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Whiting, Susan; And Others – 1988
The first part of this two-part paper provides a general review of adult development and is premised on an understanding of andragogy. Andragogy is the art and science of helping adults learn. It is based on the following four assumptions about adults: (1) as people mature they become less dependent and more self-directed; (2) experiences serve as…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Andragogy

Nassi, Alberta J.; Abramowitz, Stephen I. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1979
Former Berkeley Free Speech Movement activists' sociopolitical status, self constructions, perceptions of parents' child-rearing practices, and moral reasoning were compared with assessments made 11 years earlier. An argument was made for their continued political and psychosocial distinctiveness as a generational cohort although some important…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Development, Cohort Analysis, Followup Studies
Oja, Sharon N. – 1979
This paper describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a Deliberate Psychological Education Curriculum to promote the ego, moral, and conceptual development of inservice teachers enrolled in a five-week workshop, followed by a supervised fall quarter practicum. Significant differences were found between experimental and control groups…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Design, Developmental Programs