Intergenerational Learning and the Elderly-friendly Learning Society

Abstract

Nowadays, as the value of lifelong learning grows, the topics of how to build a learning society and how to promote lifelong learning are becoming increasingly important. Research has suggested that intergenerational learning can be a bridge to convey the concept of lifelong learning while missing parts about connecting the elderly to it. By incorporating the paper and research reviews, this paper will first discuss what intergenerational education is and why it is needed in Chinese society today. Additionally, this paper will examine the existing case study to present and analyze how intergenerational education can help build an elder-friendly learning society and the benefits that will be brought by constructing an elder-friendly learning society. Intergenerational learning, as a mutual learning process, benefits both adolescents and the elderly in aspects of learning, family relationships, and social contribution. Meanwhile, building an elderly-friendly society to help the elderly have a stronger sense of values, belongings, and social participation.