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The Third Way To Adult Education, Judith Walker Aug 2006

The Third Way To Adult Education, Judith Walker

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper examines how Third Way politics play out in policy discourse in adult education in Canada and New Zealand. It then places these findings in the larger context of the debates on “second modernity.”


Mapping Cognitive Engagement In Adult Literacy Classrooms, Thomas Valentine, Judy Milton, Anastasiya A. Lipnevich, Harold Beder Aug 2006

Mapping Cognitive Engagement In Adult Literacy Classrooms, Thomas Valentine, Judy Milton, Anastasiya A. Lipnevich, Harold Beder

Adult Education Research Conference

Using exploratory factor analysis to examine self-reported survey data from adult learners, this study identified three factors of cognitive engagement in the adult literacy classroom: program involvement, focus, and independent effort. A model that demonstrates the impact of independent effort on gains in reading test scores was developed using multivariate analysis.


The Educational Philosophy Of Luis Emilio Recabarren And Its Influence On The Chilean Working Class And Its Class Struggle Strategies, María Alicia Vetter Aug 2006

The Educational Philosophy Of Luis Emilio Recabarren And Its Influence On The Chilean Working Class And Its Class Struggle Strategies, María Alicia Vetter

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper documents the major class struggles of the Chilean working class during the “Nitrate Era”. It highlights the leadership of Luis Emilio Recabarren, who understood working-class education as a strategy for power.


The Role Of Self-Directed Learning In Older Adults’ Health Care, Janet S. Valente Aug 2006

The Role Of Self-Directed Learning In Older Adults’ Health Care, Janet S. Valente

Adult Education Research Conference

This descriptive study expands the understanding of the impact of self-directed learning (SDL) on older adults’ health care. Findings reveal motivating and controlling factors that influence learners, identifies a SDL process specific to health care, offers insights into the perceptions older adults’ hold, and barriers they encounter.


Periphery Of Practice: Chinese Immigrant Women Navigating The Canadian Labour Market, Hongxia Shan Aug 2006

Periphery Of Practice: Chinese Immigrant Women Navigating The Canadian Labour Market, Hongxia Shan

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper proposes periphery of practice as a conceptual lens to examine the learning experiences engaged by Chinese immigrant women navigating the Canadian labour market.


Intersecting The Academy: Legitimizing Applied & Professional Studies At The Post-Graduate Level, Laura Servage Aug 2006

Intersecting The Academy: Legitimizing Applied & Professional Studies At The Post-Graduate Level, Laura Servage

Adult Education Research Conference

Given an increasing demand for continuing professional education at the graduate level, what is the appropriate role of the university? Applied graduate degree programs, in the interests of CPE for working adult students, may be perceived as a threat to the hegemony of the traditional academy, or as a new opportunity for the university to “serve.”


Knowledge Production At The Cutting Edge?: A Content Analysis Of Aerc Papers From 1995-2005, Lisa Troy Aug 2006

Knowledge Production At The Cutting Edge?: A Content Analysis Of Aerc Papers From 1995-2005, Lisa Troy

Adult Education Research Conference

Adult Education Research Conference presentations are analyzed from 1995 through 2005 for content and authorship gender. This analysis compares findings from this time period with findings from the 1970’s and the late 1980’s.


Adult Students And Adult Literacy Practitioners Disconnected: Differing Perspectives Of Adult Students’ Needs, Lesley E. Tomaszewski Aug 2006

Adult Students And Adult Literacy Practitioners Disconnected: Differing Perspectives Of Adult Students’ Needs, Lesley E. Tomaszewski

Adult Education Research Conference

Adult Education Research Conference presentations are analyzed from 1995 through 2005 for content and authorship gender. This analysis compares findings from this time period with findings from the 1970’s and the late 1980’s.


(Re)Discovering Self Women's Construction Of Identities: Socio-Cultural View, E. V. Swai Aug 2006

(Re)Discovering Self Women's Construction Of Identities: Socio-Cultural View, E. V. Swai

Adult Education Research Conference

Through an analysis of how women participate in constructing their identities, this paper interrogates the notions of construction of identity (womanhood identity) as a learning activity among women in Lukani Tanzania. Current dominant theoretical framework in adult education and feminist literature have typically positioned African women as “unknowers” and marginalized in the process of knowledge construction and learning-a link thoroughly constructed both by positivists and poststructural theorists who have called attention to African women’s limitation in participating in learning and development.


Another Look At A Historical Foundation Of Hrd: F.R. Roethlisberger’S Foreman, Julia Storberg-Walker, Laura Bierema Aug 2006

Another Look At A Historical Foundation Of Hrd: F.R. Roethlisberger’S Foreman, Julia Storberg-Walker, Laura Bierema

Adult Education Research Conference

F.R. Roethlisberger has been recognized as the ”father” of the human relations period of management. Historically, this period was seen as a move towards more humanism in the workplace. This manuscript presents a poststructural analysis of a classic management text from this period. Findings and implications for HRD are presented.


