Cyberschool for grandparents: an innovative crowdfunded intergenerational educational program: Effects on grandparents’ self-reported digital competences
M. Colombo, A. Guaita, E. Rolandi
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AbstractWe have previously described the baseline features of grandparents attending our “Cyber School for Grandparents”: a crowd-funded innovative intergenerational educational program aimed to train secondary school students (aged 15-17 years) to become cyber tutors for their grandparents, creating dyads (Colombo et al., 2022). At variance with previous intergenerational programs on ICT use, such initiative showed relevant innovative features: the educational lessons were embedded in the students’ school program instead of being offered on a volunteering basis, the students independently planned and implemented the cyber sessions for their grandparents outside the school as extra-curricular activities (Rolandi et al., 2022). Here we aim to assess pre - post intervention changes on seniors’ self-reported digital skills and attitude (primary outcomes), and psychosocial well-being (secondary outcome).Keywords: intergenerational educational program, ICT use, grandparents, digital skills and attitude, psychosocial well-being
M. Colombo, A. Guaita, E. Rolandi (2024). Cyberschool for grandparents: an innovative crowdfunded intergenerational educational program: Effects on grandparents’ self-reported digital competences. Gerontechnology, 23(2), 1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2024.23.s.857.opp