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Title: Intergenerational Learning for Active Aging amid the Pandemic: Chinese Immigrant Seniors' Online Learning in Canada
Language: English
Authors: Yidan Zhu, Weiguo Zhang
Source: Australian Journal of Adult Learning. 2025 65(1):34-60.
Availability: Adult Learning Australia. Office 1, Henderson House, 45 Moreland Street, Footscray VIC 3011, Australia. Tel: +61-3-9689-8623; e-mail: info@ala.asn.au; Web site: https://ajal.net.au/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 27
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Immigrants, Older Adults, Intergenerational Programs, Online Courses, COVID-19, Pandemics, Active Learning, Knowledge Level, Interpersonal Communication, Cultural Awareness, Health Promotion, Well Being, Second Language Learning, Technological Literacy
Geographic Terms: Canada, China
ISSN: 1443-1394
Abstract: This study aimed to understand the relationship between intergenerational learning (as a type of active learning) and active aging in an online intergenerational learning program as an effective way to foster online intergenerational learning for senior immigrants. It examined how senior Chinese immigrants learned intergenerationally in a project initiated by the Chinese Senior Association for Chinese immigrants in Canada during the pandemic. Intergenerational learning is argued to be an effective pathway for active aging (WHO, 2002) to enhance senior immigrants' civic engagement, social security, health, and well-being. Using active aging as an analytical framework, interview data from 15 senior Chinese immigrants and two project organisers were examined. The results showed that online intergenerational learning, as a practice of active learning, promoted (a) knowledge sharing, (b) social and cultural communication, and (c) health and well-being.
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Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1476207
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