What’S The Social Network Got To Do With It?!?: An Adult And Higher Education Evaluation Of Perceptions And Motivations To Study Abroad,
2011
University of Texas at San Antonio
What’S The Social Network Got To Do With It?!?: An Adult And Higher Education Evaluation Of Perceptions And Motivations To Study Abroad, Shelbee R. Nguyen, Joellen E. Coryell
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this study was to investigate adult learners’ perceptions and motivations to study abroad as well as the kinds of influences, including popular culture and social networks, that influence adult students to study abroad.
Canadian Adult Education: Still Moving,
2011
Simon Fraser University
Canadian Adult Education: Still Moving, Tom Nesbit, Budd L. Hall
Adult Education Research Conference
Two of Canada’s veteran adult educators have recently discussed what they claim as the “death” of the Canadian adult education movement. In this paper, we challenge this claim and provide evidence to show that adult education in Canada remains vigorous and vital, expanding in some areas and overall still deserving of being called a movement.
Competence Development In Fixed-Term Employment,
2011
Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
Competence Development In Fixed-Term Employment, Gesa MüNchhausen
Adult Education Research Conference
A German research project seeks to provide answers on how fixed-term employment affects the development of occupational competences. The objective is to compare the impact of this form of employment on competence acquisition by fixed-term employees and employees in “normal” working relationships from a subjective angle. Criteria for comparison are: scope for activity, task diversity, complexity of work, career opportunities, participation in formal continuing train- ing, social support and integration, decision-making powers, information offer- ings as well as job satisfaction. The project uses qualitative and quantitative re- search methods - that are a guided qualitative survey on the one hand …
Does The Cap Fit? The Case For Contextualised Initial Teacher Training For Vocational Teachers,
2011
Marvellous Minds Training and Consultancy
Does The Cap Fit? The Case For Contextualised Initial Teacher Training For Vocational Teachers, Bev Morris, Steve Gildersleve
Adult Education Research Conference
This case study of UK teacher-training for vocational trainers highlights the tensions between the professionalization of the teaching workforce and the skills and expectations of vocational trainers.
Theological Education In Action: A Study Of Racial Perspective Change Among Participants In The Student Interracial Ministry Of Union Theological Seminary (1960-1968),
2011
Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg
Theological Education In Action: A Study Of Racial Perspective Change Among Participants In The Student Interracial Ministry Of Union Theological Seminary (1960-1968), Kirk A. Moll
Adult Education Research Conference
This qualitative research study investigated the role played by white theological seminary student participation in the Student Interracial Ministry (1960-1968) in the transformation of the participants’ racial perspectives. The central theoretical framework was transformative learning. The role of racism as a disorienting dilemma; interpersonal, affective, and spiritual/religious factors, and transformative learning across the lifespan were explored.
Clipped Wings: Professionalism Structuring Adult Educators In A Globalized Workplace,
2011
York University
Clipped Wings: Professionalism Structuring Adult Educators In A Globalized Workplace, Robert Mizzi
Adult Education Research Conference
Through policy-oriented research and in-depth interviews, this research project investigated what kinds of discourses could possibly be structuring the lives of adult educators who work in international development. One significant theme that emerged in the data was the presence of “image” as a microtechnology of power that not only demanded silence around “controversial” identity- differences, but also encouraged adult educators to adopt a public identity that was more congruent to the accepted norms of the workplace.
The Intersection Of Racist And Homophobic Bullying In Adult And Higher Education: An Introduction Of The Three Types Of Bullying,
2011
University of Georgia
The Intersection Of Racist And Homophobic Bullying In Adult And Higher Education: An Introduction Of The Three Types Of Bullying, Mitsunori Misawa
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper addresses the author’s recent narrative study on adult bullying in higher education in terms of the intersection of racism, sexism, and homophobia. This paper specifically examines and provides several narratives from gay male faculty of color on three types of bullying that impacted their academic life and citizenship.
