live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi Adult education is very important because many elderly people feel helpless at times of need and have been dependent. Education can enable them to become more independent. Many adults have not finished their high school education. A high school education is incredibly important; whether someone is trying to get a basic job‚ or is thinking about college‚ a high school diploma is needed. Adult education is the way for those adults who did not finish high school to
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Levinson’s Adult Stage There are 6 stages of adulthood in Levinson’s theory titled "Seasons of a Man’s Life": 1) Early adult transition (17-22) - leave adolescence‚ make preliminary choices for adult life 2) Entering the adult world (22-28) - make initial choices in love‚ occupation‚ friendship‚ values‚ lifestyle 3) Age 30 transition (28-33) - changes occur in life structure‚ either a moderate change or‚ more often‚ a severe and stressful crisis 4) Settling down (33-40) - establish a niche
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Motivating the Adult Learner Another aspect of adult learning is motivation. At least six factors serve as sources of motivation for adult learning: Social relationships: to make new friends‚ to meet a need for associations and friendships. External expectations: to comply with instructions from someone else; to fulfill the expectations or recommendations of someone with formal authority. Social welfare: to improve ability to serve mankind‚ prepare for service to the community‚ and improve
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consistency‚ they must develop "survival skills" or defense mechanisms very early in life. The crippling effects of alcoholism and drug dependency are not confined to the addict alone. The family suffers‚ physically and emotionally‚ and it is the children who are the most disastrous victims. Frequently neglected and abused‚ they lack the maturity to combat the terrifying destructiveness of the addict’s behavior. As adults these individuals may become compulsively attracted to the same lifestyle as
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Initially‚ I wanted my research topic to be about the affects of foster care in adults. I was thinking about this topic because many of my friends‚ who are now adults‚ have been adopted or in foster care at some point in their lives. And many of them are struggling. A few have inadequate living conditions or are living on the streets. Another is struggling to stay in school. And a couple are on drugs. I wanted to know if these hardships were related in any way to that fact that all of them have been
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Adult Attachment Style Relationships are complicated enough without having to worry about what your attachment style is. However‚ the type of attachment style a person is greatly influences what kind of relationship they will have later on in life. When children are young‚ they develop a unique attachment with the parent(s) or primary caregiver. This attachment is the basic building blocks that help determine what type of attachment style will dominate the different dimensions of relationships
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Older Gen VS Younger Gen Who is to blame for the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet? Throughout this tragedy there have been many key people responsible for the two young lover’s deaths. It is argued that the older generation is blame for the terrible outcome of the play. Firstly the parents were to blame as they forced their child into marriage and left her feeling isolated and alone. Secondly the nurse has a fair portion of blame for their deaths as she encouraged the relationship from day one and
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Children are too immature and unwise to be more honest‚ and less hypocritical than grown-ups. Although children have the ability to tell the truth‚ they don’t have the proper tools to express themselves. For example‚ a child would say the truth to an individual whose day is going horribly. The truth would be that the person’s clothes are dirty‚ but the person just came from a hard day of work and his or her boss was aggressive with feedback on their clothes as well. In addition to the boss‚ the child’s
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Adult Basic Education Tim VINCENT Adult Basic Education which is known by its acronym form ABE in most educational circles is focused on getting adult students a GED and preparing them for higher education while also aiding them in particular aspects of adult life such as‚ financial planning‚ family relations‚ and work placement. The area of adult basic education which will be focused on in this paper is the English language learner aspect of ABE
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To apply three theories of adult development to my own life‚ it’s imperative that I provide the obligatory information about myself‚ in order for it to even make sense. The information given is certainly personal‚ but as no point am I unwilling to provide it. The key to understanding one’s self is understanding one’s life‚ and all the good and bad parts of it. By ignoring‚ for example‚ certain events that you would rather forget‚ you are denying an in-depth and detailed look at yourself. I am
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