The Intergenerational Climate of Spanish University Research

Autor/inn/en	Castro-Ceacero, Diego; Rodriguez-Gomez, David; Muñoz-Moreno, José Luís; Calatayud, Amparo
Titel	The Intergenerational Climate of Spanish University Research
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 48 (2023) 11, S.1696-1707 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Castro-Ceacero, Diego) ORCID (Rodriguez-Gomez, David) ORCID (Muñoz-Moreno, José Luís) ORCID (Calatayud, Amparo)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2023.2211088
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Generational Differences; Age Differences; Researchers; Public Colleges; Organizational Culture; Stereotypes; Intergenerational Programs; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Researcher; Forscher; Unternehmenskultur; Klischee; Spanien
Abstract	The knowledge economy has transformed society and the university environment, which has moved towards the market model. The profound changes produced under this new model have had implications for institutional functions, especially research. In Spain, this transformation has also coincided with the intergenerational overlap of researchers. Consequently, research on intergenerational relations has become an area of interest and concern. This study analyses the intergenerational climate of Spanish research by administering the Workplace Intergenerational Climate Scale. This questionnaire has five subscales: lack of generational stereotypes, positive intergenerational affect, intergenerational contact, workplace generational inclusiveness, and workplace intergenerational retention. A total of 2003 researchers from 10 Spanish public universities participated in this study. The findings suggest a favourable intergenerational climate in Spanish research, albeit with some generational stereotypes. Older researchers (Baby Boomers and Generation X) showed the most positive perception of the various aspects of the intergenerational climate of Spanish research, represented by the different subscales. As a positive intergenerational climate in research settings leads to improvements at the individual, group, and institutional levels, higher education institutions should regularly diagnose and improve their intergenerational climate towards overcoming generational stereotypes, which often results from intuitions and beliefs than from actual and confirmed difficulties. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01