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ADULT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

ADULT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT. Adult Learning and Development. Faculty Development Workshop “How to Teach Non-Traditional Students” January 17, 2006 Presented by Dr. Thomas Hawkins Dr. William Hine Dr. Barbara Powell. Theories of Adult Development. Contextual Developmental

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ADULT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

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  1. ADULT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

  2. Adult Learning and Development Faculty Development Workshop “How to Teach Non-Traditional Students” January 17, 2006 Presented by Dr. Thomas Hawkins Dr. William Hine Dr. Barbara Powell

  3. Theories of Adult Development • Contextual • Developmental • Age-related • Domain specific • Stage • Life-span perspective • Transition perspective

  4. Contextual Perspective • Social clock • Normative and non-normative events • Social roles

  5. Developmental PerspectiveSeasons of Life—Age related • Daniel Levinson’s theory • Early Adult Transition 16-20 • Entering the Adult World 21-29 • Settling Down 30-34 • Becoming One’s Own Person 35-39 • Midlife Transition 40-42 • Restabilization 43-50

  6. Developmental PerspectiveDomain-specific • Loevinger’s ego development • Fowler’s faith development • Kohlberg’s moral development • Cross’s racial identity development • Cass’s homosexual identity development • Piaget’s cognitive development • Any other theories that focus on one domain of development

  7. Developmental PerspectiveStage Theory • Erik Erikson • Basis trust vs. Mistrust • Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt • Industry vs. Inferiority • Identity vs. Role Confusion • Intimacy vs. Isolation • Generativity vs. Stagnation • Integrity vs. Despair

  8. Identity Statuses • James Marcia • Foreclosure • Moratorium • Diffusion • Achievement

  9. When is a Student Non-Traditional? • Age? • Roles? • Years out of school?

  10. Traditional: Non-traditional: Needs of Traditional andNon-Traditional Students

  11. Need for Academic Advising/Counseling

  12. Need for Support Services

  13. Need for Integration Services

  14. Need with regard to Delivery Systems

  15. Nontraditional Student Services

  16. Understanding Adult Transitions 1.Situation—is the situation perceived as positive, negative, expected, unexpected, desired, undesired? 2.Self—does the person have experiences with a similar transition; believe there are options; have no problem with ambiguity?

  17. Understanding Adult Transitions 3. Supports—both physical (financial assets) and emotional (support from family and friends). 4. Strategies—uses a variety of methods for dealing with the transition: change the situation; change the meaning of the situation; manage stress

  18. “The Need to Matter” • Attention • Importance • Dependence • Ego-extension • Appreciation

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