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Peer reviewedCreel, Diane Wallick – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1996
Argues that an understanding of the dynamics of life transitions is crucial to effective adult education programs. Examines the "stage/phase" theory of transitions, maintaining that transitions occur in predictable sequences, and the "life event" theory, which views transitions as the result of social processes. (22 citations) (MAB)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
