Intergenerational Learning in Higher Education: Making the Case for Multigenerational Classrooms

A Phase Model of Intergenerational Learning in Organizations

“…To enable the reader to assess the transferability of our findings, we took particular care to offer a thorough description of the study setting and rich contextual information. Given that intergenerational learning experiences are a prevalent issue in today's workforce (Joshi et al, 2010;Sánchez & Kaplan, 2014), we are confident that our findings are relevant to a range of organizational situations beyond the specific training setting investigated here. The processes we observed might represent general occurrences, which are similar or even structurally equivalent across domains (Gioia et al, 2012).…”

“…Thus, instructors can selectively focus on particular topics (e.g., by elaborating how to use a tool or discussing what is specific about a particular type of car) and map the explicit knowledge that individuals from different generations have about this area. Furthermore, they may want to encourage participants to reflect on the similarities, differences, strengths, and weaknesses of different generations (Franz, 2009;Sánchez & Kaplan, 2014).…”

Educational Methods Using Intergenerational Interaction to Fight Ageism

“…However, this chapter aims to look at the higher educational sector and its potential for reducing ageism through intergenerational contact. It should be mentioned that programmes, aimed at fostering this intergenerational contact, are not exempt of unexpected results that can end in failure and therefore, careful planning and constant supervision are required (Sánchez and Kaplan 2014). The following chapter (2018; Chap.…”

Teaching for Wisdom in an Intergenerational High-School-English Class

“…With these benefits in mind, it is important to prioritize government funds towards integrating health care and education, a synergy that would save resources and promote psychological well-being within the whole community. This call to action is echoed by Strom and Strom's 2012 proposal A paradigm for intergenerational learning and Sánchez and Kaplan's (2014) Intergenerational learning in higher education: Making the case for multigenerational classrooms. These authors argue that multigenerational classrooms can help students become more aware of themselves and their generation and to gain understanding of other generations, broaden their perspective in ''social, psychological, and temporal dimensions'' of class-material and, with the right classroom dynamics, to experience new ''possibilities of intergenerational interaction and cooperation.…”