title: People with dementia, contributing to learning and teaching in higher education: Innovative practice.
abstract: Patients and service users have a well-established role in teaching and learning on professional qualifying programmes such as such as social work and nursing. However, the role of people with dementia in contributing to educational initiatives at higher educational level remains under explored. Four people with dementia were recruited as Expert by Lived Experience Tutors for the Foundation Degree in Dementia Studies at a University in the United Kingdom. They met students regularly to support their learning. We were interested in researching whether and how this enhanced the ability of students to enable people to live well with dementia. However, we also discovered that the initiative gave insight into psychosocial aspects of dementia, and a new opportunity to explore personhood, co-production and social citizenship. That is the focus of this article.
authors.affiliation: University of Worcester, Worcester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: Christopher William
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004517:Education, Professional; D005260:Female; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D028723:Personhood; D013663:Teaching; D006113:United Kingdom; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: agency; co-production; education; people with dementia; personhood; professional qualifying programmes; social citizenship