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Handbook of Adult Development and Learning

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ISBN-10: 019517190X

ISBN-13: 9780195171907

Edition: 2006

Authors: Carol Hoare

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Adult development and learning have always existed as two separate fields of study, with development falling under psychology and learning under education. Recent advances in theory, research, and practice, however, have made it clear that an important reciprocal relationship exists between them: advances in development frequently lead to learning, and conversely, learning quite often fuels development. The synchronicity between development and learning is responsible for positive changes in many capacities, including insight, intelligence, reflective and meta-cognition, personality expression, interpersonal competence, and self-efficacy. This synchronicity is also leading to the growth of…    
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Book details

List price: $155.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/30/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 600
Size: 10.12" wide x 7.28" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English

Contributors
Foundations
Growing a Discipline at the Borders of Thought
Learning and Development: The Connection in Adulthood
Research Design and Methodological Issues for Adult Development and Learning
Do Development and Learning Fuel One Another in Adulthood? Four Key Areas
Development of Reflective Judgment in Adulthood
Intellectual Development Across Adulthood
Emotional Development in Adulthood: A Developmental Functionalist Review and Critique
Motivation and Interpersonal Regulation Across Adulthood: Managing the Challenges and Constraints of Social Contexts
The Self-System in Adult Development and Learning
Self-Efficacy and Adult Development
Autonomy and Self-Directed Learning: A Developmental Journey
Adult Development, Learning, and Insight Through Psychotherapy: The Cultivation of Change and Transformation
The Higher Reaches of Adult Development and Learning
Creativity Through the Life Span From an Evolutionary Systems Perspective
Illuminating Major Creative Scientific Innovators With Postformal Stages
Laughing at Gilded Butterflies: Integrating Wisdom, Development, and Learning
Spiritual Development in Adulthood: Key Concepts and Models
Essential Contexts for the Learning, Developing Adult
Effects of Children on Adult Development and Learning: Parenthood and Beyond
Work as the Catalyst of Reciprocal Adult Development and Learning: Identity and Personality
The Importance of Feeling Whole: Learning to "Feel Connected," Community, and Adult Development
Culture, Learning, and Adult Development
Adult Development and Learning, Measured and Applied
The Meaning and Measurement of Conceptual Development in Adulthood
Advanced Avenues in Adult Development and Learning: The Role of Doctoral Study
The Evolution of Professional Competence
Adult Holistic Development and Multidimensional Performance
Author Index
Subject Index