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What is Generational Blending

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Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and Training
Baby Boomers are individuals born between the years of 1944 and 1964. Generation X are individuals born between the years of 1965-1981. Millennia students are individuals born between the years of 1977 and 1998. Computers, cell phones, PDAs, and other mobile technology have been a natural part of their lives and they are considered technologically literate.
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Engaging the Adult Learner Through Graduate Learning Communities
Ellen Reames (Auburn University, USA), Maria Martinez Witte (Auburn University, USA), and Marcus Howell (Auburn University, USA)
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-068-2.ch018
Abstract
Providing a college education is important to the advancement of the United States and at the international level. A highly competitive 21st century workforce is in demand, and there is an increased need for graduate degrees but the adult learners and the learning venues are changing dramatically. This chapter addresses the need for graduate education, the trends and changing demographics of adult learners or graduate students, and the use of graduate learning communities to satisfy the changing needs of those served by colleges and universities.
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