the necessity of considering the generational gap in nursing education curricula: a letter to the editor

generation gap, as one of the most common concepts of social phenomenon, is a concept that refers to  differences between younger and older generations. it takes into account the clear psychological, social and cultural differences and the difference in awareness, beliefs, perceptions, expectations, value orientations and behavioral patterns of two generations in a society at the same time. in the oxford dictionary, this concept is defined as the difference in attitude or behaviour between young and older people that causes a lack of understanding. in the merriam-webster dictionary, it is defined as “the differences in opinions, values, etc., between younger people and older people”.