A study of intergenerational learning between elderly students of the active aging learning program and college students of a technology university

• Main Authors: Li-Mei, Wang, 王麗梅
• Other Authors: 陳義汶
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/16030625150788165777

碩士 === 台南應用科技大學 === 生活應用科學研究所 === 102 === The purpose of this research aimed at exploring the interaction between the undergraduates and the elderly students in senior college curriculum in one university of technology. There were five aspects to be inspected. First, what was learned by those who attended intergenerational learning curriculum? Second, was there any difference before and after attending the curriculum? Third, was there any defense toward each other before and after attending the curriculum? Fourth, did they conflict and merge in any specific way? Fifth, what was the positive influence? Mainly, the research proceeded in the way of both qualitative and semi-structure interview data analyse. Also, literature interviews, observational notes, reflection were supplemented. The interview dimensions contain: personal information, the expectation of the learning, recognition of the intergenerational learning, and the effect of the intergenerational learning. Normal interviews were proceeded, and five senior students and five undergraduates were interviewed. According the normal interviews and discussions, all the data were collected and analyzed. The findings were as follows: 1. The elderly students and undergraduates deem the intergenerational curriculum to be positive to diminish the generation gap. The inference was that the curriculum created an opportunity for the intergenerational understanding and communication. 2. All five elderly students and all five undergraduates agreed that none of them understand the concept of the intergenerational curriculum. The senior thought the young people to be inactive. After attending the curriculum, all five elderly students and all five undergraduates still believed the young people to be inactive. Meanwhile, both partied agreed that to seize the moment and to age gracefully were important. 3. All five elderly students and all five undergraduates thought the other parts were not weak at all. Due to the misunderstanding toward each other, the attitude of remoteness and standing-offish was obvious from the very beginning. After then, two attitudes co-exist in both parties. Some were open-minded, the others were confined to their own age group. 4. There were conflicts between two parties due to the expectation differences. Both parties weren’t purposeful to improve the relationship. However, both parties were willing to be polite toward the other party. 5. Both parties agreed that the positive effect existed. The elderly set good examples for the young. The young were willing to learn from the elderly too.