Book Review: Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584–2069

Heller, George N.

doi:10.1177/153660069301400207

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“…We conducted semi-structured, face-to-face interviews with 28 older adults who were 65 years of age or older (see Table 1 for demographic characteristics). We focused on older Baby Boomers and members of the Silent Generation in the United States who were born between 1925 and 1950 (Strauss & Howe, 1991). The participants were recruited through a local senior center in a metropolitan area in a Midwestern U.S. state and through a university-based online recruitment system that allows access to a pool of local community participants ( N > 3,500; 9% are adults older than 51).…”

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Contrary to Myth, Older Adults Multitask With Media and Technologies, But Studying Their Multitasking Behaviors Can Be Challenging

Kononova

Joshi

Cotten

2019

Innovation in Aging

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Background and Objectives The study’s objective was to explore older adults’ (aged 65 or older) descriptions of behavior related to multitasking with traditional and newer media/information and communication technologies (ICTs) and perceived benefits of such behavior, along with older adults’ preference for research methods used to study their multitasking behaviors. Employing common media-use measures that heavily rely on self-reporting in populations of older adults is challenging, especially given that patterns of media/ICT use are becoming increasingly complex. Cumulatively, people spend more time using media than they are aware of because of the tendency to use some forms of media simultaneously. As cognitive ability deteriorates with age, self-reported recollection of complex patterns of media/ICT use, such as multitasking, among older adults increases the threat to data accuracy. Research Design and Methods: Twenty-eight community-dwelling older adults in a Midwestern U.S. state participated in in-depth interviews (average length was 40 minutes) to discuss their use of traditional and newer media/technologies in combination with other activities and outline methods researchers should use to study such behaviors. Results Participants reported they engaged in multitasking behaviors similar to those of younger generations, with the difference in the higher extent of using traditional media and ICTs. They talked about multitasking with radio and television for “background noise” as being a rewarding experience. They perceived the effects of multitasking to be detrimental to attention and performance and attributed this media-use habit to individual psychological and demographic differences. They preferred ethnographic observation and keeping a paper-and-pencil diary as research methods to study multitasking among their peers. Data-logging methods were less popular because they raised privacy concerns among interviewees. Discussion and Implications Different types of traditional and newer media and technologies could be used differently in situations that require older adults to focus, relax, or be efficient. The findings suggest that future researchers strive for a compromise between data access and data accuracy when they select a research method to study media use among older adults.

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Contrary to Myth, Older Adults Multitask With Media and Technologies, But Studying Their Multitasking Behaviors Can Be Challenging

Kononova

Joshi

Cotten

2019

Innovation in Aging

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“…Relying on the theoretical framework developed by Howe and Strauss (), who explore Anglo‐American history through four generational cycles (or ‘turnings’), we distinguish between four major ‘turnings’ in the history of the selected countries between 1902 and 1990. The turnings also coincide with the biological reproductive generational cycle of a little over twenty years (Alwin and McCammon, ).…”

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Generational Differences in Values in Central and Eastern Europe: The Effects of Politico‐Economic Transition

Turkina

Surzhko-Harned

2014

J of Common Market Studies

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This article explores the effects of post-communist transition and European enlargement on intergenerational politico-economic values in three groups of countries: Central and Eastern European countries that became European Union members; countries with EU membership prospects; and those that have no membership prospects, at least in the foreseeable future. The analysis indicates considerable differences between these three groups of countries and shows that over time Europeanization served as an intra-cohort mechanism of social change: it smoothed over intergenerational differences and led to a trend of convergence in values between new Eastern members of the EU and Western Europe. Europeanization also appears to have some harmonizing power on intergenerational differences in countries with EU membership prospects. At the same time, the rough post-communist transition process and the lack of consolidation mechanisms created considerable intergenerational differences in European countries without EU membership prospects, as revealed by the dominance of cohort replacement mechanism in these countries.

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“…11 As far as the world of work is concerned, Baby Boomers and Generations X, Y and Z are the active workers. Research has shown that different generations are characterised by differences in their relationship to technology, workplace change, loyalty and remuneration: 12 − Technology -Baby Boomers are insecure about technological innovations and do not trust themselves. The members of Generation Y are much more responsive, are addicted to the Internet, and use technological tools in their everyday life and work.…”

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Competency-based Human Resource Management in the Public Service from Educational Perspective

Belényesi¹,

Dobos²

2022

PPBMK

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This study aims to provide a theoretical analysis of the applicability of competency-based Human Resource Management (HRM) approaches in the civil service with a view to enhancing and embedding the development of HRM in national systems, such as in the Hungarian civil service, where, despite its growing popularity, it has not been adequately addressed so far. It is our intention to focus on several interrelated aspects of the issue, analysing its components and indicating directions for improvement. Exploring the reasons behind the lack of progress in this area, the study highlights aspects such as the misunderstandings resulting from the differences of interpretations of competency-based HRM, and of the practical implications of the measurability of competencies. It also presents the special features of practices employed in the United States, where the interpretation of competencies is based on the unified personality of the employee, who is ready to develop new competencies that meet the requirements of employers and the changing work environment. It seems important to bring the approaches of the training institutions into line with those of the public institutions, even if compromises are unavoidable.

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Book Review: Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584–2069

Cited by 30 publications

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Contrary to Myth, Older Adults Multitask With Media and Technologies, But Studying Their Multitasking Behaviors Can Be Challenging

Contrary to Myth, Older Adults Multitask With Media and Technologies, But Studying Their Multitasking Behaviors Can Be Challenging

Generational Differences in Values in Central and Eastern Europe: The Effects of Politico‐Economic Transition

Competency-based Human Resource Management in the Public Service from Educational Perspective

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