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Dean, Gary J. – Lifelong Learning, 1988
Counseling services of many adult education programs are inadequate due to several factors: (1) incomplete state of development of adult career development and transition theory; (2) lack of preparation in the existing theory by adult career counselors; and (3) limitations placed on adult career counselors because of the institutions in which they…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Career Counseling, Career Development
Sanderson, David R. – Lifelong Learning, 1989
Responses to midcareer issues must develop from the recognition that some values of the emerging work force differ from those of staff in their 50s. An organization's best interest lies in listening to the needs of staff, finding new ways to enrich their lives and accommodate its policies to their legitimate drive for self-direction. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Employer Employee Relationship, Lifelong Learning
Riverin-Simard, Danielle – Lifelong Learning, 1988
A study looked at the life phases of the working adult through interviews with 786 adults. The results were organized into a nine-phase continuum with which adult educators can assist adults in their vocational development and help them understand the phases of working life. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Developmental Stages, Work Life Expectancy
