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Going Deeper Into Profound Learning Through Intellectual Humility, Deep-Surface Learning, And Bildung, Michael Kroth, Laila Cornwall, George Watson Oct 2018

Going Deeper Into Profound Learning Through Intellectual Humility, Deep-Surface Learning, And Bildung, Michael Kroth, Laila Cornwall, George Watson

Adult Education Research Conference

Profound learning (PL) has recently been introduced as a possible approach and process for lifelong learning. Here, we look through the lens of Bildung, deep-surface learning, and intellectual humility to elaborate this developing construct.


Application Of Virtual And Augmented Reality To The Field Of Adult Education, Jihye Oh, Soo Jeoung Han, Doo Hun Lim, Chang Sung Jang, In Tak Kwon Jun 2018

Application Of Virtual And Augmented Reality To The Field Of Adult Education, Jihye Oh, Soo Jeoung Han, Doo Hun Lim, Chang Sung Jang, In Tak Kwon

Adult Education Research Conference

This research reviews the extant literature and web resources on Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) to provide new insights and future direction of adult learning. Based on the review, we discuss implications for research and practice on the use of VR and AR in the field of Adult Education.


Critical Reflection And Imaginative Engagement: Towards An Integrated Theory Of Transformative Learning, John M. Dirkx, Benjamin D. Espinoza, Steven Schlegel Jan 2018

Critical Reflection And Imaginative Engagement: Towards An Integrated Theory Of Transformative Learning, John M. Dirkx, Benjamin D. Espinoza, Steven Schlegel

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Based on a review of the literature, we propose an integrated approach to transformative learning that recognizes the importance of both the rational and affective, as well as the personal and the social dimensions in fostering self-understanding.


Investigating The Perceptions And Characteristics Of The Undergraduate And Graduate Students On Cyber-Mobbullyism In Higher Education, Mitsunori Misawa Jan 2018

Investigating The Perceptions And Characteristics Of The Undergraduate And Graduate Students On Cyber-Mobbullyism In Higher Education, Mitsunori Misawa

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This presentation will focus on the examination of undergraduate and graduate students’ perceptions and characteristics of cyber-mobbullying in higher education. Practical implications for adult educators will also be provided.


Learning Race: School As A Site Of Racialization, Edith Gnanadass Jan 2018

Learning Race: School As A Site Of Racialization, Edith Gnanadass

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School is a site of racialization and racism. So, when we engage in anti-racist pedagogy with adults, we need to take into account their racialization in schools and the ensuing implications.


The Times They Are A Changing (Or Are They?): Exploring The Impact Of The Tenure Process On Racialized Faculty At A Us And An Anglophone Caribbean Institution, Dianne Ramdeholl, Mervin Chisholm Jan 2018

The Times They Are A Changing (Or Are They?): Exploring The Impact Of The Tenure Process On Racialized Faculty At A Us And An Anglophone Caribbean Institution, Dianne Ramdeholl, Mervin Chisholm

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This paper builds on two completed studies charting faculty perceptions of student evaluations in the tenure process in a US and Caribbean context offering recommendations for new faculty of color.


Mandatory Continuing Education: Considerations Of Dewey And Ohliger’S Work, Craig M. Mcgill, Tonette S. Rocco Jan 2018

Mandatory Continuing Education: Considerations Of Dewey And Ohliger’S Work, Craig M. Mcgill, Tonette S. Rocco

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This paper explores discrepancies between Mandatory Continuing Education and Dewey’s ideas on authentic learning. Dewey believed education must serve the goals of the person and the society in which s/he lives.


Move Over, Descartes! Neuroscience Says You’Re Wrong., Kathleen Taylor, Catherine Marienau Jan 2018

Move Over, Descartes! Neuroscience Says You’Re Wrong., Kathleen Taylor, Catherine Marienau

Adult Education Research Conference

Recent discoveries in neuroscience—“we feel, therefore we learn”—contradict Descartes’ rejection of the body’s role in thinking. This presentation examines implications for adult learning.


Examining The Embodied Learning Experiences About Gender In Gay And Bisexual Male Actors, Ted Mccadden, Robin Redmon Wright Jan 2018

Examining The Embodied Learning Experiences About Gender In Gay And Bisexual Male Actors, Ted Mccadden, Robin Redmon Wright

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Using the theoretical frameworks of embodied learning and gender performativity, we examine the narratives of nine other-than-heterosexual adult male actors for their experiences of gender identity development through theatre performance.


