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Noorh Albadi – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate the preferred learning styles among undergraduate interior design students of Generation Z. The Gregorc Style Delineator, a self-report instrument to determine learning style, was administered to 500 undergraduate interior design students enrolled in 14 Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)…
Descriptors: Interior Design, Young Adults, Learning Modalities, Preferences
LaDonna Hutchins – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Student motivation and technology use are important considerations for higher education institutions. With increasing proportions of institutional funding being tied to student success and retention outcomes, gaining an awareness of how students tend to be motivated as well as their comfort and skill level with technology is critical for…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, College Students, Community Colleges, Universities
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Schneer, Joy A.; Beutell, Nicholas J. – Journal of Education for Business, 2019
The authors examined expectations for and commitment to career and family participation among American and Chinese business students using social learning theory. They found differences between Chinese and U.S. respondents on expectations regarding career and family as well as an interaction between gender, country (China vs. United States), and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education
Sands, Anita; Goodman, Madeline – ETS Center for Research on Human Capital and Education, 2018
This report questions how skills are distributed across the millennial population, focusing on the size and demographic characteristics of U.S. millennials with low literacy and numeracy skills, and the resulting impact on social and economic outcomes. The authors do this in part by examining the issue of "disconnected youth," a term…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Youth, Late Adolescents, Young Adults
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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
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Hanson, Andrew R.; Gulish, Artem – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2013
The lockstep march from school to work and then on to retirement no longer applies for a growing share of Americans. Many young adults are launching their careers later, while older adults are working longer. As a result, the education and labor market institutions that were the foundation of a 20th century system are out of sync with the 21st…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Older Adults, Employment Patterns, Employment
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Weiss, Felix; Scholten, Mirte M. M. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2014
As with earlier social disparities in educational achievement, re-enrolment in college education can depend on parental social background. We link this finding with gender differences using data from the US National Longitudinal Study of Youth 79 and ask if the decision to re-enrol in college is influenced by parental social class in a…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Young Adults, Postsecondary Education, Student Participation
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Van Volkom, Michele; Stapley, Janice C.; Malter, Johnna – Educational Gerontology, 2013
A community sample of 431 adults (175 men and 256 women) ages 18 to 91 across three generations (young adults, adults, and older adults) were recruited for the current study. Participants completed a demographic and technology use questionnaire that ascertained their attitudes toward, and use of, various types of technology--such as cellular…
Descriptors: Adults, Gender Differences, Generational Differences, Age Differences
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Pope, Jennifer A.; Sánchez, Carol M.; Lehnert, Kevin; Schmid, Alexandra S. – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2014
We propose that Generation Y college students' motivations to study abroad are rooted in the desire for individual growth, which, combined with other motivation factors--gender, parents' educational level, prior international experience, age, and household income--drives the intent to study abroad. The study samples juniors and seniors in business…
Descriptors: College Students, Age Groups, Generational Differences, Young Adults
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Currin, James B.; Hayslip, Bert, Jr.; Temple, Jeff R. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of age, historical change, and gender on perceptions of mental health and mental health services. Using multidimensional measures to assess such perceptions among older adults (1977, 1991, 2000), and younger adults (1991, 2000), we expected that older adults would have less positive mental health…
Descriptors: Health Services, Females, Mental Health, Age Differences
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Smith, Carolyn A.; Ireland, Timothy O.; Park, Aely; Elwyn, Laura; Thornberry, Terence P. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
This study focuses on intergenerational continuity in violent partner relationships. We investigate whether exposure to caregiver intimate partner violence (IPV) during adolescence leads to increased involvement in IPV during early adulthood (age 21-23) and adulthood (age 29-31). We also investigate whether this relationship differs by gender.…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Caregivers, Adolescents, Urban Youth
Lenhart, Amanda; Purcell, Kristen; Smith, Aaron; Zickuhr, Kathryn – Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2010
Since 2006, blogging has dropped among teens and young adults while simultaneously rising among older adults. As the tools and technology embedded in social networking sites change, and use of the sites continues to grow, youth may be exchanging "macro blogging" for microblogging with status updates. Blogging has declined in popularity among both…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Young Adults, Adolescents