Action and Self-Development: Theory and Research Through the LifeSpan by Jochen

Description: Action and Self-Development by Jochen Brandtstadter, Richard M. Lerner Action is also integrative in the sense of entailing motivational, emotional, and cognitive systems, and this integration too is well represented in the chapters. This volume presents the reader with a tapestry of essays exploring the nature of action and intentionality, and discussing their role in human development. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This text explores the theoretical breadth of models and ideas relevant to action theory. Areas addresssed include personal goals, projects, life themes, life planning, cultural agency and historical and social contexts impact developmental patterns. Author Biography Richard M. Lerner is the Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science and the Director of the Applied Developmental Science Institute in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University. A developmental psychologist, Lerner received a Ph.D. in 1971 from the City University of New York. He has been a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, and American Psychological Society. Prior to joining Tufts University, he held administrative posts at Michigan State University, Pennsylvania State University, and Boston College, where he was the Anita L. Brennan Professor of Education and the Director of the Center for Child, Family, and Community Partnerships. In 1994-95, he held the Tyner Eminent Scholar Chair in the Human Sciences at Florida State University. He is author or editor of 55 books and more than 360 scholarly articles and chapters. He edited Volume 1 (Theoretical Models of Human Development) for the fifth edition of the Handbook of Child Psychology. He is the founding editor of the Journal of Research on Adolescence and Applied Developmental Science. He is known for his theory of, and research about, relations between life-span human development and contextual or ecological change. Lerner has done foundational studies of adolescents relations with their peer, family, school, and community contexts and is a leader in the study of public policies and community-based programs aimed at the promotion of positive youth development. With Sage, he authored Americas Youth in Crisis: Challenges and Options for Programs and Policies (1995), co-edited the four-volume Handbook of Applied Developmental Science, and is co-editing the two-volume Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science. Table of Contents Introduction - Jochen Brandtstädter and Richard M LernerDevelopment, Action and IntentionalityPART ONE: DEVELOPMENT AS A PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONRevisiting ′Individuals as Producers of Their Development′ - Richard M Lerner and Ted WallsFrom Dynamic Interactionism to Developmental SystemsThe Self in Action and Development - Jochen BrandtstädterCultural, Biosocial and Ontogenetic Bases of Intentional Self-DevelopmentSelectivity in Lifespan Development - Jutta Heckhausen and Richard SchulzBiological and Societal Canalizations and Individuals′ Developmental GoalsFreedom Isn′t Free - Dale DanneferPower, Alienation and the Consequences of ActionThe Dynamic Co-Development of Intentionality, Self and Social Relations - Michael F Mascolo, Kurt W Fischer and Robert NeimeyerPART TWO: DESIGNING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS: GOALS, PLANS AND FUTURE SELVESThe Pursuit of Personal Goals - Joachim C Brunstein, Oliver C Schultheiss and GÜnter W MaierA Motivational Approach to Well-Being and Life AdjustmentPersonal Projects and Social Ecology - Brian R LittleThemes and Variations across the Life-SpanLife Planning - Jacqui SmithAnticipating Future Life Goals and Managing Personal DevelopmentThe Process of Meaning Construction - Ingrid E Josephs, Jaan Valsiner and Seth E SurganDissecting the Flow of Semiotic ActivityA Motivational-Volitional Perspective on Identity Development - Peter M Gollwitzer et alFree Fantasies about the Future and the Emergence of Developmental Goals - Gabriele OettingenPART THREE: RESILIENCE AND EFFICACY ACROSS THE LIFE SPANPsychological Control in Later Life - Helene H Fung, Ronald P Abeles and Laura L CarstensenImplications for Life-Span DevelopmentIntentional Self-Development through Adulthood and Later Life - Jochen Brandtstädter, Dirk Wentura and Klaus RothermundTenacious Pursuit and Flexible Adjustment of GoalsSuccessful Development and Aging - Alexandra M Freund, Karen Z H Li and Paul B BaltesThe Role of Selection, Optimization and Compensation in Successful AgingEmotional Learning and Mechanisms of Intentional Psychological Change - Karen S Quigley and Lisa Feldman BarrettAction Regulation, Coping and Development - Ellen A Skinner Details ISBN0761915435 Short Title ACTION & SELF-DEVELOPMENT Pages 568 Language English ISBN-10 0761915435 ISBN-13 9780761915430 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1999 Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Country of Publication United States Edited by Jochen Brandtstadter Illustrations Illustrations Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Subtitle Theory and Research Through the LifeSpan DOI 10.1604/9780761915430 UK Release Date 1999-10-12 NZ Release Date 1999-10-12 US Release Date 1999-10-12 Author Richard M. 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