Implementing Intergenerational Learning in a Preschool: A Case Study from Taiwan

Autor/inn/en	Shih, Yi-Huang; Wu, Chung-Chin; Chung, Chih-Feng
Titel	Implementing Intergenerational Learning in a Preschool: A Case Study from Taiwan
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 48 (2022) 12, S.565-585 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Shih, Yi-Huang)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2022.2053035
Schlagwörter	Labor Needs; Intergenerational Programs; Older Adults; Case Studies; Preschool Children; Curriculum Design; Barriers; Curriculum Implementation; Human Resources; Educational Finance; Parent Attitudes; Health; Child Care; Interpersonal Relationship; Learning Processes; Foreign Countries; Preschool Teachers; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Caregivers; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Älterer Erwachsener; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lehrplangestaltung; Humankapital; Bildungsfonds; Elternverhalten; Gesundheit; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Ausland; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Lehrerverhalten; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger
Abstract	The labor shortage in Taiwan has left citizens with little time to care for young children and older adults at home. However, young children and older adults can learn to care for one another through intergenerational learning. This case study investigated intergenerational learning in a preschool to determine the motivations and design elements of its curriculum and the challenges encountered during implementation. The motivation was to enable young children to learn from the experiences of older adults and to care for those around them. The curriculum was thematic and based on interactivity. The challenges were insufficient human resources, funds, reference materials, and knowledge of intergenerational learning and curriculum design as well as parental concerns regarding the adult day care center and the health of the older adults involved. The young children and older adults exchanged life experiences and changed their original perceptions of each other. Their interaction created a feeling of mutual love. This study also provides suggestions for implementing intergenerational learning in Taiwanese preschools and for increasing awareness of this topic. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01