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Download full textUllman, Char – 1997
Development of theories concerning social identity and language learning is explored, and ways in which English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers can support students in this process are discussed. During the 1980s and 1990s, emphasis in research on language learning shifted to its social context. Theorists have begun to find the focus on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Dialog Journals
Schwartz, Wendy – 1998
In the past several decades, individuals have been responding more actively to political and personal pressures to identify with a specific group that shares their background. For many people of mixed racial, ethnic, and cultural heritage, making such an identification is complicated. It is important for society to foster the positive development…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Classification, Counselors
Creswell, John W.; And Others – Administrator's Update, 1991
This article presents a new model for viewing and implementing balance in the lives of higher education administrators derived from a review of the educational, psychological, and management literature. Rejecting the traditional, two dimensional model for balancing work with the rest of life, the new model envisions four concentric circles of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrators
Kerka, Sandra – 2003
Markus and Nurius (1986) are credited with developing the concept of possible selves, which represents individuals' ideas of what they might become, what they would like to become, and what they fear becoming. It has been applied in research and practice with adolescents exploring career choices; adults in transition; and older adults envisioning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Choice
Niles, Spencer G.; Herr, Edwin L.; Hartung, Paul J. – 2001
The evolving role of work in society and the factors driving emerging trends in work were examined to assist career development practitioners in helping individuals deal with life-role balance. Donald Super's life-space theory was presented as a framework for adult career development and used as a backdrop for discussing how adults can crystallize…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Career Counseling, Career Development
Kerka, Sandra – 2003
"Learning autobiography,""learning career," and "learning trajectory" are related descriptors for the process of developing attitudes toward learning and the origins of interests, learning styles, and learning processes. The learning career is composed of events, activities, and interpretations that develop individual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Context Effect, Cultural Context
