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Eating Fire While Walking On Broken Glass: An Auto-Ethnography Of One Adult Educator's Tenure Process, Dianne Ramdeholl
Eating Fire While Walking On Broken Glass: An Auto-Ethnography Of One Adult Educator's Tenure Process, Dianne Ramdeholl
Adult Education Research Conference
This autoethnography documents the journey of one female academic of color through her tenure process, outlining the landmines embedded within the tenure process for women of color. It offers recommendations for new faculty of color.
Literacy, Technology, And First Year Teachers: A Case Study, Emily Kearns Burke
Literacy, Technology, And First Year Teachers: A Case Study, Emily Kearns Burke
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper examines how first year teachers describe their preparation and use of technology to teach literacy. Findings indicate teachers feel confident but unsupported in their efforts.
Adult Entrances And Exits: What Does Retention Literature Inform Us About Urban Adult Higher Educational Participants And Student Success?, Debra Fenty, Jonathan Messemer, Elice Rogers
Adult Entrances And Exits: What Does Retention Literature Inform Us About Urban Adult Higher Educational Participants And Student Success?, Debra Fenty, Jonathan Messemer, Elice Rogers
Adult Education Research Conference
This research purpose, derived from a larger study shares findings which help explain retention and, success outcomes associated with Urban adult learners in a 4 year higher educational setting. A critical analysis of the literature reveals in retention, understanding barriers is a key indicator of an institution's effectiveness.
Uncovering Disney’S Pedagogy Of Classism In Their “Reality” Programming, Robin Redmon Wright
Uncovering Disney’S Pedagogy Of Classism In Their “Reality” Programming, Robin Redmon Wright
Adult Education Research Conference
Disney now saturates cable television with programs like Duck Dynasty, Swamp People, Lady Hoggers, and Appalachian Outlaws. These shows are actively promoting cultural myths that reinforce the neoliberal agenda that oppressed many adults with which we work. Our responsibility, then, is to expose those messages for what they are.
Community Science Education: Critical Science Literacy And Community Engagement Related To Shale Gas Development, Esther Prins, Shannon Frey
Community Science Education: Critical Science Literacy And Community Engagement Related To Shale Gas Development, Esther Prins, Shannon Frey
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper examines how 48 adults in a non-formal education class on shale gas development in two rural counties expanded their scientific knowledge, developed critical science literacy, and applied what they learned in the course. The findings elucidate adults’ relationships with science and their self-perceptions as scientifically knowledgeable citizens.
We Shall Not Be Moved: Adult Learners’ Intransigent Attitudes About Group Projects, Judy K. Favor, Mark Harvey
We Shall Not Be Moved: Adult Learners’ Intransigent Attitudes About Group Projects, Judy K. Favor, Mark Harvey
Adult Education Research Conference
This study explored the effectiveness of a structured group project planning process designed to improve accountability, communication, satisfaction, and attitudes about group projects with adult learners.
The Relationship Between Instrumental And Transformative Learning In Structured Workplace Learning Programs: Insights From Embedded Formative Assessment, Cheryl K. Baldwin
The Relationship Between Instrumental And Transformative Learning In Structured Workplace Learning Programs: Insights From Embedded Formative Assessment, Cheryl K. Baldwin
Adult Education Research Conference
A grounded theory study of tacit knowledge elicited in workplace learning programs examined instrumental and transformative elements. Observational, reflective and interview data indicated that learner beliefs about work challenged content legitimacy. Low levels of reflective dialogue were associated with immediate application or quieting reactions. Instrumental content helped prompt perspective shifts.
Using Spiral Dynamic Theory For Adult Civic Engagement Research And Social Justice Education, Lisa R. Brown
Using Spiral Dynamic Theory For Adult Civic Engagement Research And Social Justice Education, Lisa R. Brown
Adult Education Research Conference
Empirical civic engagement research based in a South American context. Participants included adult learner populations engaged in revolutionary protests that opposed private for-profit education in Chile. Findings were higher order Spiral Dynamic Theory thinking at the for-profits and lower civic engagement.
Conscientization Through The Context Of A Book Club: Adults’ Experiences Of Consciousness-Raising, Rachel M. Cassity
Conscientization Through The Context Of A Book Club: Adults’ Experiences Of Consciousness-Raising, Rachel M. Cassity
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand the lived experiences of consciousness-raising for adults through the context of book clubs. Research about adult participation in book clubs remains scarce. Therefore, this study seeks to highlight how these contexts might promote adult learning and Conscientization.
Exploring The Relationship Between Religious Faith And Persistence Through Intertextuality, Brendaly E. Drayton
Exploring The Relationship Between Religious Faith And Persistence Through Intertextuality, Brendaly E. Drayton
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper draws upon intertextuality to explore how an African American male adult learner uses his religious faith as a resource for persisting in an adult literacy program. The findings indicate that religious faith was not simply a coping mechanism but a resource for redefining learner identity.
