About This Publication
This is an irreplaceable guide to ways of using learners’ personal memories as a resource in learning; a source of knowledge, ideas and experiences for tutors and learners to draw on.
It is a compendium of good practice for tutors, other professionals and carers who are using older people’s memory work in a learning context. It includes many examples of projects and learning situations where, beginning with the sharing of memories, older people have gone on to develop skills in forming and sustaining relationships, oral and written communication, arts and crafts and literacy, and the use of modern information technology.
It is a compendium of good practice for tutors, other professionals and carers who are using older people’s memory work in a learning context. It includes many examples of projects and learning situations where, beginning with the sharing of memories, older people have gone on to develop skills in forming and sustaining relationships, oral and written communication, arts and crafts and literacy, and the use of modern information technology.
Contents
| Introduction | Note on confidentiality |
| Chapter 1 | Making use of memories in lifelong learning |
| Chapter 2 | The benefits of education in retirement |
| Chapter 3 | The benefits of reminiscence |
| Chapter 4 | Memories – a great learning resource |
| Chapter 5 | Reminiscence in adult education |
| Chapter 6 | Creativity and memories |
| Chapter 7 | The role of Information and Communication Technologies |
| Chapter 8 | The role of the past in reviving communities |
| Chapter 9 | Reminiscence with museums and libraries |
| Chapter 10 | Good practice in working with memories |
| References | |
| Further resources | Books Internet resources |
| Useful addresses |