Description | U3A in London set up a Debate of the Age Study Group to discuss the Millennium Debate and concentrated on just one of the five themes, Values and Attitudes. They prepared a questionnaire and worked with a local secondary school where a Year 8 class was already working on a 'granny project'. A final report on the work was submitted to the Age Concern Millennium Debate. |
Topics | Ageing
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Type | External research (U3A as research assistants) |
U3A | U3A in London
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Organization/partner | Age Concern - Millennium Debate |
Year started | 1999 |
Source of reference | Sources 4, May 1999 |
Output | At the end of the project, the U3A invited the whole class (27 children of multi-ethnic mix aged 12-14) and their teacher to a debate with 17 U3A members, which was recorded. |
Notes | There were plans at the time for more inter-generational work, both with the same school and possibly with college students. |