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Ezekiel, Raphael S. – Merrill-Palmer Quart, 1969
Examines the emergence of competence among Peace Corps volunteers and tries to determine what conditions cause such emergence. Concludes that it is due in part to the novel situation. (Taken in part from a paper delivered at Am. Psychological Assoc., Chicago, Sep 1965. Discussion is based on a study at Institute of Human Development, University of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Experience, Foreign Culture, Role Perception
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Kramer, D.A. – Human Development, 1983
Describes three unique characteristics of adult thought: (1) an understanding of the relativistic nature of knowledge, (2) an acceptance of contradiction as a part of reality, and (3) an integrative approach to thinking. Analysis of the philosophical foundations of these characteristics is followed by critical examination of current studies of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages
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Labouvie-Vief, G. – Human Development, 1980
Outlines a life-span model which extends Piaget's theory of cognitive development to adulthood. (SS)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Logic
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Goldstein, William – Clearing House, 1980
The author describes his 25th high school reunion and the memories of adolescence it evoked. (SJL)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Autobiographies, High School Graduates
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Caffarella, Rosemary C.; Barnett, Bruce G. – Journal of Adult Education, 1997
Mainstream leadership theories and the literature on women's leadership recognize the importance of relationships, intimacy, identity, and nonlinear development patterns in women's lives. However, mainstream theories are less likely to acknowledge leaders' need to understand personal identity issues and use different language to describe important…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Females, Interpersonal Relationship, Intimacy
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Montessori, Maria – NAMTA Journal, 1997
Recasts the role of normalization as "spiritual regeneration," looking to the unleashing of new intellectual powers and the child's emancipation from typical deviations. Suggests the adult may become normalized by experiencing normality in children and thereby developing a lifetime spiritual orientation based on the revelation of the…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Child Development, Educational Theories, Montessori Method
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Merriam, Sharan B. – Gerontologist, 1989
Attempted to better delineate nature of simple reminiscence (recall of past experiences). Used constant comparative method to analyze transcripts of older adults' reminiscences and found that the process consists of four elements: selection, immersion, withdrawal, and closure. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Cognitive Processes, Memory, Older Adults
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Norris-Baker, Carolyn; Scheidt, Rick J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1989
Relates Kastenbaum's (1981) concept of habituation as model of human aging to two areas of environment-aging research: psychological control and environmental comprehension. Considers possible causal and mediating links between control and habituation and explores impact of habituation on environmental perception, cognition, and appraisal.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Habituation
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Heckhausen, Jutta; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1989
Findings indicated: much interage consensus in expectations about the nature of adult development; the nature of adult development was perceived to be multidirectional (gains and losses coexist), although the overall conception implied increasing risk of decline and decreasing potential for growth across adult life span; and older adults held more…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Age Differences, Beliefs
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Seltzer, Mildred M. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1989
Presents personal and professional musings on becoming and being an old woman. Older gerontologist discusses personal experiences of being both a researcher and a subject in gerontology. Considers various age and gender norms and how such norms are enforced. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Females, Gerontology
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Shulik, Richard N. – Educational Gerontology, 1988
Introduces the faith development paradigm of James Fowler, describing six stages of faith development: intuitive-projective faith, mythic-literal faith, synthetic-conventional faith, individuating-reflective faith, conjunctive faith, and universalizing faith. Reviews one research project in which Fowler's paradigm was applied to older adults.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Beliefs, Models, Older Adults
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Haid, Richard L. – Career Planning and Adult Development Journal, 1995
Offers guidelines for being a consultant to family businesses' chief executive officers (CEOs). The consultant can make it easier for these CEOs to step down and complete an often painful but unavoidable transition. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Development, Adults, Career Counseling
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Peddie, Barbara K. – Community Education Journal, 1994
Adult learners are not simply larger children, and the process for the adult learner needs to be addressed. This includes establishing goals and objectives, developing curriculum, setting requirements and conditions of learning, and determining what changes in behavior constitute learning. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning
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Kelly, Kevin R.; Hall, Alex S. – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1992
Explores historical antecedents of the current conceptualization of men in counseling. Analyzes assumptions regarding men and male behavior and the content and focus of mental health counseling. Provides evidence that a pathology model prevails in the conceptualization and counseling of men. Advocates instead a developmental counseling approach…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Counseling Services, Males, Mental Health
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Pearson, Quinn M. – Journal of Adult Development, 1992
Looks at effects of bereavement and of mortality awareness, considers developmental aspects of bereavement and mortality awareness, and examines the role of death in adult development. Counseling implications are considered and discussed. (NB)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Bereavement, Death
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