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Download full textMerriam, Sharan B. – 1984
The purpose of this paper is to review and synthesize the literature on adult development and to suggest how this information can be applied to the practice of adult education. The first section discusses the nature of adult development, its definition, and key concepts. Sequential patterns of change in adulthood are examined in section 2,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adults, Career Counseling
Weathersby, Rita Preszler; Tarule, Jill Mattuck – 1980
Theories of adult development are reviewed and considered in relation to the role of higher education and the educational methods employed. The literature is divided according to two perspectives: issues and tasks that are characteristic of chronological periods in the adult life cycle; and developmental stages that have no strict relationship to…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Students, Age Groups, College Role
