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Generational Considerations in Training
February 9, 2016
Four great adventures: read, learn, write and travel.
-Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian writer
-Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian writer
In her book, Best Practices for Training Early Childhood Professionals, Sharon Bergen addresses the importance of tailoring training to account for generational influences.
Baby boomers "tend to value authority figures and subject matter experts. They are more familiar with the trainer-as-lecturer approach to instruction and may be reluctant to engage in training games, simulations, and other activities that they see as more closely linked with fun than learning.... are most likely to show reluctance to use technology for learning."
Generation X-ers "are naturally skeptical and tend to offer questions and even challenge the information presented to them. Because this generation places high value on flexibility, you should try to provide as much choice as possible in training times, location, and methods of training."
Millennials "place high value on team activities, use technology eagerly, and expect to learn new things throughout their lives. They want consistent feedback and praise and enjoy fast-paced learning activities."
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Comments (3)
Displaying All 3 CommentsSeattle, WA, United States
I am a baby boomer who loves games and simulations in trainings both as a participant and presenter. I am also skeptical. Students of any generation have characteristics based on their stage in life but I do not recognize these generalizations as accurate. I think "Women's Ways of Knowing" provides a more useful framework for the Early Childhood field.
Whispering Pines, NC, United States
Where is the emphasis on the individuality of learning styles? The ability to identify and teach in manners that value the assets and work the with challenges of each learner is crucial to effective teaching and learning. The description of the boomers was offensive to me as a person born in the first year of the boom. It describes a learning style that I see crossing all generations and the elements in the descriptions of the Gen Xers and the Millennials put them in narrow boxes as well.
United States
shockingly overly simplistic. People from all generations like good training that is useful, relevant and accessible.
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