How Modern-Day Traditional Healers Diagnose And Treat Cancer: The Case Of Malaysia1,
2011
University of Georgia
How Modern-Day Traditional Healers Diagnose And Treat Cancer: The Case Of Malaysia1, Sharan Merriam, Mazanah Muhamad
Adult Education Research Conference
Traditional healers are so embedded in the Malay culture that they are often the first and sometimes only source of healthcare even for chronic diseases such as cancer. Our qualitative study was designed to uncover how Malay traditional healers diagnose and treat cancer. Further, we wanted to ascertain their willingness to work with the allopathic system in relieving the cancer burden in Malaysia. Interviews with 14 Malay traditional healers revealed a wide variety of diagnostic and treatment practices, and there is a range of receptiveness for working with the Western medical system with Islamic healers being the most receptive.
Resonance And The Importance Of Informal Learning In The Literacy Environment,
2011
OISE/University of Toronto
Resonance And The Importance Of Informal Learning In The Literacy Environment, Rebecca Melville
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper describes a study that was done with tutors and students in Frontier College’s Beat the Street/Literacy and Basic Skills program. The study investigated how tutors and students interact and learn from one another in a literacy environment. It was conducted with qualitative methods including focus groups, interviews, reflexive inquiry and ethnographic research. Findings indicate that the informal learning of both tutors and students plays an important role in literacy learning, particularly in creating moments of profound connection that the author refers to as resonance.
Finding Points Of Intersection: Learning Through Feminist Non-Credit Learning Processes,
2011
Ontario Institute for Stuides in Education, University of Toronto
Finding Points Of Intersection: Learning Through Feminist Non-Credit Learning Processes, Christine Mckenzie
Adult Education Research Conference
The praxis I develop in this paper comes from this empirical research and is also based on my experience as an adult educator in non-credit contexts over the past 15 years. Following a brief overview of my study, I discuss key findings, which relates to the tension between holistic and challenging practices as methods for bringing differently-located women learners together and the impact of educators’ awareness of their social locations on learning processes. This research revealed the centrality of educators’ identity in their practices and the limitations of intersectionality and interlocking identities frameworks in praxis.
Exploring The Influence Of Gender On Registered Nurses’ Intentions To Leave The Profession,
2011
Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg
Exploring The Influence Of Gender On Registered Nurses’ Intentions To Leave The Profession, Stacy L. Lutter
Adult Education Research Conference
An aim of this study was to uncover the visible and invisible influences of gender as a social structure in respect to the decision to leave the nursing profession. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eleven female registered nurses who had serious intentions of leaving the nursing profession. Based on the findings of this study, strategies to influence recruitment, practice, and retention in nursing can be developed.
Graduate Students Of Color: A Storied Path To The Professoriate,
2011
North Carolina State University
Graduate Students Of Color: A Storied Path To The Professoriate, Kathy D. Lohr, Audrey J. Jaeger
Adult Education Research Conference
This article shares the knowledge we gained from the stories of graduate students of color as they discussed their career choices. It provides an emerging understanding of how a graduate student’s background and cultural values influence his or her decision to pursue a faculty career.
Probing The Icebergs Of Workplace Learning: Findings Of The 1998, 2004 And 2010 Surveys Of Work And Lifelong Learning1,
2011
University of Toronto
Probing The Icebergs Of Workplace Learning: Findings Of The 1998, 2004 And 2010 Surveys Of Work And Lifelong Learning1, D.W. Livingstone
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper draws on the findings of recent national surveys of paid and unpaid work as well as formal and informal learning to assess the extent of correspondence between work and learning activities in Canada. The main conclusion is that workers’ learning efforts increasingly exceed the requirements of their paid jobs. We live in a knowledge-rich society but with relatively diminishing opportunities to apply this knowledge in our jobs.
Older Adults’ Motivation To Learn In Higher Education,
2011
University of Georgia
Older Adults’ Motivation To Learn In Higher Education, Lin Yi-Yin
Adult Education Research Conference
A limited amount of literature has discussed older adults in formal education, especially their motivations to learn in higher education. This study aims to understand older adults’ learning in the context of higher education. Specifically, this study argues that higher education can function as a stimulating learning environment that helps older adults meet their late-life development needs and can lead them toward a meaningful and positive aging experience.
