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STAGES VALIDATION
The STAGES developmental model has been the subject of rigorous validation research. Key findings from the ESRAD 2021 research summary (O’Fallon, Murray et al.):
INTER-RATER RELIABILITY
Item-level accuracy across 5 scorers (98% at survey level)
Longitudinal growth
Of successive assessments showed increase or stability (N=143)
Convergent validity
Of successive assessments showed increase or stability (N=143)
Published studies
Articles in Integral Review Special Issue, Vol. 16 No. 1 (2020)
PUBLISHED RESEARCH
The validation of a new scoring method for assessing ego development
O’Fallon, T., Polissar, N., Neradilek, M. B., & Murray, T. · Elsevier Heliyon, 6(3) · 2020
The landmark peer-reviewed validation of the STAGES model, establishing reliability and validity across multiple dimensions of developmental language scoring.
Special Issue on the STAGES model
O’Fallon, T., Polissar, N., Neradilek, M. B., & Murray, T. · Elsevier Heliyon, 6(3) · 2020
The landmark peer-reviewed validation of the STAGES model, establishing reliability and validity across multiple dimensions of developmental language scoring.
DOCUMENTING CONSCIOUSNESS DEVELOPMENT
DRI serves as a clearinghouse for references and research that document the nature, patterns, and full-spectrum trajectory of consciousness development. Below is a curated collection of studies using the Loevinger lineage generally, and the STAGES model specifically.
Jani Attebery · Sustainability Pedagogy for Incarcerated Adult Learners
Applies the STAGES developmental framework to examine how sustainability education unfolds for adult learners in correctional settings.
Natasha Mantler, PhD · A Path to Wholeness: Women’s Authentic Leadership Development (Saybrook University, 2017)
A qualitative study examining how developmental stage relates to authentic leadership expression in women.
Abigail Lynam · Teaching and Mentoring in Higher Education
Explores how developmental stage influences approaches to teaching, mentoring, and meaning-making in higher education contexts.
IN PROCESS
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