“Crash”-Ing Into Pop Culture In Dealing With Diversity: Adult Education And Critical Media Literacy About Movies And Television, Elizabeth J. Tisdell, Patricia M. Thompson Aug 2006

“Crash”-Ing Into Pop Culture In Dealing With Diversity: Adult Education And Critical Media Literacy About Movies And Television, Elizabeth J. Tisdell, Patricia M. Thompson

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper reports on the qualitative component of a study of what adult educators and adult learners “learn” about themselves and others based on portrayals of characters in film and television more generally, with particular attention to the recent Paul Haggis film “Crash.”


A Critical Review Of The Empirical Research Of Transformative Learning (1999-2005), Edward W. Taylor Aug 2006

A Critical Review Of The Empirical Research Of Transformative Learning (1999-2005), Edward W. Taylor

Adult Education Research Conference

This is a review of transformative learning (TL) since 1998 involving 40 empirical studies. Findings include trends of less emphasis on identifying transformative experiences in different setting, and more about fostering TL and better understanding the nature of critical reflection, relationships, a perspective transformation, and context. Also, research designs are becoming more sophisticated.


Build It But They May Not Come: Subjective Factors In Participation Decisions Among Under-Represented Groups, Ralf St. Clair Aug 2006

Build It But They May Not Come: Subjective Factors In Participation Decisions Among Under-Represented Groups, Ralf St. Clair

Adult Education Research Conference

This discussion presents a model for thinking about participation in learning for under-represented groups. The model is designed specifically to be useful for thinking about this question in the context of policymaking rather than a re-theorization of participation itself.


Destabilizing The Center, Disrupting The Flow: Culture, Mobility, And Learning In The Construction Of Female Identity, Barbara Sparks Aug 2006

Destabilizing The Center, Disrupting The Flow: Culture, Mobility, And Learning In The Construction Of Female Identity, Barbara Sparks

Adult Education Research Conference

This study looked at how women experience the destabilizing effects of change when the flow of their lives is disrupted, either intentionally or unintentionally? The life histories of four women reveal themes of opportunities for re-forming identities, cultural aspects of the self which create meaning for the self and one’s place in the world, and historical factors and positioning within temporal parameters.


A Cross-Case Analysis Of How Faculty Connect Learning In Hybrid Courses, Karen Skibba Aug 2006

A Cross-Case Analysis Of How Faculty Connect Learning In Hybrid Courses, Karen Skibba

Adult Education Research Conference

This qualitative, multiple case study analysis found that faculty use hybrid courses to facilitate learning by creating a continuous learning loop between the in-person and online environments. Connecting learning in both environments helps students acquire and integrate new knowledge, extend and refine knowledge, and use knowledge meaningfully.


Adult Education Enters The Cultural Competency Craze, Michael L. Rowland Aug 2006

Adult Education Enters The Cultural Competency Craze, Michael L. Rowland

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper will provide a brief overview of the literature on cultural competency as it relates to health care. Cultural competency is a strategy to reduce and eliminate inequities in health care that are related to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and sexual orientation. The paper will provide a framework for health profession educators to understand cultural competency through the lens of adult education.


Learning About Race And Ethnic Diversity On Campus: Employee Perceptions From An Urban University, Larry G. Martin Aug 2006

Learning About Race And Ethnic Diversity On Campus: Employee Perceptions From An Urban University, Larry G. Martin

Adult Education Research Conference

The research project utilized a mixed method design to investigate the extent to which a large (i.e., 26,000 students) urban university has provided an accepting and accommodating environment for individuals from various racial and ethnic backgrounds; and to identify the race and ethnic diversity-related issues and concerns that currently exist among university employees.


(Re)Situating Cognition: Expanding Sociocultural Perspectives In Adult Education, Kim L. Niewolny, Arthur L. Wilson Jul 2006

(Re)Situating Cognition: Expanding Sociocultural Perspectives In Adult Education, Kim L. Niewolny, Arthur L. Wilson

Adult Education Research Conference

We review key sociocultural perspectives of learning and cognition to begin to “make good” on the promise of situated cognition in adult education by incorporating its too-often ignored political analysis.


Challenges, Choices And Change: Towards A Theoretical Model Of African Diasporan Women’S Educational Decision Making, Carmela R. Nanton Jul 2006

Challenges, Choices And Change: Towards A Theoretical Model Of African Diasporan Women’S Educational Decision Making, Carmela R. Nanton

Adult Education Research Conference

The decision to participate in adult learning programs is often triggered by life-challenges. The choice for this diverse sample of African diasporan women was adult learning. Components of the decision process, the relationship to ego development level, and resulting changes are examined and a proposed theoretical model is discussed.


Working Late: Exploring The Workplaces, Motivations, And Barriers Of Working Seniors, Vivian W. Mott Ph.D. Jul 2006

Working Late: Exploring The Workplaces, Motivations, And Barriers Of Working Seniors, Vivian W. Mott Ph.D.

