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Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding benefits, salaries, Student Government Association, academic quality and Colonnade Plan.

December Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

How Transformational Theory Can Be Used To Understand The Personal Experience If Being Bullied In The Workplace, Salma A. Hadeed

South Florida Education Research Conference

Bullying is a growing problem in all organizations. This paper will examine how transformational theory can be used to understand victims who are being bullied in the workplace. This research will provide useful information regarding all aspects of bullying and how it relates to this theory.

Smoking Committee Report, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Report of the Smoking Committee regarding progress and delays.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of December 3, 2014 meeting.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding health benefits, enrollment, budget, Student Government Association, curriculum committee, international travel and faculty credentials.

November Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of November 5, 2014 meeting.

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Quarterly meeting of the WKU Board of Regents to discuss degree programs, emeritus faculty, honorary doctorates, WKU Statement of Purpose, personnel actions, financial reports and resolution in honor of Patricia Minter.

Special Council Election, Tanya Vincent

Staff Council

Announcement regarding special election to fill a vacancy.

Academic Sisterhood: A Collaborative Autoethnography Of Two Asian Mothers, Adult Educators, And Scholars, Maria Liu Wong, Aimee Tiu-Wu

Adult Education Research Conference

In a global context where Western models and theories continue to dominate and influence adult educational research, multi-vocal perspectives of meaning making and learning from educators raised and educated in the East and West can contribute to more nuanced dialogue and exchange. Utilizing collaborative autoethnography, a qualitative research method that explores society through the lens of self in relation to other (Chang, Ngunjiri & Hernandez, 2013), we provide a window and a mirror into the complexity of East-West learning dynamics as two multicultural Asian immigrant academics educated and raising our children in the West. Together, as mothers, adult educators and …

Meaning And Pedagogical Impact Of Class Notes Translated Into Mandarin Chinese For Scholars From China Enrolled In Research Techniques Traning, Tiffany L. Whitcomb, Jiafen Hu

Adult Education Research Conference

We conducted a qualitative study to understand the meaning of translating class notes into Mandarin Chinese for Chinese students enrolled in our hands-on training program for biomedical techniques. To date, no studies have reported interventions to support researchers from China as they learn animal care and use techniques, particularly whether translating class materials into Mandarin Chinese fulfills a specific pedagogical need. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in order to collect rich, descriptive data. Interviews were transcribed and open coding was conducted by each researcher independently. Axial coding was performed in unison until a consensus for categories was reached. Several themes emerged …

A Narrative Study On Community Practice Through Esd (Education For Sustainable Development): A Case Study Of High School Teacher Community, Mihee Ryu, Byungjun Yi, Mikyung Jung, Leeyu Lee

Adult Education Research Conference

The purpose of this study is to create 'ESD Community of Practice' through the 'ESD training experience' in school and to narrate the 'experience' and the 'story' of the teachers who are teaching ESD classes in school.

Mind Over Muscle: A Conceptul Piece Comparing The Simtween The Philosophy Of Judo And Self-Directed Learning, Michael Duncan Overton

Adult Education Research Conference

This is an exploratory examination of the similarities of the core principles of Judo and Self-Directed Learning (SDL). Both Judo and SDL can be considered ways of life that the student is committed to. By comparing the similarities between each educational theory this paper seeks to add another beam of support to the bridge between Eastern and Western ideologies.

A Narrative Study On Competency Biography Of Instructor Of Adult Education: A Case Study Of Teaching Artists In Korea, Yu-Lee Lee, Byung-Jun Yi

Adult Education Research Conference

Dancing field has, from the beginning, expanded its category from expressing humans' internal desires with physical activities to being active in aesthetic areas. Today, the adult dancing education is the medium where emotional, physical, and psychological abilities can be expressed. The fact that people utilize dance as a learning method, shows their acknowledgement of the value of dance as an educational method. It can be said that dancing leads people to evolve and grow ideologically. Thus, dance education not only simply teaches producing or mimicking an art piece, but also helps to develop an individual into a creative person through …

An Appreciative Dialogue Between East And West, Ann Brooks, Qi Sun

Adult Education Research Conference

In the context of globalized world, many countries have encountered similar changes and challenges. Learning from one another becomes critical to better understand the strengths and limitations of different theoretical and methodological approaches of education and adult education in particular. International and comparative education have historically demonstrated an effective way of learning from each other. Yet learning from each other seems to become very limited. Instead, learning from the West has become the norm due to its dominant economic position, a legacy of colonialism, the exportation of education, and the development of English as the lingua franca of scholarly publishing …

Discussion On Cross-Cultural Collaboration For Vocational Teacher Education Among Us And Chinese Institutions, Xi Yu

Adult Education Research Conference

This roundtable session is to discuss about the different characteristics of Chinese and US vocational education systems, the challenges of Chinese VET is facing, and the need and barriers for Chinese vocation teacher education collaborating with US institutions.

