Grand travel as a new spring of informal intergenerational learning (IGL): Filipino grandchildren's emotional experiences during family leisure

Cognisant of the thinness of the knowledge base on the dynamics of intergenerational leisure involving grandchildren and their grandparents, this transcendental phenomenological study explored the promises of the Grand Travel phenomenon as a new source of informal intergenerational learning (IGL) from the lens of the lived experiences of 15 Filipino grandchildren during family leisure. Guided by Amadeo Giorgis' four-step analysis, the thick and rich narratives shared by the participants afforded the development of a taxonomy of affordances (relational, informational, and inspirational) that typify the intergenerational learning (IGL) emanating from the emotional experiences of grandchildren during Grand Travel. The Seesaw of Emotional Experiences, holds several promises to family leisure scholars and practitioners in expanding the knowledge frontiers and research agenda on intergenerational bonds between the grandparent and grandchild through Grand Travel.