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    Challenging Ageism and Supporting Age-Based Equity through an Intergenerational University Classroom: Proposing a Revised Model of Age-Consciousness

    Year: 2026, 2026
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Wells, Tabytha, Thesis advisor (ths): Russell, Elizabeth, Degree committee member (dgc): Skinner, Mark W, Degree committee member (dgc): O'Hagan, Fergal, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Ageism is pervasive and harmful, creating an urgent need to understand how ageist attitudes can be improved. Building on the novel age-conscious student concept, this thesis explored the outcomes of a pilot intergenerational classroom, aimed at reducing ageism, that integrated 13 older community participants into a university-based psychology of aging course alongside 60 younger students… more