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Hofer, Manfred – Educational Psychologist, 2010
The unfolding of individual interests is reconstructed as part of a person's everyday experience in dealing with multiple goals. This is exemplified by referring to how adolescents cope with developmental tasks while striving for their ideal selves. Exploratory interaction with objects of potential interest is regarded as a central element that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Developmental Tasks, Interests, Goal Orientation

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