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Article: Reshaping Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to Reflect Today's Educational and Managerial Philosophies.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Journal of Instructional Psychology
- Article date:
- September 1, 1999
- Author:
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory is almost fifty years old. In that time, the educational and managerial fields have changed greatly. This article presents a debate of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory to reflect that in today's world, a closed triangle is not a valid representation. Instead, an open, wide faced structure is needed to better reflect that self actualization is never ending. And with this never ending self actualization, individuals can engender lifelong learning, change management, and boundlessness, all important factors for the 1990's educational and managerial environments.
Fifty years ago the business world was a very different place. The ...