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Moore, Kevin; Jones, Carol; Frazier, Robert Scott – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
Generation Z is gaining popularity as the name used to refer to those born beginning in the mid to late 1990s. This is the generation that follows the Millennials, and they are just starting to arrive on college campuses. Much attention has been paid to Millennials and their impact on society, and because of this Generation Z members are often…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Generational Differences, Student Needs, College Faculty
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Harper, Erin A.; James, Anthony G.; Curtis, Chamina; Ramey, Demoni' – Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 2021
This article describes the first year of a partnership between a university and a community organization working to improve and expand a community-based multigenerational mentoring program for African American adolescent girls ages 12-17. The mentoring program, set in an urban Midwestern city, is a collaboration between university…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Adolescents, Mentors
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Brookover, Dana L.; Hermann, Mary A.; Deitz, Michael E. – Journal of School Counseling, 2021
In order to support adolescent girls' social and emotional development, school counselors need to understand girls' current experiences and developmental needs. Researchers used phenomenological methodology to explore the experiences of 11 girls in Generation Z. They further examined girls' interactions with their high school counselors including…
Descriptors: Females, Social Development, Emotional Development, School Counselors
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Bozeman, Pamela L.; Eadens, Daniel W. – Education & Training, 2020
Purpose: As young people are seeking degrees that will help them with employment and as universities seek ways to increase enrollment and retention, the emphasis of the value of higher education has emerged as an important aspect in achieving these goals. The focus of this particular study, where a paucity currently exists, was to examine the…
Descriptors: Value Judgment, Educational Benefits, Motivation, Alumni
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Altman, Yochanan; Baruch, Yehuda; Zoghbi Manrique-de-Lara, Pablo; Viera Armas, Maria Mercedes – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to find out what academics do when approaching retirement, and why; as well as to reflect on the process and consequences of reaching a retirement decision -- for themselves, the university system, and the wider community. Our study concentrates on baby boomers, as this large cohort starts to retire or become eligible…
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Generational Differences, College Faculty, Career Development
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Meddegama, Indu Vibha – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
The widespread marginalisation of heritage languages in public and political discourse coupled with the association of proficiency in host languages with personal and professional gain have led many diasporic communities to shy away from transmitting their heritage languages at home (Curdt-Christiansen 2016): a context considered to be optimal for…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Social Values, Language Maintenance, Native Language
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Meca, Alan; Gonzales-Backen, Melinda; Davis, Rachel; Rodil, Julie; Soto, Daniel; Unger, Jennifer B. – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Ethnic identity is a consistent predictor of positive youth adjustment, whereas discrimination has been associated with negative outcomes among Latino/a youth. Scholars have proposed associations between ethnic identity and discrimination; however, directionality of effects remains unclear. Addressing this gap, the current study examined the…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Identification (Psychology), Adolescents, Correlation
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Ceci, Stephen J.; Williams, Wendy M. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2016
Clark et al. focus on the likely drivers of the Flynn effect (sociocultural, educational, technological), and imply that it is not a single causal agent driving the upward climb in IQ scores but perhaps multiple causes with different onsets. Given, the authors' conception of intelligence in terms of underlying attentional and cognitive resources…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Change, Generational Differences, Qualitative Research
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Altamirano, Ismari – College and University, 2016
Ismari Altamirano has worked in higher education since 2009 and is currently the Associate Director in the registrar office. Here she describes her early mentee experience as learning by watching and listening rather than being an active participant in the relationship. Her mentor had her attend meetings where managers decided how to redistribute…
Descriptors: Mentors, Employees, Experience, Personal Narratives
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Hepper, Jens – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2018
This qualitative study follows the two questions, how the factor of the generation, an educator in training belongs to, influences his or her general concept of how sustainability-related lessons should be conducted and how the factor of living in groups influences this as well. For this interviews with 206 students were held and their own…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Environmental Education, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
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Burman, Erica – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2018
This article develops an emerging analytical approach, "child as method" (Burman 2018a, 2018b), to attend to the role played by "the child" and, by extension, children within the production of false beliefs and commitments. Specifically, "child as method" is applied to contemporary political discourse around…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Children, Social Influences, Racial Bias
Acevedo, Ricardo – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The study examined student utilization and application of learning strategies in college level online courses and the context was a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in the Southwest. Even though online courses continue to grow at a steady pace, few research studies have taken the task to analyze the utilization of learning strategies and their…
Descriptors: College Students, Hispanic American Students, Learning Strategies, Online Courses
Xavier Q. Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In this qualitative case study, I examined the perspectives of first-generation and second-generation African American alumni of an early college high school in order to better understand the role of this model of education in their high school diploma attainment, accumulation of college credits, and aspirations to continue their post-secondary…
Descriptors: African Americans, Alumni, Student Attitudes, First Generation College Students
Popescu, Diana; Popa, Diana Mariana; Cotet, Beatrice Gabriela – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2019
As there is a worldwide adoption of 3D printing (3DP) in many activity areas, formal education becomes mandatory for acquiring theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills for an efficient use, for bringing real contributions to the development of this technology and its applications. Truly digitally natives, Gen Z students are now entering higher…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Printing, Engineering Education, College Faculty
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Sriprom, Chaisri; Rungswang, Atichat; Sukwitthayakul, Chirawan; Chansri, Natthicha – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2019
It is believed that Generation Z's distinctive characteristics tend to challenge educators and employers in their organizations. To understand this cohort's traits or behaviors and know how to support this generation are key to the effectiveness of teaching, learning and collaboration with other generations. This study therefore aimed at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language)
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