De plus en plus de défis sont relatées dans la gestion des différentes générations au travail. Chez les infirmières, la littérature met en avant les écarts intergénérationnels qui existent sur le plan quantitatif, tant sur les statuts d'emploi que sur les conditions de travail. Dans le cadre de ce travail, nous avons décidé d'étudier les différences entre la génération baby-boomer et la génération Y par le biais du concept d'identité collective. Nous avons donc mis l'accent sur les représentations subjectives que chaque génération se fait envers son travail, ses collègues, l'hôpital et les conditions de travail. Cinq éléments, présentés par Osty et al. (2007) permettront de saisir ces représentations subjectives : le mode de relation au travail, le rapport à l'autorité et à l'organisation, et enfin, la conception de l'organisation et du travail. / Cette étude s'est déroulée au courant de l'année 2008, dans la ville de Québec. Le Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec a été choisi pour réaliser des entrevues semi-directives, auprès des infirmières. Nous avons obtenu la participation de dix infirmières, de représentants syndicaux et de gestionnaires de l'hôpital. Cela nous a permis de mettre à jour les identités collectives que l'on retrouve chez chacune des générations à l'étude. Les résultats de l'étude mettent l'accent sur plusieurs divergences entre les deux générations, portant sur la place du travail dans la vie de l'infirmière, au rapport avec l'autorité ainsi qu'à l'importance que chaque génération accorde au savoir-faire pratique. Ces générations tendent alors vers deux identités au travail différentes : une identité de métier pour les baby-boomers et une identité professionnelle de système public pour les Y. Nous étudions les conséquences que ces changements identitaires entraînent pour les gestionnaires de l'hôpital ainsi que pour le syndicat. Pour terminer cette étude, nous mettons l'accent sur la fragmentation de la profession, l'évolution identitaire qui se profile et l'importance des supérieures immédiates pour l'exercice quotidien de la profession infirmière.

This explorative study originated from the researcher’s personal encounters with “disappointment, regret and purposelessness” in retirement. The aim of this research study is thus exploring what the opposite of these negative sentiments, namely “successful” aging or "successful" adaptation to retirement could constitute and, most importantly, the role of FLOW therein. Initial indications are that FLOW could play a key role in “successful” retirement. Another focus has been to explore whether and how retirees with post-matric qualifications or training could redeploy their accumulated expertise in the post-retirement years. Various models of social entrepreneurship, ranging from voluntary work to paid work, were found to enhance successful adaptation to retirement, addressing society’s needs at the same time. In this qualitative research study, I have followed a case study approach, interviewing nine participants, whose results were analysed individually and then integrated in a comparative fashion to answer the research questions. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)

The purpose of this study was to identify the training needs of different generations of adult learners within a corporate company within SA. Training needs were identified through interviews. Qualitative interviews were conducted with learners from each of the generations. This was a case study and the population was taken from a company within SA. Data was collected through interviews with different generations of adult learners, as well as the field notes of the researcher before, during, and after the interviews. The interviews were transcribed. The data was coded and categories were identified. This was done through inductive and abductive reasoning. From the categories, data were placed into themes. From these themes, findings were made regarding the training needs of different generations. Recommendations were made that can significantly impact the approach companies take towards training different generations of adult learners. Research limitations were described, and recommendations for future study. / Adult Basic Education (ABET) / M. Ed. (Adult Education)

This explorative study originated from the researcher’s personal encounters with “disappointment, regret and purposelessness” in retirement. The aim of this research study is thus exploring what the opposite of these negative sentiments, namely “successful” aging or "successful" adaptation to retirement could constitute and, most importantly, the role of FLOW therein. Initial indications are that FLOW could play a key role in “successful” retirement. Another focus has been to explore whether and how retirees with post-matric qualifications or training could redeploy their accumulated expertise in the post-retirement years. Various models of social entrepreneurship, ranging from voluntary work to paid work, were found to enhance successful adaptation to retirement, addressing society’s needs at the same time. In this qualitative research study, I have followed a case study approach, interviewing nine participants, whose results were analysed individually and then integrated in a comparative fashion to answer the research questions. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)

The purpose of this study was to identify the training needs of different generations of adult learners within a corporate company within SA. Training needs were identified through interviews. Qualitative interviews were conducted with learners from each of the generations. This was a case study and the population was taken from a company within SA. Data was collected through interviews with different generations of adult learners, as well as the field notes of the researcher before, during, and after the interviews. The interviews were transcribed. The data was coded and categories were identified. This was done through inductive and abductive reasoning. From the categories, data were placed into themes. From these themes, findings were made regarding the training needs of different generations. Recommendations were made that can significantly impact the approach companies take towards training different generations of adult learners. Research limitations were described, and recommendations for future study. / Adult Basic Education (ABET) / M. Ed. (Adult Education)

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / During the early Cold War, 1949 through 1963, the federal government, through such agencies as the Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) (1950-1957), the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) (1958-1960), and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) (1961-1963), regarded children and young adults as essential to American civil defense. Youth-oriented, voluntary organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), assisted the federal civil defense programs by promoting civil defense messages and agendas. In this thesis, I will explore how the GSUSA and BSA translated federal civil defense policies for their Scouts. What were the civil defense messages transmitted to Scouts during the early Cold War? How were those messages disseminated? Why? What was the social impact of BSA and GSUSA involvement with civil defense on America’s evolving national ideals?