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Klinge, Carolyn M. – Adult Learning, 2015
The purpose of this article is to provide a conceptual framework for mentoring as an added component of a learning organization in the context of adult learning and development theories. Mentoring is traditionally a process in which an experienced person (the mentor) guides another person (the mentee or protégé) in the development of her or his…
Descriptors: Mentors, Models, Adult Learning, Adult Development
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Foote, Laura S. – Christian Higher Education, 2015
Narrative learning is strongly allied with transformational learning and adult development (Merriam, Caffarella, & Baumgartner, 2007), given that it creates context for adult meaning making. Through the use of narrative writing, adult students have the opportunity to engage multiple aspects of learning. Many colleges and universities allow…
Descriptors: Criticism, Personal Narratives, Transformative Learning, Adult Development
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Yorks, Lyle; Nicolaides, Aliki – Human Resource Development Review, 2012
This article addresses an important, yet often underattended to, aspect of the strategy development process: fostering the use of strategic learning practices in the simultaneous practice of developing strategy and cultivating strategic mindset awareness. The need for addressing this aspect of the strategy development process is increasingly…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Models, Strategic Planning, World Views
Roberts, Zachary – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this qualitative research was to describe and analyze the ways in which newly inducted supervisors (in the first three years of their work) tasked with clinical supervision, cognitive coaching, and similar forms of developmental instructional supervision were engaged in a "reflective dialogue" between their supervisory…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Qualitative Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Methodology
Scherer, Douglas Martin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore the relevance that executive mentors' Dream journeys had for their mentoring practices. Dream journeys are the visions of where young adults see themselves in the future, and how they integrate themselves into the adult world over time. It was anticipated that a better understanding of executive mentors'…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Mentors, Focus Groups, Young Adults
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Le Cornu, Alison – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2009
The study of the process of reflection has a dignified history. However, few have linked reflection to the development of the self in such a way that the form of reflection is understood to influence the resultant type of self. This article explores the process of reflection using a framework of meaning making, internalization, and externalization…
Descriptors: Models, Reflection, Cultural Context, Adult Development
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Karaevli, Ayse; Tim Hall, Douglas T. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2006
This paper presents a theoretical model showing how managerial adaptability develops from career variety over the span of the person's career. By building on the literature of career theory, adult learning and development, and career adjustment, we offer a new conceptualization of managerial adaptability by identifying its behavioral, cognitive,…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Career Development, Models, Administrators
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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
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Marienau, Catherine; Segal, Joy – Child Welfare, 2006
Drawing largely on the literature from adult learning and development, this article presents parents as continuous learners whose critical reflections on their experiences with parenting can be rich fodder for their growth and development. Theories and models are highlighted that may suggest a wider repertoire of approaches for helping…
Descriptors: Parents, Adult Learning, Adult Development, Child Rearing