Envisions mentoring as a blend of human development in three dimensions: socialization, task development, and lifespan development. Views the mentoring relationship as a tool to use throughout the lifespan for managing transitions. (SK)

Illustrates how job coaching networks can be implemented using adult education principles, with dialog and conversation as the foundation. Network success depends on in-house expertise, program ownership, and enough structure to maintain program integrity while allowing creativity. (SK)

Study looks at whether religious doubt is related to psychological well-being, and tests for age differences in the relationship between these two constructs. Findings suggest that religious doubt tends to erode feelings of psychological well-being. The deleterious effects of doubt were found to be greater for younger than older people.…

Considers several avenues for stimulating study of the contextual aspects of career behavior. Reviews literature covering career barriers, a conceptually relevant construct, from the perspective of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT); advocates for the study of contextual supports as well as barriers; and proposes additional context-focused…

Examines factors that influence the change process and qualities of learning that contribute to transformation on college campuses. Focuses on how learning communities can create and sustain change, change how participants see the world, and change the understanding of relationships and making of commitments. Sees learning as comprised of…

This mini-series is prompted by the mismatch between the exceptional attention resilience programs are receiving from educators and limitations of current resilience research. Authors' intent is to define the science of resilience with sufficient clarity so that readers can appreciate both its promise and its limitations. Stresses relevance these…

Importance of temperament continues to spur interest in research. This article examines unresolved conceptual issues in the measurement of temperament. Despite many psychometric problems and conceptual shortcomings of measures derived from various perspectives that are available to assess temperament, the constructs themselves have important…

Presents example of solution-focused brief therapy with an anorexic client that has implications for treating clients with less severe eating disorders. Approach emphasizes acceptance of client's problem-oriented descriptions, and views client as expert on his/her own life. Process builds on what client would like to see changed. (Author/JDM)

A study of 138 lawyers who had not yet made partner (49% female, 23% minority) showed that more developmental relationships (mentoring) and developmental assistance resulted in greater job satisfaction. A high amount of psychosocial assistance from just one person was associated with high work satisfaction. (SK)

Investigates the extent to which adolescents' marital expectations are related to the marital expectations of their parents. Examines the extent to which the nature of attachment to the parent and the level of adolescent individuation moderate the carryover of marital expectations model from parents to children. Sex differences are discussed.…

Defines organizational learning, learning organizations, and self-directed learning. Explores the connection between self-directed learning and learning organizations and presents implications for practice and research. (SK)

Explores the postmodern critique of dominant conceptions of the self in adult education: psychological/humanistic and sociological/critical. Identifies valuable aspects of the critique, for example, showing how individuals participate in their own subjugation with adult educators as accomplices. (SK)

Presents an overview of best practices in the content of organizational career development programs, the approach used to provide these services, the issues applicable to the organization, and the needs of the individual. (JOW)

The learning organization concept is the lowest of a three-stage hierarchy of learning-wisdom-enlightenment. This sequence is related to the evolution of the human mind from prepersonal to personal to transpersonal. (SK)

Examines differences among types of critical reflection, the role of critical reflection of assumption (CRA) in the transformative theory of adult learning, and philosophical foundations of CRA. (SK)