Social Justice Education And U.S. Military Adult Learners, Royce Ann Collins, Susan Yelich Biniecki, Cheryl Polson
Social Justice Education And U.S. Military Adult Learners, Royce Ann Collins, Susan Yelich Biniecki, Cheryl Polson
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this paper is to examine the Veteran or active duty military adult learner in higher education through the lens of social justice education, intersectionality, and microaggressions.
African American Women’S Experiences As Teen Mothers And Their Persistence In Higher Education, Tamara Coats
African American Women’S Experiences As Teen Mothers And Their Persistence In Higher Education, Tamara Coats
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this pilot study is to explore the African American mother-daughter communicative relationship about teen pregnancy and the effects on one’s college degree attainment. A research study of narratives was used to explore the teen pregnancy experience of three African American adult women who are pursuing graduate degrees.
Millennial-Aged Adults Learning Online: Factors Impacting Academic Success, Sarah J. Herchel
Millennial-Aged Adults Learning Online: Factors Impacting Academic Success, Sarah J. Herchel
Adult Education Research Conference
This quantitative study of 118 Millennial-aged learners enrolled in online courses administers a pre and post survey to measure self-directed learning readiness, academic achievement, and other factors related to these variables.
Beyond Ngoization: Challenging Neoliberalism In A Chilean Trade Union School, John Holst, Maria Alicia Vetter
Beyond Ngoization: Challenging Neoliberalism In A Chilean Trade Union School, John Holst, Maria Alicia Vetter
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper presents the results of a descriptive case study of an NGO-based trade union school in Chile. The NGO is called the Alejandro Lipschutz Institute of Science (ICAL-Spanish acronym).
Online Faculty Development: What Works?, Anita Samuel
Online Faculty Development: What Works?, Anita Samuel
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study conducted with online faculty. Faculty talked about the training and support services they utilized and found most effective when teaching online.
Color-Conscious Paradigms Of Adult And Educational Leadership Development Through Culturally Relevant Mentoring: Africentricity, And Critical Spirituality Explored., Phillip A. Smith
Adult Education Research Conference
This conceptual paper draws on the indigenous wisdoms of the African Diaspora, and critical spirituality. It strives to formulate a new definition of culturally relevant mentoring for educational leadership development as applicable to the leadership development of Black male secondary school principals and other senior educational leaders.
Social Capital And Caregiving Among Grandmothers In Rural Communities, Mattyna L. Stephens, Mary Alfred
Social Capital And Caregiving Among Grandmothers In Rural Communities, Mattyna L. Stephens, Mary Alfred
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of ten Black primary caregiving grandmothers in rural communities within the state of Texas to understand how they learn to develop social capital to navigate inequitable systems and acquire resources for themselves and the grandchildren in their care. The application of qualitative inquiry was essential as it best supported the probing necessary to explore the phenomenon of African American grandmothers raising grandchildren.
Perceptions Of Distance Education Students On How A University Education Will Help Achieve Their Career Goals, Sarah Zipf, Ramazan Gungor
Perceptions Of Distance Education Students On How A University Education Will Help Achieve Their Career Goals, Sarah Zipf, Ramazan Gungor
Adult Education Research Conference
Using the responses to an open-ended question on the annual web-based scholarship application on how students are planning to use their education in achieving their career goals, this study explored the intersection of educational and career goals of mostly non-traditional students.
A Case Study Of Choices Of The Host University And Decisions To Stay Or Leave The U.S. Upon Graduation Of Chinese Adult And Traditional Students, Xi Lin, Hong Shi, Mingyu Huang
A Case Study Of Choices Of The Host University And Decisions To Stay Or Leave The U.S. Upon Graduation Of Chinese Adult And Traditional Students, Xi Lin, Hong Shi, Mingyu Huang
Adult Education Research Conference
Chinese students are the largest group among all the international students. Many factors motivate them to study in the U.S. and their decision to stay or leave the U.S. after graduation. However, limited research investigates these aspects by differentiating students into non-traditional students and traditional student groups. As a result, this study conducted individual interviews to examine: 1) factors that influence Chinese students’ (non-traditional students vs. traditional students) choices of the host college or university in the U.S.; and 2) their decisions to stay or leave the U.S. after graduation. Eleven Chinese students participated in this study, including seven female …
Cultural Differences Of Lifelong Learners In Using Emerging Technologies, Pei-Wei Lee
Cultural Differences Of Lifelong Learners In Using Emerging Technologies, Pei-Wei Lee
Adult Education Research Conference
To examine emerging technologies and discuss their potential to improve teaching and learning with respect to cultural factors. Understanding the cultural differences and how they affect teaching and learning will inform higher education to offer a friendly environment that benefit adult learners.
