Research on young adult development provides important insights into the issues and tasks that distinguish this stage from other stages of the life span and that have significant implications for continuing education. (JOW)

The author reviews the literature and provides a bibliography on middle aged and mid-life transitions. (SK)

Reviews an extensive list of books and articles on middle-aged adults to assist practitioners in the helping professions (including educators and career and psychological counselors). (SK)

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)

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)

Issues such as the nature of maturity, relationship between work and family, and social class differences in adult development will affect the content and planning of future continuing education programs for adults facing mid-life change. (SK)

Practitioners would benefit from three areas of proficiency--a perspective on the field, an understanding of adult development and learning, and certain personal qualities, such as commitment to lifelong learning and interpersonal effectiveness. (Editor)

Activities of the Adult Student Personnel Association emphasized life planning and counseling services for adult learners. (SK)

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)

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)

Reviewing the literature on mid-life, the author concludes that many changes occur during middle age, but a mid-life crisis is not universal or age specific. (SK)

Resource persons who help adults learn are more effective if they are knowledgeable about subject matter and adult development and are capable in the use of program development procedures. (Editor)

Describes a workshop which addresses itself to the intersection of mid-life changes and faith development, designed for adults engaged in rethinking religious values and for religious leaders responsible for helping adults grow spiritually. (SK)