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ERIC Number: EJ211297
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Adult Development and Adult Learning Styles: The Message for Nontraditional Graduate Programs.
Tarule, Jill Mattuck; Weathersby, Rita
Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, v4 n1 p11-23 Fall 1979
Both the content and process of graduate education promote adult development. Graduate programs, particularly nontraditional programs, can both address the growing adult and uphold relevant standards of intellectual excellence and professional expertise. Life phases, developmental stages, and learning styles are three domains that are described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Adults, Cognitive Style, Developmental Stages, Educational Objectives, Experiential Learning, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Institutional Role, Models, Nontraditional Education, Self Actualization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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