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Unpreceded societal and technological changes will probably affect cognitive and social-psychological characteristics of people, especially the young. For the Dutch Defense it is therefore useful to identify and understand the potential differing (work-related) characteristics of next generation(s) in order to develop and adopt cohort-appropriate education and training programs. The present literature study on this subject was carried out within the Defence research programme “Education and (individual) Training (O&iT) in a dynamic operational context” (2017 – 2021). The report starts with a description of the concept of generation. Subsequently the development of educationally-relevant characteristics over the last two decennia are portrayed and partly extrapolated to the future generation of students and young workers (2030). This is described from a cognitive- and a social-psychological perspective on training and education. In this endeavor we also analyze to what extent differences between generations are fundamental and ‘hard’ and with that, to what extent the concept of subsequent ‘generations’ is factually grounded. Next, possible effects of the most recent technologies, like social media and upcoming, groundbreaking technologies, such as robotics and artificial intelligence are addressed. Finally, some visions and concepts that may be most relevant for future learners in a highly technological society are provided and discussed. Based on the findings, in a next phase of this project, an educational approach (and guidelines) can be developed to (re)learn and enhance (or retain) the right motivation to do so. |
