Intergenerational Learning and Education in Schools and Beyond

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Notes on contributors

Mariano Sánchez

Mariano Sanchez, Doc.Soc. – Dr. Sanchez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Granada (Spain) and Principal Investigator in the project “Improving our Educational System: Introducing a Model of Intergenerational School in Primary Education” (funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness), under implementation in collaboration with The Intergenerational Schools.

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Peter Whitehouse

Peter Whitehouse, Ph.D. – Peter J. Whitehouse, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Neurology at Case Western Reserve University, a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and a President of Intergenerational Schools International. He is also currently a strategic advisor in innovation at Baycrest Health Center. In 1999, he founded with his wife, Catherine, The Intergenerational School, a unique public multiage, community school (www.tisonline.org). He is active as a geriatric neurologist, cognitive scientist, environmental ethicist, and photographer. He contributes to visual arts, dance, and music organizations globally. He is the coauthor of “The Myth of Alzheimer’s: what you aren’t being told about today’s most dreaded diagnosis” (www.themythofalzheimers.com) and hundreds of papers and writings.

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Lynn Johnston

Lynn Johnston, Ph.D. – Dr. Johnston is a Regional Development Coordinator with Linking Generations Northern Ireland (LGNI) (www.http://linkinggenerationsni.com/), which is part of the Beth Johnson Foundation. LGNI develops, supports, and facilitates all-age connections in a variety of spaces for a variety of purposes across Northern Ireland. Lynn’s doctoral thesis, admitted by Queen’s University Belfast in 2014, was a case study of age relationships in a Northern Irish neighborhood.

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Mariano Sanchez, Doc.Soc,Universidad de Granada, Granada, SpainEmail: [email protected]

Peter Whitehouse, PhD,Western Reserve University, OH 44106, USAEmail: [email protected]

Lynn Johnston, PhD,Linking Generations Northern Ireland, part of the Beth Johnson Foundation, UK.Email: [email protected]