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Sheppard, Christine L.; Gilani, Jia; Neiterman, Elena – Educational Gerontology, 2022
Experiential learning and reflection activities are often used to enhance students' understanding of and attitudes toward aging; however, deep reflection is difficult to achieve, and research shows students demonstrate varying abilities to reflect. This study examined the extent to which students in a third-year gerontology course were able to…
Descriptors: Reflection, Experiential Learning, Student Attitudes, Aging (Individuals)
Marine, Susan B.; Martínez Alemán, Ana M. – Review of Higher Education, 2018
In an exploratory qualitative study, the generational dispositions of tenured women faculty from the Boomer Generation were examined. As pioneers and now senior members in the academic profession in the Golden Era of American higher education, they exist in a common historical location characterized by cultural forces and events that helped to…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, Professional Identity, Feminism, Qualitative Research
Mouralová, Magdalena; Paulus, Michal; Veselý, Arnošt – Teacher Development, 2017
The paper examines how teachers' attitudes towards tracking (separating pupils into groups with different curricula on the basis of their abilities and results) differ among various generations of teachers. Fundamental and quick changes in the educational system occurred in the Czech Republic after the Velvet Revolution in 1989 as a unified…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Track System (Education), Ability Grouping
DeBaene, Matthew David – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain a better understanding of generational diversity and associated values in the profession of education. In order to achieve this overall objective, the following overarching research question framed this qualitative study: In the profession of education, what are the different generations' workplace…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Qualitative Research, Values, Age Differences
Guglani, Laura – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2016
This article explores Hispanics' concepts of cultural and linguistic identity. It is based on the findings of a recent study conducted by the author in Iglesia hispana de Cristo, a Hispanic church community in Western New York. Data come from ethnographic interviews conducted with 48 participants aged 13 to 80 years and with church leaders and…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Spanish Speaking, Ethnicity, Identification (Psychology)
Roth, Erin G.; Keimig, Lynn; Rubinstein, Robert L.; Morgan, Leslie; Eckert, J. Kevin; Goldman, Susan; Peeples, Amanda D. – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of the Study: This article explores a clash between incoming Baby Boomers and older residents in an active adult retirement community (AARC). We examine issues of social identity and attitudes as these groups encounter each other. Design and Methods: Data are drawn from a multiyear ethnographic study of social relations in senior housing.…
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Older Adults, Residential Institutions, Retirement
Ng, Tony – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Moral socialization and moral learning are antecedents of moral motivation. As many as 4 generations interact in workplace and education settings; hence, a deeper understanding of the moral motivation of members of those generations is needed. The purpose of this convergent mixed methods case study was to understand the moral motivation of 5…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Case Studies, Generational Differences, Anxiety
Jorgensen Zebenbergen, Robyn – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2011
This paper presents a case study of contemporary retail industry and the ways in which young workers participate in that field. Public perceptions of low numeracy among young people provided the catalyst for the study. Drawing on a mixed-method approach involving survey, case studies, stimulated recall, observations, and interviews, it was found…
Descriptors: Industry, Numeracy, Young Adults, Case Studies
Clemente, Kathleen Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This qualitative study is a basic interpretative inquiry studying the experiences of fourteen adult students 45 years of age or older in a multi-generational community college classroom. The study is informed by social constructivism, social constructionism and andragogy. It focused on how students viewed their experiences in the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Andragogy, Community Colleges, Adult Education
Becker, Karen; Fleming, Julie; Keijsers, Wilhelmina – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide description and analysis of how a traditional industry is currently using e-learning, and to identify how the potential of e-learning can be realised whilst acknowledging the technological divide between younger and older workers. Design/methodology/approach: An exploratory qualitative methodology…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Industry, Generational Differences, Change Strategies
Veloz, Elizabeth Andrea – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences existed among generations (Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y) regarding the levels of parental involvement within each of these generations. Also examined were additional factors such as the parents. socioeconomic status, educational level, marital status, and ethnicity. The…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Marital Status, Income
Mouchayleh, Theresa Stewart – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Much generational research has been conducted in the last decade, prompted most likely by the drastic social and technological changes of the late 20th century, the increase in enrollments in higher education, the increase in families with two working parents, and the meteoric rise in the widespread use and acceptance of emerging technologies.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Focus Groups, Baby Boomers, College Faculty