The impact of intergenerational learning, including wider family learning, in providing access to informal adult learning

The research provided an effective evidence base of the impact of wider family learning and intergenerational learning in enabling a variety of families and community members to access informal learning opportunities.

The research comprised three separate components:

1. A short, sharp validation of the impact of wider family learning through case study, best practice and other related project and provider information
2. A short proposal for a better-structured system of data collection and analysis that provides sufficient information without imposing undue burdens on providers
3. A short focussed piece of research on intergenerational learning aimed at improving practice through case study and policy analysis

Family learning providers

Intergenerational projects

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

Think Community: an exploration of the links between intergenerational practice and informal adult learning (2009)

Providing the evidence: the impact of wider family learning (2009)

The project provided evidence for the Learning Revolution policy.  It created a broader definition of intergenerational learning and made the links between family and intergenerational learning.

Mandy Thomas
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