Descriptor
Adult Development | 2 |
Individual Development | 2 |
Models | 2 |
Aging (Individuals) | 1 |
Employees | 1 |
Family Role | 1 |
Learning Processes | 1 |
Learning Strategies | 1 |
Lifelong Learning | 1 |
Metacognition | 1 |
Self Esteem | 1 |
More ▼ |
Source
International Journal of… | 2 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 2 |
Reports - General | 1 |
Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Adult Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Juhasz, Anne McCreary – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1989
Presents triple-helix model of adult development which incorporates three major roles: family, work, and self, each powered by drive for self-esteem. Asserts that this approach accommodates wide range of possible patterns and varied timing of life events relative to career options, family and relationship choices, and emphasis on self-development.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Employees, Family Role, Individual Development
Thornton, James E. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
The article discusses learning as embedded processes of development and aging, and as social activity over the life course. The concept of life-span learning is proposed and outlined to discuss these processes as aspects of and propositions in life-span development and aging theory. Life-span learning processes arise and continuously develop in a…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Adult Development, Models