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<Articles JournalTitle="Frontiers in Dentistry">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Frontiers in Dentistry</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2676-296X</Issn>
      <Volume>22</Volume>
      <Issue>0</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>22</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Generation Z: Learners&#x2019; Profiles and Teaching Challenges</title>
    <FirstPage>4856</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>4856</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Shiva</FirstName>
        <LastName>Shirazian</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mehdi</FirstName>
        <LastName>Vatanpour</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Pargol</FirstName>
        <LastName>Guity</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endodontics, Dental School, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>09</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>22</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Given the significant differences among different generations, acceleration of changes due to technological developments, and characteristics of recent generations, it is necessary to recognize the characteristics of Generation Z, in order to be able to create an effective teaching-learning process. Under the influence of digital technology, Generation Z has undergone tremendous changes in several learning parameters, such as time and manner of focus, tendencies, and specific strategies. In this article, by reviewing the characteristics of this generation, the authors tried to provide practical points in teaching methods for this generation.
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    <web_url>https://fid.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fid/article/view/4856</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://fid.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fid/article/download/4856/2180</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