Adult Learners Meaning Making Of An Adult Education Master’S Degree Program, Royce Ann Collins, Susan Yelich Biniecki, Constance Carpenter, Keondria Mcclish Jan 2018

Adult Learners Meaning Making Of An Adult Education Master’S Degree Program, Royce Ann Collins, Susan Yelich Biniecki, Constance Carpenter, Keondria Mcclish

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This paper discusses the results of a qualitative research study, which explored how adult learners make meaning of their lived experiences in an adult education master’s degree program. Eportfolio data and reflection requirements grounded within concepts of megacognition informed the assessment


Older Adults’ Informal Learning Using Mobile Devices: A Review Of The Literature, Bora Jin Jan 2018

Older Adults’ Informal Learning Using Mobile Devices: A Review Of The Literature, Bora Jin

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This literature review will examine and critique literature concerning older adults’ use of mobile devices for informal learning. Findings have implications for adult educators and the barriers to the mobile device adoption among older adults for informal learning.


Success, Literacy, And Learning: Experiences Of Adult Basic Education Students, Shannon Frey Jan 2018

Success, Literacy, And Learning: Experiences Of Adult Basic Education Students, Shannon Frey

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This qualitative study examines how six Adult Basic Education (ABE) students perceive success. The findings elucidate the connections between students’ and organizations’ notions of success and potential agreements and conflicts.


In Support Of Teacher Transformation: Emotions As Pedagogy, Jude Walker Jan 2018

In Support Of Teacher Transformation: Emotions As Pedagogy, Jude Walker

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper explores the role of emotions in the classroom as a form of pedagogy for potential transformative learning of the adult educator.


Resisting The Pressures Of Academia: The Importance Of Including Care In Doctoral Study, Carol Rogers-Shaw, Davin Carr-Chellman Jan 2018

Resisting The Pressures Of Academia: The Importance Of Including Care In Doctoral Study, Carol Rogers-Shaw, Davin Carr-Chellman

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This study examines the effects of caring relationships in doctoral study. An exploration of the experiences of first year female students showed care facilitated learning.


A Content Analysis Of Women’S Experiences Of Workplace Bullying Since 2000, Mitsunori Misawa, Josie L. Andrews, Kathy Mae Jenkins Jan 2018

A Content Analysis Of Women’S Experiences Of Workplace Bullying Since 2000, Mitsunori Misawa, Josie L. Andrews, Kathy Mae Jenkins

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A content analysis was conducted to explore women’s experiences of bullying in the workplace, which revealed characteristics, impacts, and strategies of women being bullied at work.


The Social Networks Of Korean Female Adult Learners In A Middle School, Keunho Kim, Hyewon Park, Hyunah Yang Jan 2018

The Social Networks Of Korean Female Adult Learners In A Middle School, Keunho Kim, Hyewon Park, Hyunah Yang

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This study investigates the social networks of Korean female adult learners in middle school through social network analysis and examines the development of these networks by interviewing the main actors involved.


Using Critical Reflection To Effect Dispositional Change Toward Critical Thinking And Gain Insight Into Student Learning, Steven D. Koether Jan 2018

Using Critical Reflection To Effect Dispositional Change Toward Critical Thinking And Gain Insight Into Student Learning, Steven D. Koether

Adult Education Research Conference

The purpose of this research roundtable is to discuss the use of Brookfield’s Critical Incident Questionnaire to effect dispositional change in students toward critical thinking, gain greater instructor insight, and improve instruction. My preliminary, and future, work in this area derives from experience with undergraduate students taking a general education science course.


Gendered Stereotyping In Career And Technical Education: The Lived Experience Of Female Students, Kim Lorraine Smith, Junghwan Kim Jan 2018

Gendered Stereotyping In Career And Technical Education: The Lived Experience Of Female Students, Kim Lorraine Smith, Junghwan Kim

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This phenomenological study aims to explore the lived experience of gendered stereotyping in career and technical education from voices of female adult students.


Operationalizing And Researching Cosmopolitan Adult Education: Collaborative Inquiry Frameworks For Adult Educators’ International Cross-Cultural Study Of Learning And Knowing, Joellen E. Coryell Jan 2018

Operationalizing And Researching Cosmopolitan Adult Education: Collaborative Inquiry Frameworks For Adult Educators’ International Cross-Cultural Study Of Learning And Knowing, Joellen E. Coryell

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A discussion on cosmopolitan adult development and research in progress on the use of comparative, collaborative inquiry as a method to enhance adult educators’ cosmopolitan worldviews.


Self-Directed Advising For Online Graduate Students, Kalpana Gupta Jan 2018

Self-Directed Advising For Online Graduate Students, Kalpana Gupta

Adult Education Research Conference

Self-directed advising provides advisees and advisors to take active roles in the advising process. During this roundtable session, the use of self-directed advising will be discussed to consider future implications.


