CONGENIAL Connecting Generations: Intergenerational learning for a more inclusive Europe

This book represents the main product of Connecting Generation, CONGENIAL, an EU project, namely a LLP learning partnership, carried out by Institutions and Organizations from eight European countries plus Turkey. The realm of the project is lifelong learning and in particular Adult Education and intergenerational learning. In an ageing Europe, the project aimed at promoting innovative educational methods and processes to foster communication and understanding between different generations. The main project activities were, on the one hand, testing of educational interventions aimed at young and old learners in order to support learning experimentation based on intergenerational exchange. The strategy pointed at forging new tools for promotion of youth participation and elderly social inclusion in local communities. On the other hand, all involved partners worked in their local territories, and in international synergy, for the production and sharing of knowledge, methods and educational practices that could lead to a better quality of education and training for all ages. Connecting Generation had been conceived in 2011 in view of 2012 EU year for Active Ageing and as a brick toward Europe 2020 strategy framework on inclusive growth.