What do you think about generational research and it's application in higher education? Does the Quiz: How Millennial Are You? make you feel left out/misunderstood or provide helpful insights/affirmation? According to Richard Pells, The Peculiar Generation (Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/21/2010) gets lost in the generational conversations. I think that it's an example of how broad categorizations break down as one becomes more specific. Understanding people, their context, and their culture (especially our … [Read more...] about The Peculiar Generation?
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Quiz: How Millennial Are You?
Last night I took the Pew Research Center's Quiz: See How You Compare to the Millennial Generation (HT: How Millennial Are You? Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/17/2010). I scored a "22" with the below markers on a scale up to "100." "4" for Silent Generation "11" for Baby Boomer "33" for Gen X-er "73" for Millenial What's your score? Anyone have comments on the quiz (and where you fall), the data found at Millennials: A Portrait of Generation Next, and/or how this material should be used … [Read more...] about Quiz: How Millennial Are You?
Query: Intergenerational Ministry Bibliography
In addition to the seminar mentioned in Query: Social Media, Community Development, Campus Ministry, I'm preparing a Bibliography for the upcoming Graduate & Faculty Ministry National Team Meetings. What do our friends in the Emerging Scholars Network have to share as resources (articles, blogs, books, webpages, etc) on Ages and life stages. The question of generational distinctives. Using the World Cafe to encourage good teamwork. Note: It's not necessary for the recommendations to focus on campus … [Read more...] about Query: Intergenerational Ministry Bibliography
Week in Review: Milliennials in Transition Edition
Our Week-in-Review feature has a new format. We know there's way too much to read out there already, so we're going to be highlighting the top five articles, books, websites, etc., that we've been reading or thinking about the past week. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. The Millennial Muddle (Eric Hoover, Chronicle of Higher Education, October 11, 2009) takes awhile to wade through but is worth it. Tom's placing this topic on his to … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Milliennials in Transition Edition