This Griffith University study explores the systemic impact that the ABC series “Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds” has had on intergenerational practice in Australia.
Specifically, it seeks to answer three key questions:
How did the ABC Show’s “Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds” (series 1 and 2) and “Old People's Home for Teenagers” (series 1 and 2) impact different populations desire to engage in intergenerational practice?
How did the ABC Show’s “Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds” (series 1 and 2) and “Old People's Home for Teenagers” (series 1 and 2) assist with funding?
Were the shows referenced or used as supporting material in any funding applications? If so, in what way?
To answer the research questions, we conducted a web scrape of intergenerational terms used on Facebook since the release of series 1, surveyed 821 members of the Australian public, and conducted nine focus groups and 20 semi-structured interviews involving 44 participants: which included 14 researchers, 15 organisational representatives, and 18 intergenerational facilitators, to address the research questions.