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Buskirk-Cohen, Allison A.; Duncan, Tisha A.; Levicoff, Margaret – Teaching in Higher Education, 2016
This paper reviews the literature on emerging adulthood with a focus on the implications of generational theory on teaching and learning in higher education. During the past 15 years, researchers have described personality traits, attitudes, and behaviors of emerging adults. Two very different views have emerged: one that is prosocial, citing…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics, Educational Theories
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Mechler, Heather – Journal of College and Character, 2013
In this article, the author explores the existing research on the characteristics of Millennials within historical, social, and economic contexts. While many researchers have made claims about Millennials, they fail to consider how parenting styles, economic factors, historical events, and shifts in educational priorities may have created the…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Young Adults, Adolescents, Individual Characteristics