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Shadow Work In Support Of The Adult Developmental Journey, Robin Gregory Mclaughlin
Shadow Work In Support Of The Adult Developmental Journey, Robin Gregory Mclaughlin
Educational Studies Dissertations
In his book, In over our heads: the mental demands of modern life, Kegan (1994) has suggested that the average level of adults’ thinking is more complex today than at previous times in history. This is due, in part, to our increased lifespans, which have enabled complex thinking to evolve and emerge. However, Kegan has also suggested that the demands of the social environment are expanding much faster than the average complexity of adult thinking and learning. In Kegan’s terms, we are “in over our heads.” Using a semi-clinical, semi-structured, qualitative interview with twenty adult learners, this study investigated the …