| This study examined Hispanic Millennials enrolled in a teacher preparation program. The major focus of the study was to determine how closely related the Hispanic Millennials are to mainstream Millennials in the United States, specifically in the following areas: 7 Mainstream Millennial characteristics, preferred dimensions for learning new information, the daily uses of technology, and the preferred instructional tools and practices in the teacher preparation program. The instrument used in the study was the Millennial Student Questionnaire. The methodology was quantitative in design. The results indicated that Hispanic Millennials in this study were similar to mainstream Millennials across the United States in the following four characteristics: sheltered, confident, conventional, and achievement. The findings also revealed that Hispanic Millennials do not use technology as much as most literature supports. Furthermore, Hispanic Millennials also preferred minimal application of technology tools and practices in the education courses. Overall, the implications of the study are that Hispanic Millennials, particularly those enrolled in the selected teacher preparation program, have a defined persona unique to their culture and background. The selected groups' identity was more relative to its heritage than to that of a generation. |
