Cognizable or yet not discovered Generation Z: viewpoint of comprehensive school teachers (case of Lithuania)
Keywords:
Generation Z; features of Generation Z; comprehensive school; teachers’ insightsAbstract
The aim of the article is to identify essential features of Generation Z, which are indicated by teachers of Lithuanian comprehensive schools.Research object is features of Generation Z by teachers’ approach.
The novelty of this article: features of Generation Z are highlighted by referring to insights of teachers of comprehensive schools in Lithuania.
In practice it is possible to apply the results of this qualitative research for improving education at a school as well as constructing of other research on Generation Z.
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