Mūsdienu komunikācijas paradumu maiņa starp skolēniem un skolotājiem dažādās paaudzēs
The research over the past decade demonstrates that modern technology have incredibly changed the communication habits – more than ever before, however they differ between generations. The research shows that the views on the role and importance of education also significantly differ between the generations, thus the change of communication habits can potentially lead to conflict situations between students and teachers. The aim of this study is to determine the differences between the desired communication methods based on the common generational distance in Latvian schools between students and teachers: Baby Boomer Generation (BP), born between 1946–1964, Generation X (XP), born between 1965–1980, and Generation Z (ZP) born between 1996-2010. For the research purposes, a semi-structured interview was developed and three research questions were analysed, and as a result it was concluded that there are statistically significant differences between generations in their preferred forms of communication – the younger the generation, the more technology-mediated communication is employed. It was found that the teachers prefer using technology-mediated communication more in business communication setting, but the younger generation often does it also in the context of personal communication. The study found that there are no statistically significant differences between generations in the perceived quality of communication. These results suggest that a potential split is possible between perception of communication between students and teachers. The additional research would be necessary on the perception of the distance-learning situation among all participants in the educational process.