A Framework for Describing Developmental Change among Older Adults.

Fisher, James C.

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ERIC Number: EJ455335

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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A Framework for Describing Developmental Change among Older Adults.

Fisher, James C.

Adult Education Quarterly, v43 n2 p76-89 Win 1993

When interviews with 74 people over 60 were analyzed using a grounded theory approach, developmental change was found to occur in five age-independent periods: (1) continuity with middle age; (2) early transition; (3) revised lifestyle; (4) later transition; and (5) final period. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Development, Developmental Stages, Life Events, Middle Aged Adults, Midlife Transitions, Older Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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