Finally, this research suggests ways to better discuss and debate intergenerational ideas and how they are related to aging, the field of gerontology, and older people.

The master's thesis is concerned with the progress of teaching staff in the context of intergenerational learning in nursery and primary schools. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part defines the concept of intergenerational learning and describes further connected terms. It is also dealt with the issue of the work environment and the specifics of the school organization, which distinguishes from the ordinary organization and points to the importance of the cooperation of the teaching staff. It defines the intergenerational teachings of teachers and further characterizes its forms, contents and types. The practical part consists of a research survey in the environment of schools, the respondents of which are teaching staff of nursery and elementary schools - teachers, educators, special educators, teachers' assistants and directors of these organizations. The aim of this work is to specify the conditions and critical spots in the pedagogical environment using structured questionnaires in the use of intergenerational learning in primary and nursery schools, to identify its most frequent forms and to define the contents in which it is used most often. The survey was carried out using a quantitative method in the form of a structured questionnaire on the basis of which research...

This study elucidates the history and program structure of an urban out of school time program designed for liberatory education for K-16 students. This study aims to define the Catto Freedom Schools Way and examine the extent to which it is being followed at the Hamer-Still Freedom Charter School. This study contributes to what we know about school design and ethnic studies as a strengths-based approach to educating youth of color. A review of the literature reveals that Freedom Schools have been in existence since African people came to the Western hemisphere and The Freedom Schools Way has meant different things to each entity over that time (Countryman, 2006; Du Bois, 1903; Garvey, 1923; Payne & Strickland, 2008; Williams, 2005; Woodson, 1933). Findings suggest that The Catto Freedom Schools Program (CFSP) Way is a combination of two complimentary elements: learning about Black history and culture (Asante, 1980; Carr, 2009; Diop, 1996; Gay, 2000; King, 2005; Murrell, 2002; Myers, 1997; Nobles, 1976) and chain mentorship (Andrews, 2001; Olson, 2008; Welty, 2000). Learning about Black history and culture consists of reading and writing about Black history and culture and assuming African values and customs. Chain mentorship consists of looking up to older people for direction and guidance as well as stepping up in service to give younger people guidance. Hamer-Still Freedom Charter School (HSFCS), a school designed on the CFSP model, is experiencing the most success in implementing reading and writing about African history and culture and having accessible adult role models on whom the students, also known as Servant Leader Scholars, can rely on for academic and personal support. In order for HSFCS to embody the CFSP Way, it needs to strengthen opportunities for its students to step up and provide service for younger children as well as fully develop a spirit of positive peer pressure throughout its upper school. / Urban Education