Generation Alpha: Understanding the Next Cohort of University Students
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2202.01422v1
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2022 05:47:43 GMT
- Title: Generation Alpha: Understanding the Next Cohort of University Students
- Authors: Rushan Ziatdinov and Juanee Cilliers
- Abstract summary: The research employed a theoretical analysis based on the characteristics and traits that distinguishes Generation Alpha.
The research identified the influence of social media, social connections, high levels of perceptions and the Generation Alpha's ability to interpret information as strengths to consider in future teaching-learning approaches in the higher education environment.
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- Abstract: Technology is changing at a blistering pace and is impacting on the way we
consider knowledge as a free commodity, along with the ability to apply skills,
concepts and understandings. Technology is aiding the way the world is
evolving, and its contributions to education are not an exemption. While
technology advances will play a crucial part in future teaching-learning
approaches, educators will also be challenged by the next higher-education
generation, the Alpha Generation. This entrepreneurial generation will embrace
the innovation, progressiveness, and advancement with the expectation that one
in two Generation Alphas will obtain a university degree. In anticipating the
educational challenges and opportunities of the future higher education
environment, this research reflected on Generation Alpha as the next cohort of
university students, considering their preferred learning styles, perceptions
and expectations relating to education. The research employed a theoretical
analysis based on the characteristics and traits that distinguishes Generation
Alpha, spearheaded by technology advances. The empirical investigation
considered three independent studies that were previous conducted by authors
from Slovakia, Hungary, Australia, and Turkey to understand the challenges and
opportunities pertaining to Generation Alpha. The research identified the
influence of social media, social connections, high levels of perceptions and
the Generation Alpha's ability to interpret information as strengths to
consider in future teaching-learning approaches in the higher education
environment. This research concluded with recommendations on how universities
could be transformed to ensure a better learning experience for Generation
Alpha students, aligned with their characteristics, perceptions and
expectations.
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