Presentation on Intergnerational Learning

1. Intergenerational learning Larnaka 2010

5. Generations Generations: limited in time and space Mostly a cohort, born in a certain decade Sharing a certain history, certain life circumstances, lifestyles (fashion, music), feelings and ideals Generation specific learning; chrystalized intelligence

6. Age pyramid

7. What does it mean, being absolutely modern, when you are not so young anymore when your daughter is complete different from what you have been in younger days?

8. It is a hard when youngsters leave the village: people disappear and history fades away

9. The babyboomers: old protest, broken dreams, new resistance, fear for revenge ? The babyboom generation (1940-1950) is dominating the direction of the transformation from the family based traditional three-generation-society into the modern more-generation society This transformation is nowadays basicly characterised by neglecting ageing and staying young and vital forever What have they learned?

14. The Lifecourse Approach

15. Changing life patterns Life long End of the three boxes of life

16. Life stages

17. Milestones in life course

18. Changing life stairs

19. HAPPINESS IS DANGEROUS Rutger Kopland

21. Coping with changes - Patterns of transition Shock Euphoria Searching Anger Guilt Depresion or selfdoubt Gradualacceptance Transition completed

22. Reflexive biographies The faster changes take place, the more reflection people need, but often there is no time for any reflection

23. Truth The story never tells the truth It always tells the truth as it is told

24. Degeneration of memory The memory is not telling the truth You cannot trust your memory The memory is not longer necessary If the disk is full, it will fade away itself ! Memory as support???

27. Modern paradox The youth has the future, but….. Time is not at their side

28. Modern paradox (2) In the fastening process of our modern society people are much younger called oldies: 50 +, even 40 +

29. Modern paradox (3) Simultaneously we see older adults behave themselves more and more as young as possible And nobody want to be called old

30. 40+ in 1924/1994

32. The Kolb learning cycle 1. Engagement in a practical authentic activity 2. Critical reflection on experience 3. Testing reaction & observations against other perspectives & theory 4. Applying new understanding to new situations

35. Change the perspective You are never too old to learn …..

36. The End Use it or loose it …..