Sakure, Jelena; (2024) Intergenerational programmes and activity participation in a care home co-located with a nursery: qualitative studies of group activities and stakeholders’ views. Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).

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Abstract

Background: Intergenerational (IG) programmes for children and residents in long-term care are gaining popularity. Further evidence about their impact is needed to justify their broader adoption. Method: Study 1 of this thesis uses conversation analysis to investigate 6.5 hours of IG activities video-recorded in a care home co-located with a nursery. It analyses how children and residents interact in IG activities turn by turn. Study 2 applies interpretative phenomenological analysis to interviews with 13 care home residents. It explores their experience of IG activities in the context of their broader leisure programme and life stage. Study 3 applies framework analysis to data gathered in six online focus groups with teachers and parents of pre-schoolers. It investigates strategies for having research conversations with young children about their IG activity experiences. Results: Study 1 finds dyadic child-resident interaction in three contexts: 1) structured free spaces in hands-on tasks for small groups, 2) transitory free spaces where the main facilitator’s group-directed talk is paused, 3) nonspaces where residents and children interact despite being positioned as listeners. Child-resident interaction consists of conversation and play. Study 2 finds that residents derive personal and social benefit from IG activities but also value other activity types. Residents experience liminal states defined as a tension between opposing needs, such as a need for participation and withdrawing, independence and reliance on others. Study 3 finds that creative play-based methods, conversations about familiar older people and involvement of parents and teachers is recommended for eliciting children’s views about IG experiences. Discussion: IG and non-IG activities are recommended as part of broader leisure programmes in care homes co-located with nurseries. Supporting spontaneous child-resident interaction and having awareness of residents’liminal states are important for facilitating participation meaningfully. Further research is needed to capture children’s views via parents and teachers.

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