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Peer reviewedMerriam, Sharan B.; Ying, Baiyin – Adult Education Quarterly, 1996
Data from the National Longitudinal Study were used to relate seven life experiences with four developmental outcomes (personal agency, political participation, concern for social inequality, and social action). Each of the life experiences was significantly related to one or more outcomes, supporting the connection of life experience, learning,…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Development, Life Events, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedFisher, James C. – Adult Education Quarterly, 1993
When interviews with 74 people over 60 were analyzed using a grounded theory approach, developmental change was found to occur in five age-independent periods: (1) continuity with middle age; (2) early transition; (3) revised lifestyle; (4) later transition; and (5) final period. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Developmental Stages, Life Events, Middle Aged Adults
Peer reviewedCaffarella, Rosemary S.; Olson, Sandra K. – Adult Education Quarterly, 1993
A literature review uncovered three themes on women's psychosocial development: diverse and nonlinear patterns, importance of intimacy and identity, and centrality of relationships and connectedness to others. The review assessed the applicability of existing developmental models to women and identified alternative designs and methods needed to…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Developmental Stages, Females
