Annette Taylor wrote:
> (2) do those of you who teach developmental still devote time to
> Erikson, if so, how much and why? (It still seems to take up
> quite a bit of space in texts).
I can't quantify the time I spend on anything, but I do cover Erikson in
our lifespan development course mainly because it's a reasonably structured
theory that covers adult issues. We have a lot of concepts about adult
development in the texts, but few full-blown theories, and our lifespan
course is also aimed at developing students' abilities to think using
theory.
Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee
