Perceptions concerning intergenerational education from the perspective of participants

This article presents an evaluation of an intergenerational education experience at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). For this evaluation, following a review of the literature regarding the state of the issue, we undertake an analysis of benefits and disadvantages from the perspective of...

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Authors: Lirio Castro, Juan, Alonso González, David, Herranz Aguayo, Inmaculada, Arias Fernández, Enrique
Format: article
Publication Date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repository:Docta Complutense
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/35349
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/35349
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Ancianos
Enseñanza universitaria
6108.03 Senectud
5801.08 Enseñanza Programada
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Summary:This article presents an evaluation of an intergenerational education experience at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). For this evaluation, following a review of the literature regarding the state of the issue, we undertake an analysis of benefits and disadvantages from the perspective of the participants. Among the benefits we find that the majority of those questioned would repeat the program, and that classroom atmosphere improved notably. Participants listed the exceptional nature of the program and the teachers needing to make methodological adjustments to improve the experience (the pace of teaching, adaptation to the profile of the participants) among the disadvantages.