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Direct linkSmith, M. Cecil – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2008
Service learning is one of the most pervasive education innovations of the past generation and has demonstrated much success in connecting schooling with community service. Service learning is designed to be integrated into, and enhance, the academic curriculum. It is believed, and there is growing evidence to show, that participation in service…
Descriptors: Adult Development, College Students, Altruism, Service Learning
Peer reviewedQuinn, Peggy – Family Relations, 1992
Used observation and interviewing techniques adapted from ethnography in lifespan human development courses. Technique assisted students in becoming aware of previously "invisible" everyday activities and in assessing their own values. Students began to develop vital observation and interviewing skills. Technique facilitated integration of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, College Students, Ethnography, Higher Education
Erdynast, Albert – 1981
Connections between structural-developmental psychology and field experience education are addressed. In addition to summarizing principles of structural-developmental psychology and relevant research findings, a comprehensive view of individual development is related to the philosophical aims of higher education, and developmental and dualistic…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aesthetic Values, College Students, Developmental Psychology
Quay, Richard H. – 1981
A bibliography of Arthur W. Chickering's works on the college student as an individual is presented. Specific topics include the following: diverse student bodies and a changing society, competency-based education, adult development and teaching-learning implications, lifelong learning by handicapped persons, college curriculum development,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, College Environment, College Students, Commuting Students
Peer reviewedPeterson, Candida C. – International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 1996
Two studies regarding beliefs about descriptive and prescriptive age norms for adults in developmental transitions were examined in a sample of 214 Australian university students ages 17 to 50. Discusses research methodology. The probable consequences for self-esteem, mental health, and life planning are discussed in the context of the research…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Adults, Age
Peer reviewedTaylor, Kathleen – Thought and Action, 1994
The process of change experienced by adult women reentering higher education is analyzed within the framework of one theory of adult development, and teaching and learning environments that support women's developmental growth are described. Topics addressed include providing adult students with positive feedback, counseling, promoting awareness…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Students, Cognitive Style, College Students
