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Peer reviewedAntonovsky, Aaron; Sagy, Shifra – Gerontologist, 1990
Considers retirement as widespread developmental transition. Seeks to exploit and advance Erikson's life cycle model by noting major transition challenges between generativity and integrity; distinguishing between tasks and outcomes in such transitions; and viewing such tasks as derived from historical, biological, psychological, and sociocultural…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Developmental Tasks, Foreign Countries, Life Satisfaction
Peer reviewedValentine, Deborah – Child Welfare, 1980
Implications for social work with families are presented after a consideration of the developmental tasks of the family and its members. Developmental areas emphasized are adult development, transitional points between developmental tasks, family life cycle tasks, and the influence of successful crisis resolution upon later development. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Development, Developmental Tasks, Family (Sociological Unit)
Gerstein, Martin; Papen-Daniel, Michele – 1981
Adult development theorists believe that the changes that occur during the adult years are predictable and age linked. Their theories explain how change is resolved by the majority of the adult population. Three persons whose research has been influential in the field of adult development during the 1970s are Erik Erikson, Daniel Levinson, and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Aging (Individuals), Developmental Stages
Download full textHeffernan, James M. – 1983
Little attention has been given to how adults develop through their lifetimes and what roles their workplace environments play in that development. Research and theory regarding adult psychosocial development have confirmed the developmental life-cycle phases of adulthood. These are: leaving the family (ages 16-22), getting into the adult world…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adults, Career Development
Peer reviewedBolles, Richard Nelson – Change, 1979
Some kind of transition or change related to work is the major motivation for adults seeking further education. The needs of these adult learners, including information needs and the need to identify transferable skills, are examined. Also discussed is the role of higher education in aiding workers in transition. (JMD)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Career Change, College Role
Super, Donald E. – 1985
One of the new dimensions of vocational and career counseling is the recognition of the continuity in careers. Despite periods of unemployment and despite a radical change of occupations, the person having these experiences of change is still the same person. Although a career involves the life pursuits of a person, there are several differing…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults
