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Full-Text Articles in Education
Bridging Across Disciplines: Understanding The Connections Between Cultural Identity, Spirituality And Sociopolitical Development In Teaching For Transformation, Derise Tolliver, Elizabeth J. Tisdell
Bridging Across Disciplines: Understanding The Connections Between Cultural Identity, Spirituality And Sociopolitical Development In Teaching For Transformation, Derise Tolliver, Elizabeth J. Tisdell
Adult Education Research Conference
We briefly review and analyze the literature of several different disciplinary perspectives to understand the relationships between cultural identity, spirituality, sociopolitical development and their role in teaching for transformation.
Towards A Critical Theory Of Adult Learning/Education: Transformational Theory And Beyond, Arthur L. Wilson, Richard C. Kiely
Towards A Critical Theory Of Adult Learning/Education: Transformational Theory And Beyond, Arthur L. Wilson, Richard C. Kiely
Adult Education Research Conference
Given the great promise of critical theory to transform the field of adult education and its understanding of adult learning, indeed, to create, as Mezirow boldly proclaimed two decades ago, a critical theory of adult learning, where are we now?
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Agenda for October 15, 2002 meeting.
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Meeting to discuss SACS review, office supplies, Shantytown event, dining services, message board and legislation.
Bill 02-05-F Recycling Program, Wku Student Government Association
Bill 02-05-F Recycling Program, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Bill to sponsor recycling program in dormitories.
Resolution 02-04-F - Support Of Election Day, Wku Student Government Association
Resolution 02-04-F - Support Of Election Day, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Resolution to make election day a school holiday.
The Ambushed Spirit: Perspective, Violence And Downsizing, Daniela Truty
The Ambushed Spirit: Perspective, Violence And Downsizing, Daniela Truty
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this study was to investigate downsizing from the perspective of the person who was separated from the job, and to explore its connection to violence and peace studies. Findings suggest that experiences varied according to context and point of view and that downsizing was often a violative.
Executive Council Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Executive Council Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Meeting regarding radio station, Shantytown event, scheduling conflicts, Buy-a-Book program, spirit award, banquet, student seating in Diddle Arena and SACS review.
Bill 02-14-F Special Organizational Aid, Wku Student Government Association
Bill 02-14-F Special Organizational Aid, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Bill to give additional money to student organizations.
Dealing With Religious, Cultural, And Spiritual Pluralism In Adult And Higher Education Practice In An Age Of Terrorism: Challenges And Controversies, Elisabeth J. Tisdell, Derise Tolliver, Nadira Charaniya, Jane West Walsh
Dealing With Religious, Cultural, And Spiritual Pluralism In Adult And Higher Education Practice In An Age Of Terrorism: Challenges And Controversies, Elisabeth J. Tisdell, Derise Tolliver, Nadira Charaniya, Jane West Walsh
Adult Education Research Conference
This symposium addresses the challenges, controversies, and perceived responsibilities in dealing with religious, cultural, and spiritual pluralism in adult education practice from the perspective of a multiple presenters of different positionalities and spiritual traditions.
Developing Adult Learners: A Model, Kathleen Taylor
Developing Adult Learners: A Model, Kathleen Taylor
Adult Education Research Conference
Based on research with experienced adult educators, this framework for practice proposes a model of “developmental intentions” designed to encourage epistemological development in adult learners. This interactive session will also explore how developmental intentions can inform classroom strategies for teachers and trainers of adults.
Teaching Beliefs Of Graduate Students In Adult Education: A Longitudinal Perspective, Edward W. Taylor
Teaching Beliefs Of Graduate Students In Adult Education: A Longitudinal Perspective, Edward W. Taylor
Adult Education Research Conference
This longitudinal study explores the influence on teaching beliefs from participating in a masters program in adult education. A group of practicing adult educators was interviewed over a two-year period while participating in graduate study. Findings reveal that graduate school had little impact on their prior teaching beliefs. Implications for graduate schools are discussed.
Bill 02-07-F Amendment To By-Laws Of Finance, Wku Student Government Association
Bill 02-07-F Amendment To By-Laws Of Finance, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Bill to enforce the Financial Guidelines Handbook in the handling of SGA funds.
Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council
Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council
Staff Council
Minutes of the October 10, 2002 meeting.
Social Capital Influences On Lifelong Learning Among Adults Who Didn’T Finish High School, Clare Strawn
Social Capital Influences On Lifelong Learning Among Adults Who Didn’T Finish High School, Clare Strawn
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper uses data from the Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning to investigate how discursive and structural dimensions of social capital influence engagement in learning. The primary finding is that social capital influences formal and informal learning in opposite directions.
Place, Time And Doing The Right Thing: The Moral Geographies Of Adult Education, Thomas J. Sork
Place, Time And Doing The Right Thing: The Moral Geographies Of Adult Education, Thomas J. Sork
Adult Education Research Conference
This study explores the relationships between the spatial-temporal locations of adult education faculty during key points in their development and the moral imperatives and ethical frameworks that inform their teaching in graduate programs around the world.
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Meeting regarding campus safety walk, Shantytown event, parking, archivist, budget corrections, Homecoming Queen election on Topnet and legislation.
Market Women: Lessons Learned From Successful Black Women Entrepreneurs, Cheryl A. Smith
Market Women: Lessons Learned From Successful Black Women Entrepreneurs, Cheryl A. Smith
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this research was to explore the learning and business strategies of successful Black women entrepreneurs. The fundamental assumption of the study was that the life experiences of this underresearched group has value and worth and can provide useful lessons for adult learners, educators and entrepreneurs regardless of race, ethnicity or gender.
Welfare Mothers, High Risk Consequences, And Political Agency, Barbara Sparks
Welfare Mothers, High Risk Consequences, And Political Agency, Barbara Sparks
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper examines how welfare mothers struggling to access and succeed in post-secondary education are influenced by educational advocates who provide services.
Executive Council Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Executive Council Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Meeting to discuss archivist position, Judicial Council, computerized homecoming elections and confidentiality.
Seeking Academic Redemption: The Reconstruction Of Learner Identity Among “Underprepared” Adults, Regina Smith, John M. Dirkx, Marilyn Amey
Seeking Academic Redemption: The Reconstruction Of Learner Identity Among “Underprepared” Adults, Regina Smith, John M. Dirkx, Marilyn Amey
Adult Education Research Conference
A desire to promote learning for personal development and change dominates much of research and practice in adult and higher education. Few studies, however, have attempted to describe how participating learners experience developmental programs, or how they make sense of these programs in the their particular life contexts. In this study, we describe the re-making of a “learner” identity, as narrated by underprepared adults enrolled in a developmentally-oriented community college program.
Text, Lies, And The Welfare State: The Portrayal Of Welfare Recipients In Welfare-To-Work Educational Programs, Jennifer A. Sandlin
Text, Lies, And The Welfare State: The Portrayal Of Welfare Recipients In Welfare-To-Work Educational Programs, Jennifer A. Sandlin
Adult Education Research Conference
This study explored the ideological messages about welfare recipients promoted in two welfare-to-work programs. It was found that programs are greatly influenced by the unjust stereotypes about welfare recipients upheld in popular rhetoric. It is concluded that critical educators should question these dominant discourses and find ways to promote this questioning in programs.
Hitting The Target? A Case Study Of The Experiences Of Teachers In Steel Mill Learning Centers, Amy D. Rose, Laurel Jeris, Robert Smith
Hitting The Target? A Case Study Of The Experiences Of Teachers In Steel Mill Learning Centers, Amy D. Rose, Laurel Jeris, Robert Smith
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper begins an analysis of the development of professional identity among teachers and coordinators in steel mill learning programs. Teachers and coordinators all have an extreme flexibility in thinking about their own careers and in dealing with the issues that arise in the workplace. They have worked to develop a sense of vision and a philosophy of adult education that allows them to connect with the learners while working at some semblance of professional growth.
Waiting To Exhale: African American Women And Adult Learning Through Movies, Elice E. Rogers
Waiting To Exhale: African American Women And Adult Learning Through Movies, Elice E. Rogers
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper proposes that movies are a great source for learning especially for African American women. Findings suggest that adult educators will want to look closely at how today’s diverse adults are informed and make meaning via popular culture.
Power Relationships In Two Web-Based Courses, John M. Pettitt
Power Relationships In Two Web-Based Courses, John M. Pettitt
Adult Education Research Conference
This study examined the experiences of ten adult distance learners enrolled in on-line undergraduate business management courses. The frameworks of Rogers and Giddens have relevance for these distance learners who displayed strategies for exerting agency over time, proximity, and authority in order to maintain, obtain, surrender, or share control.
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Meeting regarding Shantytown event, parking, WWHR, budget and organization fair.
Workplace Literacy: A Labour Perspective, Tom Nesbit
Workplace Literacy: A Labour Perspective, Tom Nesbit
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper explores the policies and practices of Canadian unions in the area of workplace literacy. Specifically, it examines the roles that unions play in workplace literacy education and how labour-initiated workplace literacy programs might enhance education for working people and inform critical issues in workforce education.
Bill 02-03-F Comment Cards, Wku Student Government Association
Bill 02-03-F Comment Cards, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Bill to purchase comment cards for suggestion boxes.
Bill 02-04-F Volleyball Court, Wku Student Government Association
Bill 02-04-F Volleyball Court, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Bill to rebuild volleyball court in front of Gilbert Hall.
Budget Report, Wku Student Government Association
Budget Report, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Budget report.