Gerontagogy Toward Intergenerationality: Dialogical Learning Between Children and Elders

Integr Psychol Behav Sci. 2020 Jun;54(2):269-285. doi: 10.1007/s12124-020-09522-7.

Abstract

This paper aims at overcoming the following limits of gerontagogy -particularly with regard to Lemieux's model: referencing chronological age; delimitating elders' learning in reference to traits (styles, needs, behaviors, etc.) in contrast to children's learning; overlooking the aging aspect. To do so, we propose to integrate aging and intergenerationality into gerontagogy from a sociocultural, dialogical and historical approach. This establishes the basis for an intergenerational and dialogical approach to elders' learning.

Keywords: Cultural transfer; Elder; Gerontagogy; Intergenerationality; Learning.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aging*
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Learning*