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Dilmaghani, Maryam – Health Education, 2021
Purpose: Over the years, many upstream health policies have sought to reduce smoking across populations. While smoking has been substantially reduced, the effects of these policies on education-smoking gradient remain unclear. The present paper compares the education-smoking gradient among the Generation X and the millennials, who grew up with…
Descriptors: Smoking, Incidence, Public Policy, Public Health
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Baudouin, Baraka Sombo; Wongsawat, Pramote; Archin, Songthap; Sudnongbua, Supaporn – Cogent Education, 2021
This study aimed to explore factors perceived to affect the intention of premarital sexual behaviours among junior high school students in Muang District, Thailand. A stratified random sampling technique was employed to select three schools out of ten public junior high schools. A situation analysis was conducted following a focus group discussion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexuality, Junior High School Students, Social Media
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Svensson, Robert; Shannon, David – Youth & Society, 2021
In this article we examine whether different agents of socialization--family, school, and peers--are differentially associated with offending among different immigrant groups. Our expectation is to find that the association between delinquent friends and offending is stronger for first- and second-generation immigrants than for youths of native…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Delinquency, Crime, Friendship
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Seemiller, Corey; Grace, Meghan; Dal Bo Campagnolo, Paula; Mara Da Rosa Alves, Isa; Severo De Borba, Gustavo – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2021
The purpose of this article is to uncover what makes learning enjoyable for Generation Z college students (born 1995-2010) in the United States (U.S.) and Brazil. Qualitative data from 1,282 participants in the U.S. and 775 participants in Brazil were analyzed independently and for comparison using content analysis and thematic coding. The results…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Positive Attitudes, Learning Motivation
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Smith, Misty G.; Ballard, Samantha; Willis, Jill – Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs, 2021
As the generational context of higher education shifts, a rise in Emotional Support Animal (ESA) use and mental health concerns are present for students on college campuses. While previous studies have aimed to address the relevancy and controversy of ESAs in higher education as well as their effectiveness in supporting individuals, less research…
Descriptors: Animals, Mental Health, Emotional Response, College Students
James Michael Conley – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Schools once enjoyed the implicit trust of their community, and school leaders felt that they could take for granted the trust of both the internal and external constituencies. Trust in our society seems to be damaged and is in short supply (Tschannen-Moran, 2014). The Millennial generation (individuals born in the years 1981-1996) has become our…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Trust (Psychology), Generational Differences
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Patterson, Margaret B. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2020
Research on adult English learners (ELs) typically focuses on language-related skills. However, adult ELs may also need instruction in numeracy to navigate daily life or understand health information. Little is known about how ELs use numeracy skills in their home lives and connections of skill use with related electronic numeracy skills. This…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, English Language Learners, Family Environment
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Byrne, Nicole – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: As allied health professions change over time to keep up with and reflect a rapidly changing society, it is quite possible that the people attracted to the profession may also change. If this is the case, then knowing this could be critical for future workforce marketing, training and planning. Aims: The aim was to investigate whether…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Personality, Generational Differences, Foreign Countries
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Manuti, Amelia; Curci, Antonietta; Van der Heijden, Beatrice – International Journal of Training and Development, 2018
The meaning people attribute to working is a multidimensional construct, accounting for personal values, expectations, beliefs and attitudes towards work, which originates and develops because of life cycle experiences. The main aim of this paper is to contribute to the investigation of the 'meaning of working' by focusing on the causal…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Work Attitudes, High School Students, College Students
Allen, Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2018
As education in the United States becomes more complex to provide for increasingly diverse students, it is extremely challenging to develop, recruit, and hire administrators to effectively lead 21st century schools. Many school districts all over the country are counting on their principals to successfully transition their schools to full…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Common Core State Standards, Principals, Generational Differences
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Grobler, Anton; Rensburg, Mari Jansen van – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
A 'new' workplace landscape in the higher education sector leads to employees questioning their fit within the current organisation. This paper presents the findings of an organisational climate study within a South African Higher Education Institution and highlights multi-generational perspectives. The theoretical contribution of this paper is a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Environment, Higher Education, Intention
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Neville, Kathleen M.; Brochu, Kelly – About Campus, 2019
The authors, coming from different generations, know that their colleagues have differing perspectives on how one responds to the demanding work in student affairs. Generational differences, however, create a diverse work environment that benefits students. Currently there are four generations gainfully employed in the US workforce. This includes…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Work Environment, Employees, Student Personnel Workers
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Tsugawa, Samuel – Research Studies in Music Education, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine the intergenerational interactions between preservice music teachers and senior adult musicians engaged in music teaching and learning in a New Horizons ensemble within one university's music teacher preparation program. This intrinsic qualitative case study included written reflections and observational…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Music Teachers, Musicians, Older Adults
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Peksen, Sude; Queirós, Anabela; Flander, Alenka; Leišyte, Liudvika; Tenhunen, Ville – Higher Education Policy, 2021
In the context of transformation of the higher education landscape by Knowledge Society imperatives, there is an increase in academics' external engagement, especially in the fields of hard sciences. This trend is noticeable in various European countries with different higher education models, but rather limited knowledge in understanding the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientists, Higher Education, Knowledge Economy
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Hepper, Jens – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2021
This case study addresses the issue of climate change denial among students in their first year of vocational education. It was possible to shake the belief that man-made climate change was not happening, through letting students measure the potential of natural forest vegetation and compare their findings with those gathered by their peers nine…
Descriptors: Climate, Beliefs, Forestry, Environmental Education
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