The presentation will give an overview of how to perform studies on ageing in co-creation with your target population. In order to not only execute research on older adults, the focus is on doing research in co-creation with older adults themselves. Three different studies will be presented in how to perform research in co-creation with older adults. Namely, the Belgian Ageing Studies research project, D-SCOPE and BZW co-create of Innoviris. The concepts of co- and peer-research, co-creation, ageism and empowerment will be explained. Finally, results of evidence-based research will be demonstrated on the topic of civic engagement.
Dr. Sarah Dury (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) received her Ph.D. from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in social gerontology focusing on participatory research methodology. Currently she is a postdoctoral fellow from the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) working at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Her research interests focus on volunteering, civic engagement and participation, loneliness, and social exclusion.
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Following the guest lecture ), students of the Bachelor en Psychologie will present their poster that document their research activities in the seminar “Experimentalpsychologisches Praktikum”.
During the summer term 2017-18 students worked on research with older adults, a topic that is both fascinating and relevant to the society.
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Deputy course director of the BAP: Dr. Andreia Costa
Course director of the BAP: Dr. André Melzer