Leadership & Human Development Chapter 3

Tasks Candidate Leadership experience Evals & groups Exam –X=83 Activity plan assignment Practicum hours Activities journal…

Tasks Activities Journal –Cover page with name –Table of contents optional page #’s –Minimum of 75 activities –Themes (in class) –10 activity plans (class) –Resource list & description – 10 books & 10 websites –Age groups

What is human development?

Human Development How people grow, mature and develop across the life span Result of biological and environmental influences

Why is knowledge of human development important?

Importance Know how people behave, think, grow, mature Know how to adapt leadership skills Impacts activity choices by assessing abilities Matches leader expectations with participant capabilities

Life Stages & Age Groups In general…people in similar age groups are in similar developmental stages –Have similar mental, physical, social & emotional capabilities

4 Life Stages Physical development –Energy & growth –Fine & gross motor skills –Activity preference –Physical coordination Cognitive development –Ability to think abstractly –Academic achievement –Reasoning & logic –Limitations in mental ability

4 Life Stages Socioemotional development –Relationships with others –Emotions –Fears, worries & moods Moral development –How people make decisions –How they define right and wrong

Age groups Young Childhood (3-5) Middle childhood (5 – 7 years) Older childhood (8 – 11 years) Early adolescence ( years) Adolescence ( years) Young adulthood ( years) Middle adulthood ( years) Older adulthood ( years) Seniors ( years) Older seniors (75+)

Wagon Wheel Exercise

2 Important Influences Piaget’s Theory of Human Development Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development

Piaget’s Theory on Human Development Knowledge is constructed over time Knowledge impacts how people deal with situations Knowledge is developed thru interaction with the environment

Kohlberg’s Theory on Moral Development Morality develops over time Move from egocentrism (“me”) orientation to an objective (“others”) orientation