Laura Holyoke and Erick Larson‚ the authors of “Engaging the Adult Learner Generational Mix”‚ have researched the ways the current generations today tend to learn. The three distinct generations being focused on in this article are the Baby Boomers which were born between 1943 and 1960‚ Generation-X born between 1960 and 1980‚ and Millenia born between 1981 and 2002. Holyoke and Larson have noted that “in the workforce‚ as well as in higher education‚ current literature pertaining to adult learners
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From an employee perspective‚ I enjoy working with a diverse age group. It is wonderful to have the knowledge and experience of the older employees‚ and it is intriguing to see the technology capabilities of the younger generations. However‚ since I fall in the ending years of the Baby Boomers‚ I often find myself caught in the middle concerning opinions and expectations. My group of teammates consists of a supervisor who is twelve years younger than me‚ a co-worker who is ten years older than
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What other differences do the generations have‚ and is it possible they’re all situational. As I was researching these generation differences I read a multitude of articles. Each article held a different opinion. However‚ I did happen to catch a common factor each article held. Each article expressed some sort of prejudice against another generation based on stereotype a generation is marked with. Whether it was a millennium ranting on the not accepting views of a baby boomer‚ or a baby boomer ranting
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Just as every person differs from one another‚ undoubtedly each generation also differs from the next. Every generation has its unique attitudes‚ and lifestyle choices. Whereas earlier generations experienced various historical events‚ e.g. the baby boomers and the Vietnam War‚ that considerably impacted their viewpoints‚ so is the case for each generation. Whereas generation X is often associated with being the latch-key kids‚ having considerable access to education‚ and witnessing various historical
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Skilled Labor Which of the following factors would drive your decision to accept one job/position over another? © Statista‚ Inc. (NY) Factors that influence people to choose one job/position over another 2012 Which of the following factors would drive your decision to accept one job/position over another? Personal fulfillment / work-life balance Corporate sovereignty / goodwill Other Compensation benefits 18% 20% 20% 19% 3% 39% 6% 4% 38% 4% 36% 100.0% Personal growth / advancement
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Technology and the influence on values: Technology influences any society‚ from the first telephone to the smartphones of today. It has always been a very fast growing and developing mechanism and has changed a lot throughout the generations. Today’s generation‚ “Generation Z” is known as ‘the generation of technology’ and sometimes referred to as the ‘selfie gen’. The place that technology plays on enforcing values and morals has become more prominent than in previous generations. In comparison
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Throughout recent events‚ there have been many debates between the different generations. As newer generations come‚ it causes tension since there are so many differences between them. The main generations that have conflict would be the Baby Boomers and the Millennials. A Baby Boomer is considered someone that was born between 1946 and 1964; the Millennials is someone that is born between 1980 and 2000. The main three reasons why these generations differ so much would be how they were raised‚ how
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Generational gap refers to the differences between a younger generation and their seniors. Each generation developed in a different period‚ with different ways of living and with different ideals. Although these differences have been present throughout history‚ old generations have to be confronted at the cultural change which affects the actual society‚ particularly with the new generations X and Y. The basic purpose of this paper is to show that the development of medias and new technologies
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Generations Have you ever thought about what it would be like to live in the past? The future? If one were to choose‚ are the future children going to be luckier than those that lived in the past conditions? 65 million people were born into the time period called “Generation Y.” Generation Y‚ who consists of those who were born between 1980 to 1999‚ are commonly compared to the Silent Generation because of the number of births. The Silent Generation is the generation of Americans born from roughly
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Generational Gaps and their Effects on the Workplace XYZ & Associates is a small to mid-sized CPA firm in Independence‚ Ohio. I am currently employed at the C-Corp as a staff accountant and client service manager. XYZ & Associates is a service based firm that provides services such as financial planning‚ tax planning & preparation‚ auditing and payroll services‚ as well as business valuation services. As of right now‚ the company is currently staffed with eleven employees. Of the eleven
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