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Wellbeing, Health and Occupation for Older People
(WHOOP)
Activity Buddies for Quality of Life for Older
People
Professor Ann Moore Ms Lisa Hodgson Professor
Peter Burns Mrs Helen Kennett
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The Project

• The community concern
• The project
• Aims
• Project outcomes
• Contribution to social inclusion
• Developing a model
• Project partners
• The partnership

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Fitness for Health

• The purpose of the programme
• Recruitment
• The programme structure

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What took place....

• Sharing ideas
• Different activities
• Friendships
• Intergenerational conversation
• Knowledge development

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What we found out?

• How we evaluated
• Focus group interviews
• Steering group meetings

• Older peoples feedback
• Confidence levels
• Level of activity/understanding
• Intergenerational learning/understanding

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Students feedback...

• Personal and professional learning
• Intergenerational learning/ understanding of
  ageing
• Voluntary experiences
• Moving forwards

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What happens next....
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A Secret History of Holidays
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aims

• Gain insight into the lived experiences of first
  generation mass tourists
• Access one another's experiences, memories,
  expertise, visions and philosophies
• Challenge stereotypes of ageing, lack of
  self-esteem, lack of confidence, vulnerability
  and isolation
• Contribute towards breaking down
  inter-generational communication barriers

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photo-elicitation

• Involvement of older people and students
• Reflects tourism experiences
• Pleasurable not onerous or challenging
• Allows non-predictable outcomes
• Minimises researchers control/ input
• Multi-modal discourse
• Photos
• Narrative
• Inter-action
• Not limited by pre-conceived notions of the
  researchers

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Outcomes

• TANGIBLE
• Two international conference presentations
  (International Sociological Association ATLAS
  Brighton
• One journal article in preparation
• Teaching material
• 9 minute film
• One souvenir book
• INTANGIBLE
• Better inter-generational understanding and
  respect
• Non-credit bearing effort by students
• Older people understanding the university and
  what we do
• PERSONAL LEARNING
• How to make and edit a purposeful short movie
• Stronger belief in photo-elicitation based on
  empirical work
• Very strong relationship with student volunteers
• Joy at seeing the volunteers using their
  experiences to good effect

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The Community PerspectiveAge concern