Socialization And Learning Of Foreign Adult Learners: Challenges And Needs, Tereza Cristina C. Valverde

Adult Education Research Conference

Adult foreign learners in higher education face challenges to integrate into the academic community. Strategies such as engaging in mentorship, sharing cultural traits, participating in service-learning programs and in the Academic and Learning Assistance centers can improve socialization and learning of foreign learners.

Probing The Facilitation Of International (Chinese) Adult Students’ Multi-Fold Transformation: A Qualitative Approach, Fujuan Tan

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper uses in-depth interviews to investigate the important role of instructors in the process of multi-fold transformation for international Chinese students who come to study in the U.S.

The Imperative Of The School Choice Option Of Nclb: In Whose Interest?, Teri Jones

Georgia Educational Research Association Conference

Since No Child Left Behind (NCLB) became law, educators have faced challenges trying to protect the common good of a public education while, at the same time, developing and/or reviewing proposals to provide for the school choice option of NCLB. In the debate over market-driven education versus traditional public education, many times, the ideologies behind each approach come into direct conflict. Educators and legislators need to be able to identify when privileged interests are at the core of reforms or if the education of each student is the primary interest being served.

This project provides a real life portrait of …

Making Meaning Of The Retirement Portfolio And Its Impact On Learning In The Third Age, Darcia L. Simpson, Elice E. Rogers, Catherine A. Hansman, Johnathan E. Messemer

Adult Education Research Conference

This roundtable examines relevant literature concerning the impact of one’s retirement portfolio and the economic self-sufficiency essential for learning and living in the Third Age of life. Third Agers are conceptualized as active retirement aged individuals, in good health with possibly 20+ years of life ahead of them.

Special Educators Describe The Critical Mass Of Co-Teaching, Cynthia T. Shamberger, Kendra W. Henriques

Georgia Educational Research Association Conference

Co-teaching is an instructional approach usually initiated by school administrators to help general and special education teachers who share a single classroom to ensure students with disabilities have access to the general curriculum. Although research regarding co-teaching is still in need of further development in some areas such as student achievement, co-teaching has increasingly grown in popularity as an option for addressing the multiple needs of diverse learners, including students with disabilities. Some school professionals and researchers who are proponents of this instructional delivery model believe that, "At the core of co-teaching is determining what instructional techniques will be most …

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding bookstore systems, faculty regent election, student retention, Student Government Association, Colonnade Plan and faculty credentials.

Sdl And Technology: Implications For Adult Education, Ramona T. Sharpe, Tamara L. Kelley

Adult Education Research Conference

As SDL is embraced and technology continually advances in organizations, new and improved skills and learning strategies will be required. This session will explore the anticipated change necessary for adult educators and related scholarly practitioners to be able to effectively support the learners in their organizations.

Complexity Of Culture And Challenges To Learning: A Case Study Of Eastern European Perspectives On Learning, Oleksandra Sehin

Adult Education Research Conference

This qualitative pilot study will add to the adult learning and development literature by unfolding the complexities of Eastern European culture and migration, challenges to learning, and the importance of narrative to immigrant adult learning and development.

Transitional Learning In A Transitional Labor Market, Ellen Scully-Russ

Adult Education Research Conference

Precarious work traps workers in a cycle of marginalization. Though there is research on how individuals can break this cycle, little is known about how learning can change the conditions of marginalization. This study explores the learning processes that can also improve the conditions of precarious work.

Teaching Diversity And Social Justice In Adult And Higher Education Contexts, Delores Rice, Petra A. Robinson

Adult Education Research Conference

This presentation provides a synthesis of research that sought to identify best practices in teaching issues of diversity and social justice. The interactive discussion provides opportunities to share best practices on instructional techniques/ strategies to enhance equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice in higher education and other adult education settings.

Transforming Learners’ Engagement: Reflections On A Continuing Medical Education Program, Richard A. Prayson, Catherine H. Monaghan

Adult Education Research Conference

Continuing education at most medical meetings rely heavily on didactic methodologies. Attendees expect this approach in a Continuing Medical Education (CME) program and are surprised when another approach is taken. This roundtable paper briefly examines how adult educators can begin changing the culture of CME for physicians.