The overall approach of this research project will be of qualitative nature, whereby the focus will be set on the
collection of life histories.
In this context, this work will be designed as a participative research project. Thus, the intention is to build a
scientific advisory board, constituted by a group of elderly people, who will accompany and supervise the whole
research process. The members of the scientific advisory board will have a determining role in the development of
the concrete research questions, in the development of a pre-test and of the processes of data gathering, analysis and
interpretation.