The Meaning Of ‘Being Literate’ In The Case Of Adult Literacy Learners In Korea,
2011
Hallym University
The Meaning Of ‘Being Literate’ In The Case Of Adult Literacy Learners In Korea, Jihye Lee
Adult Education Research Conference
This study examines the meaning of ‘being literate’ along with focusing on the relationship with formal education in Korea. For the purpose of this study, adult literacy learners wrote 1,673 articles and they were also analyzed. As a result, the demand for having formal education experience limits and influences the motivation, educational process, and meaning of being literate for adult literacy learners in Korea.
A Transformative Dance Through “Language Mountains” And “Blind Spots”: Park Educators Learn Responsiveness To Immigrant Newcomers,
2011
St. Francis Xavier University
A Transformative Dance Through “Language Mountains” And “Blind Spots”: Park Educators Learn Responsiveness To Immigrant Newcomers, Elizabeth Lange, Peter Vogels, Zenobia Jamal
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper describes a project Learning Language, Learning the Land, created to enhance park accessibility and social belonging for immigrant newcomers by combining language learning and environmental literacy in a city park and provincial park setting. This paper reports on the dialectics of transformative learning for parks staff as they discovered the inappropriateness of didactic methods and how effective adult learning emerges from rapport, educational responsiveness and ethnocultural knowledge. Second, through informal learning, staff became allies in these traditionally white, middle class spaces, helping build a sense of place and social belonging.
Failing To Read Well: The Role Of Public Libraries In Adult Literacy, Immigrant Community Building, And Free Access To Learning,
2011
San Francisco State University
Failing To Read Well: The Role Of Public Libraries In Adult Literacy, Immigrant Community Building, And Free Access To Learning, Luis Kong
Adult Education Research Conference
This study explores the impact library literacy programs have in the development of immigrant community engagement. Public libraries services are essential to the social, cultural, and economic development of rapidly expanding ethnic communities. A library’s adult literacy programs play an important role in reaching new Americans and expanding their participation in society. Through learner-centered instruction, these programs provide opportunities for advancement and integration. The dialogic exchange among learners promotes reciprocal teaching, and enriches their voices as they link what they learn to what is relevant in their lives. This study concludes with strategies to successfully bridge immigrant transition to become …
Basis Of Learning In Urban Communities: Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (Chat) And The Limits Of Contemporary Adult Learning Theories,
2011
Pennsylvania State University
Basis Of Learning In Urban Communities: Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (Chat) And The Limits Of Contemporary Adult Learning Theories, Junghwan Kim, Intak Kwon
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this paper is to examine CHAT as an alternative approach to understanding learning in urban communities as a means to overcome the challenges of existing adult learning theories. The authors argue that CHAT provides a comprehensive theoretical view to understand learning in urban communities driven from activities within socio-cultural contexts.
Methodological Challenges In Studying Transformative Learning,
2011
University of Georgia
Methodological Challenges In Studying Transformative Learning, Seon Joo Kim, Sharan B. Merriam
Adult Education Research Conference
First discussed are philosophical perspectives in relation to the research design and methodology for studying transformative learning. Second, several promising research designs for studying this phenomenon are reviewed including narrative analysis, arts-based research, critical approaches, and action research. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of methodological challenges at this point in the evolution of the knowledge base of transformative learning.
Transformative Professional Development In Unlikely Places: Twitter As A Virtual Learning Community,
2011
University of South Florida
Transformative Professional Development In Unlikely Places: Twitter As A Virtual Learning Community, Kathleen P. King
Adult Education Research Conference
This case study reveals new dimensions of transformative learning occurring through informal learning opportunities. The research results demonstrate that the individual’s learning spans understanding, networking, professional identity development, and transformative learning. Specifically, virtual online communities facilitated through social media provide professional networks and social relationships beyond the scope of the individual’s usual interactions and experience. Discussion and recommendations include using social media and virtual communities as instructional strategies for graduate studies and continued learning beyond formal education. The educational significance includes facilitating transformative learning in informal learning contexts, and using social media and online communities for professional learning.
