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Human Development in the Life Course: Melodies of Living

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In this article, the authors propose a model of time for the life course and a melody of life as a melody, which they describe as "playing while being serious" and "playing under the influence".
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Preface: from dispute to collaboration Introduction: melodies of living Part I. Time for Development: 1. Solidity of science and fullness of living: a theoretical expose 2. Imagination and the life course 3. Moving through time: imagination and memory as semiotic processes 4. Models of time for the life course Part II. Spaces for Development: 5. Social framing of lives: from phenomena to theories 6. Stability and innovation in adults narrating their lives: insights from psychotherapy research 7. Paradoxes of learning Part III. Beyond Time and Space: Imagination: 8. We are migrants! 9. Playing while being serious: the lifelong game of development - and its tools 10. Playing under the influence: activity contexts in their social functions 11. 'Old age' as living forward 12. Epilogue: the course of life as a melody.

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Is there one course of human development or many?

The answer to the query is not explicitly mentioned in the provided paper. The paper discusses various aspects of human development but does not specifically address whether there is one course or many courses of human development.