The Role Of Transformative Learning In Fostering Identity Development Among Learners In Professional Education Programs Of Study, Elizabeth P. Marlowe, Teresa J. Carter
The Role Of Transformative Learning In Fostering Identity Development Among Learners In Professional Education Programs Of Study, Elizabeth P. Marlowe, Teresa J. Carter
Adult Education Research Conference
This roundtable discussion engages participants in exploring how professional identity develops for learners engaged in advanced professional education and how they experience the meaning of what it is to become a professional.
Theorizing From The Literature: Rural Nc African American Males Who Fail To Complete Early College, Joyce B. Valentine
Theorizing From The Literature: Rural Nc African American Males Who Fail To Complete Early College, Joyce B. Valentine
Adult Education Research Conference
The African American male dropout rate remains horrific. Educational institutions need to revise their curriculum design and retention strategies. This study examines rural African American males who fail to complete high school using intersectionality and ecological systems theory.
Ghost And The Machine: Bringing Untold Personal Spiritual And Cultural Experiences To Life Through The Medium Of Digital Storytelling., Ingrid Andersen, Elizabeth J. Tisdell
Ghost And The Machine: Bringing Untold Personal Spiritual And Cultural Experiences To Life Through The Medium Of Digital Storytelling., Ingrid Andersen, Elizabeth J. Tisdell
Adult Education Research Conference
This study examines learners’ perceptions of the experiences of transformation from the storytelling experience of digital stories within a graduate class on spirituality and culture, by means of the lenses of both transformative learning theory and storytelling theory.
Adult Learner Perceptions And Experiences In A Community College Engaged In Intensive Student Success Reforms, Susan J. Barcinas, Tracy A. Kachur, Duane Akroyd, Heidi N. Mccann, Yaxin Zheng
Adult Learner Perceptions And Experiences In A Community College Engaged In Intensive Student Success Reforms, Susan J. Barcinas, Tracy A. Kachur, Duane Akroyd, Heidi N. Mccann, Yaxin Zheng
Adult Education Research Conference
This qualitative study is based upon 200 hours of observation and 30 participant interviews aiming to deeply describe and analyze adult learner perceptions of community college intensive student success reform initiatives.
Adult Learning And Pragmatic Identity Theory, Davin J. Carr-Chellman, Joseph Levitan
Adult Learning And Pragmatic Identity Theory, Davin J. Carr-Chellman, Joseph Levitan
Adult Education Research Conference
The interaction between identity and learning has been under theorized. American Pragmatism offers important insights into identity and learning. With new educational experiences, adults take on new identities. Pragmatic Identity Theory will be an analytical lens allowing us to better understand the identity negotiation within learning experiences.
Active Knowledge Sharing In Online Group Work, Bo Chang
Active Knowledge Sharing In Online Group Work, Bo Chang
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this paper is to explore how to support active knowledge sharing and creation in an online group work which both encourages collaboration and motivates individual effort.
10 Years Of Adult Learning (2006-2015): Content Analysis Of A Journal, Catherine A. Cherrstrom
10 Years Of Adult Learning (2006-2015): Content Analysis Of A Journal, Catherine A. Cherrstrom
Adult Education Research Conference
Academic publications provide insight into a discipline’s history, knowledge base, and research norms, and analyzing a journal’s publication activity provides learning about the field of study. This study examines 10-year trends (2006-2015) in Adult Learning to learn and inform the field of adult and continuing education.
Dancing Between Neoliberal And Nordic: Lifelong Learning In South Korea, Jinhee Choi, Fred M. Schied
Dancing Between Neoliberal And Nordic: Lifelong Learning In South Korea, Jinhee Choi, Fred M. Schied
Adult Education Research Conference
The paper argues that the South Korean model is neither Nordic nor Neoliberal as many have claimed. The South Korean model may serve as a model for other Asian countries.
Business Education For Corporate Social Responsibility And Social Justice, Shannon Deer, Jill Zarestky
Business Education For Corporate Social Responsibility And Social Justice, Shannon Deer, Jill Zarestky
Adult Education Research Conference
Social justice and corporate social responsibility are concepts business schools struggle to incorporate into curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Using qualitative methods, this study explored the impact adult education principles and practices had on business students’ beliefs, assumptions, and values towards social justice and corporate social responsibility.
Personal Growth, Social Change Or Human Capital: A Document Analysis Of An Online Education Program For Adult Learners, Nakita Dolet, Maeghen L. Macdonald
Personal Growth, Social Change Or Human Capital: A Document Analysis Of An Online Education Program For Adult Learners, Nakita Dolet, Maeghen L. Macdonald
Adult Education Research Conference
This document analysis interrogates how one institution balances classically competing objectives of emancipatory learning, personal growth, and human resource development in an online adult education program.