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Focussing on tutoring skills instead of learners' disadvantages in teenaged tutors' training for intergenerational learning programmes
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SourceEuropean journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults 10 (2019) 3, S. 261-274 ZDB
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ISSN2000-7426; 20007426
LanguageEnglish
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Abstract (English):In the twenty-first century non-professional tutors, including teenagers, have an important role to play in the development of contemporary skills among the older population. Scholars in the field of older-age learning share a common belief that agespecific knowledge should be introduced and implemented when instructing older people. At the same time, psychologists warn that only perceived similarities between members of an in-group and out-group can reduce the age stereotypes they may hold. Therefore, focussing on age-specific knowledge in preparing teenaged tutors for instructing older individuals in the acquisition of e-skills would not support age-stereotype dilution in intergenerational programmes. An alternative idea is introduced by analysing the connections between geragogical principles and the nature of scaffolding assistance. It is proposed to focus on tutors’ scaffolding skills instead of older learners’ peculiarities when preparing teenaged tutors. The theoretically grounded idea will need to be validated by future empirical studies. (DIPF/Orig.)
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Date of publication19.12.2019
CitationTambaum, Tiina: Focussing on tutoring skills instead of learners' disadvantages in teenaged tutors' training for intergenerational learning programmes - In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults 10 (2019) 3, S. 261-274 - URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-180948 - DOI: 10.25656/01:18094; 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela20198
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