Faculty Teaching Improvement: Opportunities Within A Graduate Student & Faculty Community Of Practice, Jeremy Elliott-Engel, Donna Westfall-Rudd Jan 2018

Faculty Teaching Improvement: Opportunities Within A Graduate Student & Faculty Community Of Practice, Jeremy Elliott-Engel, Donna Westfall-Rudd

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Improving higher-education teaching is a growing focus on American colleges. A program was developed to train current PhD students in effective pedagogy practices. The Community of Practice resulted in current teaching faculty pedagogical improvement.


Growth Mindset In Adult Learning: Systematic Literature Review, Soo Jeoung Han, Vicki Stieha, Emily Poitevin, Tina L. Starnes Jan 2018

Growth Mindset In Adult Learning: Systematic Literature Review, Soo Jeoung Han, Vicki Stieha, Emily Poitevin, Tina L. Starnes

Adult Education Research Conference

We conducted a systematic literature review on mindsets to understand how a growth mindset is conceptualized and investigated in adult learning scholarly work.


Perspectives On Informal Learning: Cross-Disciplinary Concepts And A New Venue For Adult Education, Jill Zarestky, Rhonda Struminger, Jeffrey Rodriguez, Rachel A. Short, A. Michelle Lawing Jan 2018

Perspectives On Informal Learning: Cross-Disciplinary Concepts And A New Venue For Adult Education, Jill Zarestky, Rhonda Struminger, Jeffrey Rodriguez, Rachel A. Short, A. Michelle Lawing

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Informal learning is a canonical concept in adult education but is used differently in other disciplines. We explore those differences and describe a new opportunity for adult education.


Bullied, Hawked, And Scrutinized: Adult Literacy Practitioners’ Affective Reactions To State And Institutional Power, Amy Pickard Jan 2018

Bullied, Hawked, And Scrutinized: Adult Literacy Practitioners’ Affective Reactions To State And Institutional Power, Amy Pickard

Adult Education Research Conference

This study explores adult literacy practitioners’ affective responses to contemporary policy regimes, in order to inform efforts to improve working conditions for practitioners and, by extension, the educational experiences of learners.


Body, Social And Material Connections As Ways Of Knowing: A Reflection Of The Adult Smoker’S Experiences When Learning About And Using An Electronic Cigarette, Shari Hrabovsky Jan 2018

Body, Social And Material Connections As Ways Of Knowing: A Reflection Of The Adult Smoker’S Experiences When Learning About And Using An Electronic Cigarette, Shari Hrabovsky

Adult Education Research Conference

This study explores the body, as a site of learning and the impact of social, and material networks by investigating the lived experiences of adult smokers who use an electronic cigarette device to reduce or quit cigarette smoking.


Leveraging The Critical Incident Technique (Cit) In Identifying Effective Team Learning Thematic Variables, Constance Carpenter Jan 2018

Leveraging The Critical Incident Technique (Cit) In Identifying Effective Team Learning Thematic Variables, Constance Carpenter

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The research explores the reconceptualization of the Critical Incident Technique (CIT) as a systematic method to identify and to deconstruct team learning thematic variables associated with effective performance.


Masculinity In Older Black Men: Implications For Adult Education, Manuel Solomon, Lorenzo Bowman Jan 2018

Masculinity In Older Black Men: Implications For Adult Education, Manuel Solomon, Lorenzo Bowman

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This paper examines the manifestation of masculinity among older Black men in the United States. The findings from a content analysis conducted on the covers of three popular magazines reveal that Black men embrace an alternative or complicit form of masculinity. This alternative or complicit form of masculinity can be an impediment to teaching and learning for Black men.


"Similar Souls On The Journey": Meaning-Making In A Contemplative Community Of Faculty Of Color, Jennifer L. Pemberton Jan 2018

"Similar Souls On The Journey": Meaning-Making In A Contemplative Community Of Faculty Of Color, Jennifer L. Pemberton

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper highlights the meaning, both personal and professional, made by participants in a community of faculty of color, with a focus on contemplative practices and pedagogy.


Conceptualizing Entrepreneurial Education As A Social Justice Endeavor, Sarah M. Ray, Jill Zarestky, Lisa Baumgartner Jan 2018

Conceptualizing Entrepreneurial Education As A Social Justice Endeavor, Sarah M. Ray, Jill Zarestky, Lisa Baumgartner

Adult Education Research Conference

Entrepreneurial education is typically capitalist and overlooks social change efforts. Grounded in the literature, we argue progressive adult education has potential to transform entrepreneurial education into a social justice endeavor.


Contributing Factors To The Low Rate Of Diverse Female Faculty In Athletic Training Education Programs, Carrie Graham Jan 2018

Contributing Factors To The Low Rate Of Diverse Female Faculty In Athletic Training Education Programs, Carrie Graham

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This paper presents qualitative data as factors contributing to the disproportionate rate of female faculty across Distinct Racial and Ethnic Identities in athletic training education programs.