Promoting Intergenerational Engagement Within the College Classroom: FacultyTraining Needs
- Autores: Afeez Abiola Hazzan, Kristin Heffernan, Jason Dauenhauer
- Localización: 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'21) / Josep Domènech i de Soria (aut.), Paloma Merello Giménez (aut.), Elena de la Poza Plaza (aut.), 2021, ISBN 9788490489758, págs. 387-395
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Institutions of higher education are increasing efforts to focus on ways to meet the growing needs of older adult learners. Many institutions are addressing these needs by joining the Age-Friendly University (AFU) Global Network.
Affiliated institutions are required to promote intergenerational learning to facilitate the reciprocal sharing of expertise between learners of all ages.
However, these institutions will need to provide instructors with the training to ensure that intergenerational engagement is being actively fostered. In this study, we examine the perspectives of faculty members who have opened their classrooms to older adult auditors. The research question was: What types of training do faculty recommend to promote intergenerational engagement in the classroom? In-depth face to face interviews were conducted with 27 faculty members. Qualitative content analysis of the data yielded the following four themes: 1) Provide accessible training to teach faculty their role 2) Educate faculty about the importance of becoming aware of generational time periods/context 3) Learn to approach auditors with a mindset that they are adults and have had careers/experiences, and 4) Train faculty on how to foster discussion. These findings show a need for training focusing on intergenerational curricular and multigenerational classroom management
