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Billington, Dorothy D. – 1989
A study tried to determine if development can continue through middle age, if education can stimulate adult development, and, if so, what the contributing factors are. The subjects were 60 men and women who had begun doctoral studies between ages 37 and 48, half of whom had just finished and half of whom had just started. Half of the students were…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Doctoral Programs