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- Elder lifelong learning programs worldwide aim to enhance the quality of life for older adults and promote successful aging by addressing social issues like age-segregation through an intergenerational approach.
- This approach intentionally connects younger and older generations to foster solidarity and integration between them.
- While studies show positive effects of these programs on older individuals, little research has focused on their impact on youth, which this paper addresses by exploring how intergenerational learning in Hong Kong contributes to the positive development of younger people.
Article Abstract
Elder lifelong learning has been promoted worldwide under different modes for upgrading quality of life of elders and actualizing successful aging. With multiple objectives, some modes of the elder lifelong learning program attempt to simultaneously address the social issues of age-segregation and negative perceptions of older people by adopting an intergenerational approach. Such an approach links the two non-biological generations--the young and the old--together purposefully for nurturing intergenerational solidarity and integration. Although program evaluation studies demonstrate the positive impacts and effects of an intergenerational approach on older people, its impact on young people is not well-researched. This paper explores intergenerational solidarity generated from the intergenerational-mode elder lifelong learning program in Hong Kong and argues how it contributes to positive youth development.
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