ARU Research Report 2019

2 The Up Project Encouraging Understanding, Connection & Community through Intergenerational Interaction: .............................1 The Up Project Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 The Up Project........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 What is the Up Project?........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 How do the Visits to the Care Home Work?............................................................................................................................................................6 What is Known About Intergenerational Programmes?........................................................................................................................................ 9 Why do we Need to Research the Up Project?...................................................................................................................................................11 Researching the Up Project....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Aims & Research Questions............................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 What we Did................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 What we Found............................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 What Were the Initial Challenges in Implementing the Project and HowWere These Managed?..........................14 What Are the Benefits for Children?............................................................................................................................................................................15 What Are the Challenges for Children & Teaching Staff?...........................................................................................................................19 What Are the Benefits to Older Adults & the Care Home?....................................................................................................................... 20 What Are the Challenges for Older Adults & Care Home Staff?...........................................................................................................24 What Are the Reciprocal Benefits to Older Adults & Children?.............................................................................................................24 What Should the Up Project Look like in the Future?.................................................................................................................................. 29 Summary of Findings..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 What About the Shine Curriculum & Building Community?.................................................................................................................... 31 Limitations of This Study.......................................................................................................................................................................................................32 Implications & Recommendations.......................................................................................................................................................................................33 Implications & Recommendations for Research...............................................................................................................................................33 Recommendations for Implementing Intergenerational Programmes.......................................................................................... 34 References & Acknowledgements...................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Contents