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- PublicationEmbargoChange and innovation as viewed by teachers from different generations: similarity and diversity(IGI Global, 2023) Portela Pruaño, Antonio; Negrín Medina, Miguel Ángel; Marrero Galván, Juan José; Bernárdez Gómez, Abraham; Didáctica y Organización EscolarEducational change and innovation are needed to improve the quality and equity of education around the world. Teachers are therefore expected to make changes and to innovate both in their theoretical approaches and their practice. However, considerable variation can be found in the profession with regard to change and innovation. In particular, differences can be identified depending on teachers’ age, career stage and generation. There is a paucity of research on these differences. To address this gap, a qualitative study focused on teacher orientation towards change and innovation was conducted. Data collected from discussion groups and interviews were analysed thematically. The findings indicated that the participants shared a similar understanding of change and innovation. However, data also showed differences regarding participants’ orientation towards change and innovation that they attributed to age, professional experience, and various circumstances in their careers that were linked to their professional generations.
- PublicationOpen AccessEmployee engagement in tourism: A generational study of european countries(Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de publicaciones, 2020) Ferreira, PedroThe goal of this paper is to examine employee engagement among different generations of tourism workers across European countries. The research takes a quantitative approach. Data from 2,393 employees from 35 European countries working in tourism were consi-dered. Data analysis was based on cluster analysis to find patterns of engagement across countries and hierarchical multiple regression analysis and other statistical tools to confirm differences between generations. The results reveal three groups of countries with different patterns of engagement. The findings also show differences between generational groups.
- PublicationOpen AccessIntergenerational professional development and learning of teachers: a mixed methods study(SAGE Publications, 2022-10-06) Portela Pruaño, Antonio; Bernárdez Gómez, Abraham; Marrero Galván, Juan José; Nieto Cano, José Miguel; Didáctica y Organización EscolarSchools, as in the case of other organizations, face complex challenges due to generational phenomena. In addition to an increasingly aging teaching workforce, schools are becoming more age-diverse, with coexisting multiple generations. Two consequences of this situation are the declining availability of relevant and critical knowledge for schools as teachers retire and the difficulties associated with maintaining professional relationships among teachers of different generations. These challenges have highlighted the significance of understanding the relevance of generations of teachers and identifying ways to build on generational diversity. Specifically, intergenerational collaboration and learning are needed to meet these challenges. Accordingly, this study aims to (1) examine generational diversity among teachers, (2) inquire into their interactions and the learning processes accompanying collaborative experiences in professional development, and (3) explore how these experiences and processes can enhance professional learning and practice. To this end, an exploratory mixed methods research project is conducted, comprising a multiphase design with two exploratory sequential studies (QUAL→quan). The participants are a sample of beginner, veteran, and retired teachers from Spain’s publicly funded schools. In the qualitative strands of the study, data collection techniques comprise focus groups and semi-structured in-depth interviews followed by thematic analysis. In the quantitative strands, questionnaires (a multidimensional scale and a survey experiment) are the major data sources, which are subjected to descriptive and inferential statistical (factor and conjoint) analyses. The focus is primarily on the qualitative strands.
- PublicationOpen AccessLas nociones de vida y biología en la teoría de las generaciones de Ortega y Gasset(Universidad de Murcia, 2011) Costa Delgado, JorgeLas nociones de vida y biología adquieren distintos sentidos en la teoría de las generaciones o se expresan en distintas oposiciones según se sitúen en el campo político, filosófico o científico. Este artículo afronta estas dimensiones prestando especial atención al peculiar estilo de Ortega, en particular a las reiteradas metáforas biologicistas, asumiendo que son inseparables del contenido teórico presente en sus obras. Este estilo puede ser un instrumento muy apropiado para articular la relación de los campos entre sí y con la biografía de Ortega, teniendo en cuenta su heterodoxa apuesta filosófica.
- PublicationOpen AccessTeacher professional dispositions as viewed by teachers in Spain: Is a generational perspective relevant?(Springer, 2025-02-27) Portela Pruaño, Antonio; Negrín Medina, Miguel Ángel; Marrero Galván, Juan José; Bernárdez Gómez, Abraham; Didáctica y Organización EscolarThere is a growing interest in teacher quality, which must encompass teacher diversity, including a more age-diverse and ageing teacher workforce. Little is known about how generational change among teachers influences professional dispositions, which are key to teacher quality. This qualitative study investigated how young beginner, mature veteran and older retired teachers in Spain characterise generational groups of teachers according to their professional dispositions. A thematic analysis of data from discussion groups and interviews (n = 24 and n = 60, respectively) showed that the participants (n = 147) identified and had a similar understanding of two core professional dispositions: a sense of vocation and the engagement that it promotes. It was also found that they attributed differences to age, career path, and significant shared experiences. This suggests that, in their perception, these aspects shape their notion of teacher generations, which is important for understanding the contextual and changing nature of professional dispositions.
- PublicationOpen AccessLos usos del concepto de generación en la filosofía española de los años 1940: racionalizaciones biográficas, trayectorias académicas y tradiciones teóricas(Universidad de Murcia, 2011) Moreno Pestaña, José LuisEn este artículo se reconstruye el debate (desarrollado en la segunda mitad de los años 1940) sobre las generaciones entre Julián Marías y Pedro Laín Entralgo. Para ello se reconstruyen las trayectorias biográficas, políticas y culturales de ambos. También se analizan las redes teóricas, procedentes de Ortega y Gasset, en las que dicho debate cobra sentido. A través de ese debate se intenta captar ciertas transformaciones que la Guerra Civil y la primera fase del Régimen de Franco impusieron en las redes intelectuales vinculadas a Ortega y a Zubiri.