Jean Toner's scientific contributions
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... Among the older adult sample, elders with a college degree were predicted to have had more opportunities and/or greater motivation to pursue the development of wisdom than elders without a college degree. It appears that growth in wisdom requires a combination of cognition, self-reflection, openness to all kinds of experiences, and the recognition and acceptance of uncertainty (Ardelt 2000a;Blanchard-Fields and Norris 1995;Brugman 2006;Clayton and Birren 1980;Helson and Srivastava 2002;Kekes 1995;Sternberg 2005;Taranto 1989), which a college education is likely to foster (e.g., Toner andRountree 2003-2004). It might also be that individuals who are open to new experiences and have a desire to learn about deeper truths are more likely to pursue a higher educational degree. ...
