Abstraction of Intergenerational Education in Curriculum Era: A Qualitative Research

Subject Areas : Education

H. افلاکی فرد ¹ , S.E میرشاجعفری ² , Z. سعادتمند ³ , N. کشتی آرای ⁴

1 - دانشجوی دکتری برنامه ریزی درسی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد خوراسگان
2 - دانشیار دانشکده علوم تربیتی دانشگاه اصفهان.
3 - استادیار دانشگاه ازاد اسلامی، واحد خوراسگان، گروه علوم تربیتی، اصفهان، ایران.
4 - دانشیار دانشکده علوم تربیتی دانشگاه اصفهان.

Received: 2014-02-02 Accepted : 2014-02-02 Published : 2013-11-22

Keywords: Generation, Generation Gap, Intergenerational education, curriculum,

Abstract :

Generation gap is one of the most important factors affecting contemporary social and cultural changes. Generation gap, itself, has emerged from such social changes. Schools, families and societies are among such influential factors which played sociable roles and gave rise to the evolution and formation of the character and value systems dominating the thought and behavior of all people in society. The present study aimed to survey generational gap and to extract dimensions of intergenerational education in the realm of curriculum drawing upon resources and an interview with sociology and curriculum studies experts. This qualitative study employs both phenomenology and content analysis. Fifteen experts were selected through purposeful sampling method.  Data were analyzed utilizing inductive content analysis. The analysis lead to eight main value strata of individual-family, economical, political-social, artistic, scientific-theoretical, religious, national, and globalization. These strata further included sub-strata.  The current survey of research, theories and expert views pointed to generational gap as well.