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Talker Differences in Clear and Conversational Speech: Perceived Sentence Clarity for Young Adults with Normal Hearing and Older Adults with Hearing Loss
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Ferguson, Sarah Hargus; Morgan, Shae D. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine talker differences for subjectively rated speech clarity in clear versus conversational speech, to determine whether ratings differ for young adults with normal hearing (YNH listeners) and older adults with hearing impairment (OHI listeners), and to explore effects of certain talker characteristics…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Young Adults, Adults, Listening
Ageism at University: A Comparative Analysis of Young and Older Adult Students
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Fernández, Enrique Arias; Castro, Juan Lirio; Aguayo, Inmaculada Herranz; González, David Alonso; Martínez, Esther Portal – Educational Gerontology, 2018
This study undertakes a comparative analysis of the negative stereotypes of older persons described by young and older adult university students at the University of Castilla-La Mancha. This study is innovative in that it compares three analytical perspectives: the perception of young students (18-27 years); the perception of older adult students…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Universities, Undergraduate Students, Older Adults
The Importance of Being…Social? Instructor Credibility and the Millennials
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Gerhardt, Megan W. – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
Using the framework of generational identity, the current study explores how a range of characteristics impact Millennial perceptions of instructor credibility. Millennial Generation student ratings of the impact of competence, character, and sociability on instructor credibility were compared to faculty ratings of the same characteristics.…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Credibility, Learner Engagement, Values
Use and Perception of Technology: Sex and Generational Differences in a Community Sample
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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
Social Media & Mobile Internet Use among Teens and Young Adults. Millennials
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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
On the Frontier of Adulthood: Theory, Research, and Public Policy. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development, Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy
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Settersten, Richard A., Jr., Ed.; Furstenberg, Frank F. Jr., Ed.; Rumbaut, Ruben G., Ed. – University of Chicago Press, 2005
"On the Frontier of Adulthood" reveals a startling new fact: adulthood no longer begins when adolescence ends. A lengthy period before adulthood, often spanning the twenties and even extending into the thirties, is now devoted to further education, job exploration, experimentation in romantic relationships, and personal development. Pathways into…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Public Policy, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis