Adapting training to meet the preferred learning styles of different generations
This article considers how training professionals can respond to differences in training preferences between generational groups. It adopts two methods. First, it surveys the existing research and finds generally that preferences for training approaches can differ between groups and specifically that younger employees are perceived to leverage technology more at work. Second, it uses a qualitative grounded theory approach to examine the perspectives of a sample of older and a sample of younger workers in the United States. It finds that both samples perceive a greater comfort level of younger ... Show more
Authors: Urick, Michael
Published: Oxford, England, John Wiley and Sons, 2017
Resource type: Article
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijtd.12093
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