Intergenerational Learning as Knowledge in Action: Dialogue in Rural Education and Community Development

• In Event: Roundtable Session 59
  In Roundtable Session: Rural Education Miscellany

Abstract

Education policy and integrated approaches to rural community development are enhanced by connecting youth and adults in dialogue that is reciprocal. How might we facilitate knowledge transfer through a process that connects research with rural community members in an inclusive process? This paper supports an integrated approach to education by connecting youth and adults/elders. I begin with the question: How can an intergenerational dialogue framework enhance our understanding of the factors that influence rural youth migration? Through an analysis of survey data, semi-structured interviews, and focus groups in the form of dialogues in which youth and adults interviewed each other about their experiences, I suggest new ways of communicating between generations and highlight practical applications for rural education and policy.

Author

• Zane Hamm, University of Alberta