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LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCES AMONG OLDER ADULTS by Truluck, Janet E, Courtenay, Bradley C

“…As more older adults are participating in learning activities, educators of this group are beginning to seek ways to improve learning among these individuals…”
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Managing Older Worker Training: A Literature Review and Conceptual Framework by Liu, Su-Fen, Courtenay, Bradley C., Valentine, Thomas

“…This article reviews literature on educational gerontology, adult education, and training and identifies factors that may encourage or discourage older workers…”
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The Georgia Centenarian Study by Poon, Leonard W

“…Presents theoretical rationale, hypotheses, models, and methods and procedures of Georgia Centenarian Study, interdisciplinary study of oldest-old which began…”
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Perspective Transformation Over Time: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study of HIV-Positive Adults by Courtenay, Bradley C., Merriam, Sharan, Reeves, Patricia, Baumgartner, Lisa

“…The purpose of this study was to find out whether HIV-positive adults who had participated in a study of the centrality of meaning-making in transformational…”
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Letter from the New Editors by Courtenay, Bradley C., Hill, Robert J.

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The Centrality of Meaning-Making in Transformational Learning: How HIV-Positive Adults Make Sense of Their Lives by Courtenay, Bradley C, Merriam, Sharan B, Reeves, Patricia M

“…Interviews with 18 HIV-positive men and women revealed a process of meaning-making from the initial reaction to the diagnosis, through a catalytic experience,…”
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Adaptation to HIV Infection: The Development of Coping Strategies Over Time by Reeves, Patricia M., Merriam, Sharan B., Courtenay, Bradley C.

“…The purpose of this study was to understand the use of coping strategies in adapting to an HIV-positive diagnosis. Also, the question of whether there was an…”
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INTERACTION IN THE INTERGENERATIONAL FRESHMAN CLASS: WHAT MATTERS by Faust, Debra Fair, Courtenay, Bradley C.

“…The purpose of this study was to identify and describe factors associated with participation of learners in the multi-age college classroom. Besides the…”
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An Ecological Perspective of Power in Transformational Learning: A Case Study of Ethical Vegans by McDonald, Barbara, Cervero, Ronald M., Courtenay, Bradley C.

“…Critics have argued for a better understanding of power in transformational learning. This study explored the power of normative ideologies in the…”
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EGO DEVELOPMENT AND THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER, AGE, AND EDUCATIONAL LEVELS AMONG OLDER ADULTS by Truluck, Janet E., Courtenay, Bradley C.

“…The influence of gender, age, and education on ego development was assessed among 159 older adults in Northeast Georgia using Loevinger's theory of ego…”
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Time and Its Relationship to Development in the Life Course: Some Reflections from a Study of HIV-Positive Adults by Merriam, Sharan B, Courtenay, Bradley C, Reeves, Patricia M

“…Although adult development is commonly understood as change over time, the relationship between time and development is rarely highlighted in research in the…”
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Are Psychological Models of Adult Development Still Important for the Practice of Adult Education? by Courtenay, Bradley C

“…The assumptions of influential adult development models are being questioned: that growth is linear, higher developmental levels are better, all adults want to…”
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THE MEANING OF LIFE AND OLDER LEARNERS: ADDRESSING THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE THROUGH CRITICAL THINKING AND TEACHING by Courtenay, Bradley C., Truluck, Janet

“…Although the importance of meaning in life has been recognized in the educational gerontology literature, scholars have given little in the way of an analysis…”
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Faith Development in the Lives of HIV-Positive Adults by Courtenay, Bradley C., Merriam, Sharan B., Reeves, Patricia M.

“…Studies of religious faith consistently document the important role of religion in the lives of adults. Investigations of adult religious faith also suggest…”
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Ego development in the face of death: How being HIV positive affects movement through Erikson's adult stages of development by Merriam, Sharan B., Courtenay, Bradley C., Reeves, Patricia M.

“…Erikson's epigenetic model of psychosocial development posits that each of eight stages unfolds in a particular sequence, and each becomes the primary issue of…”
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An Examination of the Empirical Basis for Involving Adult Learners in Planning Their Learning Experiences by Courtenay, Bradley C

“…Fourteen adults who participated in planning their course were compared with 15 controls in a teacher-planned course. Findings suggest that participation in…”
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Religiosity and Adaptation in the Oldest-Old by Courtenay, Bradley C

“…Findings from Georgia Centenarian Study of older adults (n=165; ages 60-100+) support earlier findings that religiosity does not change significantly as one…”
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From the Editors by Courtenay, Bradley C., Hill, Robert J.

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From the Editors by Courtenay, Bradley C., Hill, Robert J.

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Managing the Differences in Public, Private Organizations by Courtenay, Bradley C

“…Focuses on the differences in managing in private and public organizations. Discusses those factors that affect management in adult education organizations…”
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