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Publication Date: 2011
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Guided Autobiography's Developmental Exchange: What's in It for Me?
Thornton, James E.; Collins, John B.; Birren, James E.; Svensson, Cheryl
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v73 n3 p227-251 2011
The developmental exchange is a central feature of social development, interpersonal dynamics, situated learning, and personal transformation. It is the enabling process in Guided Autobiography (GAB) settings that promotes the achievement of personal goals and group accomplishments. Nevertheless, these exchanges are embedded in the GAB structures of time, events, participants, themes, perspectives, medium, and quest for relevance. Ongoing research studies are gradually clarifying the actual, ideal, and social image of self as well as the processes, outcomes, and specific learning topics achieved during the GAB experience as they unfold through the listening, participating, and diversifying structures of the developmental exchange. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Social Development, Self Concept, Socialization, Workshops, Intervention, Learning Experience, Group Dynamics, Counseling, Social Environment, Reflection, Adults, Older Adults, Adult Education, Adult Development, Age Groups
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Language: English
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