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Rentz, Kathryn C. – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2015
This case study examined the extent to which expected Gen Y traits surfaced in a well-managed U.S. company. The results indicate that certain Gen Y traits typically regarded as undesirable in the workplace are especially persistent, even in an optimal organizational setting, but others are not. The findings also reveal both expected and unexpected…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Generational Differences, Employees, Case Studies
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Leker, Laura; Ponthiere, Gregory – Education Economics, 2015
Following Ben-Porath [1967. "The Production of Human Capital and the Life-Cycle of Earnings." "Journal of Political Economy" 75 (3): 352-365], the influence of life expectancy on education and on human capital has attracted much attention among growth theorists. Whereas existing growth models rely on an education decision made…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Expectation, Educational Attainment, Decision Making
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Hedge, Jerry W.; Feldman, Jay – RTI International, 2015
For workers of all ages, work satisfies a range of needs, including financial security, a sense of accomplishment, recognition for superior performance, skill development, and social status. However, both youths (aged 16 to 24 years old) and older workers (aged 55 years or older) often find themselves at a disadvantage in the job market. These two…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Youth Opportunities, Youth Employment, Older Workers
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Hauck, Mirjam, Ed.; Müller-Hartmann, Andreas, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
The Evaluating and Upscaling Telecollaborative Teacher Education (EVALUATE) project was a European policy experiment funded by Erasmus+ between 2017 and 2019. The EVALUATE consortium trained teacher trainers and organised virtual exchanges which involved over 1,000 student teachers at over 34 initial teacher education institutions in Europe and…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Computer Simulation
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Soriano-Ayala, Encarnación; Cala, Verónica C. – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2017
How important is the role that the different social institutions play in adolescents' emotional development? This study alludes to the social capital framework to explain the influence that the family, school and peer relations have on the social-emotional competencies (SEC) of adolescents, immigrants and locals living in Southeastern Spain. Three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Capital, Social Development, Emotional Development
Szoka, Amy – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this interpretive, phenomenological study was to explore and understand how millennial nursing students perceived their lived experiences of being active learners in an associate degree program and how it affected student learning outcomes and/or program satisfaction. The research questions guiding this study were based on…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Phenomenology, Nursing Students, Generational Differences
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Tompkins, Paula S. – Communication Education, 2016
The new developmental stage of emerging adulthood (age 18-25) offers a framework for thinking about younger millennials in our classrooms. Smith, Christoffersen, Davidson, and Herzog's (2011) profile of emerging adults, based on longitudinal study of over 3200 emerging adults and culminating in 230 in-depth interviews, parallels research of the…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Communication Skills, Instructional Innovation, Generational Differences
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Wasescha, Anna – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2016
To mark the 30th anniversary of "Campus Compact," leaders from across the network came together in the summer of 2015 to reaffirm a shared commitment to the public purposes of higher education. Campus Compact's 30th Anniversary Action Statement of Presidents and Chancellors is the product of that collective endeavor. In signing the…
Descriptors: Position Papers, Organizational Objectives, Democratic Values, Generational Differences
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Saracco, Susanna – International Journal for Transformative Research, 2016
Philosophy of childhood is a field of inquiry in which the protagonists are adults, who are trying to understand children, and children, who are trying to be understood by adults. These two operating agents must find a common ground that renders their communication possible. This piece develops and illustrates the notion that no theorisation can…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Early Childhood Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories
Scully, Maura King – CURRENTS, 2013
Stories about young graduates grumbling about a variety of concerns, from the price of athletics tickets to a perceived lack of outreach from faculty they worked with as students, pop up frequently in chatter among alumni directors at conferences, on discussion boards, and in casual conversations between peers. The consensus is that…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Alumni, Expectation, Alumni Associations
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Russian Education & Society, 2015
The boundary of adulthood is not the easiest subject for a large population survey. Reaching adulthood is usually associated with crossing a certain age threshold and achieving various event-related, biographical milestones or a certain stage of personal maturity. These are not alternative or competing perspectives, but the ones representing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Surveys, Maturity (Individuals), Individual Development
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Mastrianni, Theresa M. – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2015
Our students consistently hand in assignments late, or complete them at the last minute. Why is it that they know about assignments all term long yet only begin them the night before the assignment is due? Based on a career-focused learning community at Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York, this article looks at ways…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Students, Generational Differences, Time Management
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Orth, Ulrich; Maes, Jürgen; Schmitt, Manfred – Developmental Psychology, 2015
The authors examined the development of self-esteem across the life span. Data came from a German longitudinal study with 3 assessments across 4 years of a sample of 2,509 individuals ages 14 to 89 years. The self-esteem measure used showed strong measurement invariance across assessments and birth cohorts. Latent growth curve analyses indicated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Esteem, Individual Development, Longitudinal Studies
Sackett, Ginni – NAMTA Journal, 2015
Ginni Sackett delves into the many implications of grace and courtesy, from social relations and the basis of community to respect for the child's personality. Her point of departure is modern social living with grace and dignity. Hers is an exploration over two generations of seeing grace and courtesy as a comprehensive social view that is the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Social Influences, Montessori Method, Generational Differences
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Gallardo-Echenique, Eliana Esther; Marqués-Molías, Luis; Bullen, Mark; Strijbos, Jan-Willem – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
This paper reports on a literature review of the concept of "Digital Natives" and related terms. More specifically, it reports on the idea of a homogeneous generation of prolific and skilled users of digital technology born between 1980 and 1994. In all, 127 articles published between 1991 and 2014 were reviewed. On the basis of the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Literature Reviews
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