The Concept of Developmental-Tasks and its Significance for Education and Social Work

The term "developmental-task" was introduced by Robert Havighurst in the 1950's. According to R. Harvighurst, the term refers to tasks which arise in a social context during an individual lifetime. Since the 1950's the concept of developmental-tasks has become an important th...

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Main Author: Uwe Uhlendorff
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Language:English
Published: Social Work & Society 2004-01-01
Series:Social Work and Society
Online Access:http://132.195.130.183/index.php/sws/article/view/1162
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