Interdisciplinary and Intergenerational Project, Ulisses’ Pirate: An Empirical Study in the Context of Basic Education

Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 8(1), 63-75, 2019

12 Pages Posted: 1 Aug 2019

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Pedro Cabral Mendes

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Cristina Rebelo Leandro

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Francisco Campos

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Lisete Mónico

Universidade de Coimbra

Pedro Miguel Parreira

European Network of Nursing Academies (ENNA) - The Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC)

Ricardo Gomes

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Date Written: June 30, 2019

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of an interdisciplinary and intergenerational educational experience in the elderly, in teachers, students and their parents or guardians. Creative Dance and Drama Workshops were articulated with Portuguese, PE, Arts and IT subjects. A total of 20 6th graders, their parents or guardians, five teachers and 15 elders participated in the study. An analysis of 194 free evocations based in the free word association technique was performed, along with 17 semi-structured interviews. From the literary texts “Os Piratas” and “Ulisses”, an expressions-based work was proposed, where drama and movement games were explored. Evocations of the central core were of Friendship, Learning, Affection, Solidarity and Interaction. Of the 264 text units analysed, interaction with the elders was highlighted. In the teachers’ perception about the subjects and workshops involved in the project, a valorisation of IT and of Portuguese was registered. It is also relevant the amount of references to values and to the Interaction with the elders. This interdisciplinary and intergenerational project has revealed itself valuable for the integral and humanistic training of the students, having also given rise to corporeal artistic and emotional experiences relevant to their well-being.

Keywords: Interdisciplinarity; Intergenerationality; Basic Education

Suggested Citation

Mendes, Pedro Cabral and Leandro, Cristina Rebelo and Campos, Francisco and Mónico, Lisete and Parreira, Pedro Miguel and Gomes, Ricardo, Interdisciplinary and Intergenerational Project, Ulisses’ Pirate: An Empirical Study in the Context of Basic Education (June 30, 2019). Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 8(1), 63-75, 2019, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3428653

Pedro Cabral Mendes (Contact Author)

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ( email )

Praça Herois do Ultramar
3030-329 Coimbra
Portugal

Cristina Rebelo Leandro

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ( email )

Praça Herois do Ultramar
3030-329 Coimbra
Portugal

Francisco Campos

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ( email )

Praça Herois do Ultramar
3030-329 Coimbra
Portugal

Lisete Mónico

Universidade de Coimbra ( email )

Avenida Dias da Silva, 165
Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-512
Portugal

Pedro Miguel Parreira

European Network of Nursing Academies (ENNA) - The Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC) ( email )

Portugal

Ricardo Gomes

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ( email )

Praça Herois do Ultramar
3030-329 Coimbra
Portugal

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