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Merriam, Sharan – New Directions for Continuing Education, 1979
In dealing with middle-aged male protagonists, fiction writers have produced dramatic portrayals of mid-life changes that provide useful insights into adult development. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Career Change, Fiction
McCoy, Vivian R. – New Directions for Continuing Education, 1979
Describes the creation of the University of Kansas Adult Life Resource Center and the mid-life concerns addressed by the center's workshops on the adult life cycle and on career change. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Career Change, Continuing Education, Coping
Allen, Robert A., Jr. – New Directions for Continuing Education, 1979
Activities of the Adult Student Personnel Association emphasized life planning and counseling services for adult learners. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Students, Career Change, Educational Counseling
Johnson, Cynthia S. – New Directions for Continuing Education, 1986
The author outlines some of the current wisdom about meeting the career counseling needs of today's adults. She describes theoretical and technological tools that help adults and presents one effort to reconceptualize the way counselors assist adults with career transitions. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Development, Behavior Theories, Career Change
Deems, Richard S. – New Directions for Continuing Education, 1979
Mid-career planning workshops help middle aged adults who are contemplating career changes to identify skills, clarify values, and gather information for their prospective job shift. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Career Change, Career Planning, Continuing Education
