Engaging Seniors as Knowledge Mobilizers in the En-AGE Portal Project

Despite acknowledging the importance of service user participation and inclusive approaches to planning and development of public services, effective ways to engage senior citizens from historically marginalized/underserved social groups is poorly understood. This study explores how diverse groups of senior citizens are enabled to contribute to a knowledge mobilization study, how they experience their contributions, and the facilitators and barriers to their participation. In addition to informing the development of a diverse and sustainable network of seniors to advise the ongoing work of the Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists, this knowledge can improve efforts to engage senior citizen stakeholders in health and social services more generally.

Faculty Supervisor:

Catherine Donnelly;Barry Trentham

Student:

Partner:

Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Queen's University

Program: