Handbook of Research on Adult Learning and Development

<p>The time is right for this comprehensive, state-of-the-art <em>Handbook</em> that analyzes, integrates, and summarizes theoretical advances and research findings on adult development and learning - a rapidly growing field reflecting demographic shifts toward an aging population in Western societies. Featuring contributions from prominent scholars across diverse disciplinary fields (education, developmental psychology, public policy, gerontology, neurology, public health, sociology, family studies, and adult education), the volume is organized around six themes: </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>theoretical perspectives on adult development and learning</li> <p> </p> <li>research methods in adult development</li> <p> </p> <li>research on adult development</li> <p> </p> <li>research on adult learning</li> <p> </p> <li>aging and gerontological research</li> <p> </p> <li>policy perspectives on aging.</li> </ul><p>The <em>Handbook </em>is an essential reference for researchers, faculty, graduate students and practitioners whose work pertains to adult and lifespan development and learning.</p> <p><strong>Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives on Adult Development and Learning.</strong><em> F.</em><em>Blanchard-Fields, A. S. Kalinauskas </em>Challenges for the Current Status of Adult Developmental Theories: A New Century of Progress. <em>J. L. Tanner, J. Jensen Arnett, J. A. Leis </em>Emerging Adulthood: Learning and Development During the First Stage of Adulthood. <em>C. Hoare </em>Models of Adult Development in Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Theory and Erikson’s Biopsychosocial Life Stage Theory: Moving to a More Complete Three-Model View. <em>J. D. Sinnott </em>Cognitive Development as the Dance of Adaptive Transformation: Neo-Piagetian Perspectives on Adult Cognitive Development. <strong>Part 2: Research Methods in Adult Development. </strong><em>J. K. Holt </em>Analyzing Change in Adulthood with Multilevel Growth Models: Selected Measurement, Design, and Analysis Issues. <em>J. C. Valentine, H. Cooper </em>Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis. <strong>Part 3: Research on Adult Development. </strong><em>M. B. Magolda, E. Abes, V. Torres </em>Epistemological, Intrapersonal, and Interpersonal Development in the College Years and Young Adulthood. <em>C. R. Bolkan, P. Meierdiercks, K. Hooker </em>Addressing Stability and Change in the Six-Foci Model of Personality: Personality Development in Midlife and Beyond. <em>U. M. Staudinger, E. Kessler </em>Adjustment and Growth: Two Trajectories of Positive Personality Development Across Adulthood. <em>G. Creasey, P. Jarvis </em>Attachment and Marriage. <em>N. F. Marks, E. A. Greenfield </em>The Influence of Family Relationships on Adult Psychological Well-Being and Generativity. <em>L. M. Diamond, M. Butterworth </em> The Close Relationships of Sexual Minorities: Partners, Friends, and Family. <em>P. Moen, E. Kelly, R. Magennis </em>Gender Strategies: Socialization, Allocation, and Strategic Selection Processes Shaping the Gendered Adult Life Course. <em>E. J. Porfeli, F. W. Vondracek </em>Career Development, Work, and Occupational Success. <em>P. Wink </em>Religious and Spiritual Development in Adulthood. <strong>Part 4: Research on Adult Learning. </strong><em>D. Thompson </em>A Brief History of Research and Theory on Adult Learning and Cognition. <em>P. A. Alexander, P. K. Murphy, J. M. Kulikowich </em>Expertise and the Adult Learner: A Historical, Psychological, and Methodological Exploration. <em>C. A. Berg, M. Skinner, K. Ko </em>An Integrative Model of Everyday Problem Solving Across the Adult Life Span. <em>K. M. Sheldon </em>Changes in Goal Striving Across the Life Span: Do People Learn to Select More Self-Concordant Goals as They Age? <em>V. J. Marsick, K. E. Watkins, M. W. Callahan, M. Volpe </em>Informal and Incidental Learning in the Workplace. <em>M. C. Smith </em>Literacy in Adulthood. <em>S. R. Jones, A. Gasiorski </em>Service Learning, Civic and Community Participation: Contributions to Adult Development. <em>L. L. Weyandt </em>Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults. <strong>Part 5: Aging and Gerontological Research. </strong><em>B. T. Mast, J. Zimmerman, S. V. Rowe </em>What Do We Know About the Aging Brain?: Implications for Learning in Late Life. <em>M. Ardelt, S. Jacobs </em>Wisdom, Integrity, and Life Satisfaction in Very Old Age. <strong>Part 6: Policy Perspectives on Aging. </strong><em>J. Treas, T. Hill </em>Social Trends and Public Policy in an Aging Society.</p>