The revival of research circles: Meeting the Needs of Modern Aging and the Third Age

Britt Östlund

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Abstract

This paper provides evidence that it is worthwhile to reconsider the traditional research circle method as a means of involving people in the third age in fulfilling their needs to participate in learning activities and make their voices heard. The findings are based on three cases of research circles consistently driven by the interests of the older participants and which increased their capacity to deepen their life experiences, create a political agenda for necessary change and become more attached to local history.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)255-266
JournalEducational Gerontology
Volume34
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Human Computer Interaction

Free keywords

  • learning
  • third age
  • ageing
  • research circles
  • certec

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