Perspectives on Empowering Intergenerational Relations in Educational Organizations, SONER POLAT,ÇAĞLAR ÇELİK, Editör, IGI Global , Pennsylvania, ss.188-208, 2023
Schools
are organisations with individuals from different generations, shaped
by different ages, educational ideologies, experiences, and mentalities.
Therefore, there are teachers and students from different generations
under the roof of schools. In this situation, schools face the challenge
of balancing the needs of different generations, both students and
educators. Different generations differ in terms of the ways of
interpersonal communication and the communication channels they use.
This difference in communication channels can lead to misunderstandings
and conflicts between generations in the workplace and, of course, in
schools, resulting in intergenerational communication breakdowns.Given
the importance of communication in learning environments, the focus of
this chapter is on intergenerational differences in school and classroom
environments, intergenerational communication and suggestions for
improving this communication.