Adult Education Research Conference

This phenomenological research explored the nature of seniors’ employment. Findings focused on seniors’ motivations for continuing employment, barriers and coping mechanisms, generational differences, the role of self-directed learning, and the effect of age, status, and experience on security and capital in the workplace.


Learning Space And Space For Learning: Adults’ Intersubjective Experiences Of Improvisation, Pamela Meyer Jul 2006

Learning Space And Space For Learning: Adults’ Intersubjective Experiences Of Improvisation, Pamela Meyer

Adult Education Research Conference

This phenomenological study asked the question, “What do adults experience learning improvisation?” The findings highlight the intersubjective, whole-person nature of learning and transformation, and of the learning space.


Queer Race Pedagogy In Adult Higher Education: Dealing With Power Dynamics And Positionality Of Gay Students Of Color, Mitsunori Misawa Jul 2006

Queer Race Pedagogy In Adult Higher Education: Dealing With Power Dynamics And Positionality Of Gay Students Of Color, Mitsunori Misawa

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper presents a theoretical concept of the intersection of race and sexual orientation and to describe Queer Race Pedagogy (QRP) in adult higher education. This paper provides an overview of racism and heterosexism in adult higher education and the two theories that are utilized to develop QRP.


Migrant Workers, Grassroots Transnationalism, And Agency In Learning, Romee Lee Jul 2006

Migrant Workers, Grassroots Transnationalism, And Agency In Learning, Romee Lee

Adult Education Research Conference

A new approach to the lifelong learning paradigm is required to include transnational learners. This research shows that migrant workers, who by definition belong to multiple communities, seek learning experiences to sustain and enhance capabilities as contemporary workers. This is the case for why global non-elites form transnational agency with learning priorities.


Mujeres En Acción—Women In Action: Race, Gender And Economic Self-Sufficiency In A Worker-Owned Housecleaning Cooperative, Luis Kong Jul 2006

Mujeres En Acción—Women In Action: Race, Gender And Economic Self-Sufficiency In A Worker-Owned Housecleaning Cooperative, Luis Kong

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper investigates the experiences of Spanish-speaking Latina immigrants within a worker-owned housecleaning cooperative. Their learning challenges with language, gender, race and class issues in the process of organizing and managing their cooperative business is discussed from a feminist, learning perspective, popular education and community development approaches within immigrant populations.


Being Invisible And A Minority: Adult Undergraduates In The University Classroom, Carol Kasworm Dr. Jul 2006

Being Invisible And A Minority: Adult Undergraduates In The University Classroom, Carol Kasworm Dr.

Adult Education Research Conference

This study explored the social constructed understandings and meanings of student identity for undergraduate adults situated in research universities. Key findings suggested negotiated beliefs and actions within positional and a relational frames of being a minority in number and invisible in a culture focused on young adults.


From Student Activism To A Way Of Life: The Student Activists-Turned-Peasant Activists In South Korea, Sik Son Jul 2006

From Student Activism To A Way Of Life: The Student Activists-Turned-Peasant Activists In South Korea, Sik Son

Adult Education Research Conference

this paper explores the life-experience of six student activists who turned themselves into peasants in their search for social justice and egalitarian society in South Korea. The praxis of the activists crossing class line in the social movement reveals their transformative learning process as well as the development of their own pedagogy of the oppressed.


The Savior Image In Online Collaborative Learning: How Adult Learning Groups Manage Age-Related Difference, Regina O. Smith, John M. Dirkx Jul 2006

The Savior Image In Online Collaborative Learning: How Adult Learning Groups Manage Age-Related Difference, Regina O. Smith, John M. Dirkx

Adult Education Research Conference

This qualitative cross-case study examines how age-related differences are manifest and managed within online groups of adult learners. The findings suggest lack of traditional instruction in the PBL groups created a vacuum of authority, which they were unable to satisfactorily resolve.


Theorizing The Body: Developing A Framework For Understanding The Body In Online Learning Environments, Jennifer H. Kelland Jul 2006

Theorizing The Body: Developing A Framework For Understanding The Body In Online Learning Environments, Jennifer H. Kelland

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper examines how five elements of the body (physical, personal, political, knowledgeable and expressive) have been understood in face-to-face learning contexts and how they could be examined in online learning contexts to create inclusive learning environments.


Crossing Over, Moving Over: Personal Narratives Of Caribbean Adult College Women’S Struggles And Strategies, Gwendoline Regina James Jul 2006

Crossing Over, Moving Over: Personal Narratives Of Caribbean Adult College Women’S Struggles And Strategies, Gwendoline Regina James

Adult Education Research Conference

This research study documented the personal narratives of Caribbean immigrant college women’s struggles and strategies as they adjusted to life in the United States. The main purpose of the study was to examine the extent to which the concurrent work, family and community settings impact their personal and cognitive development.


Rooted In The Soil: The Social Experiences Of Black Graduate Students At A Southern Research University, Juanita Johnson-Bailey, Thomas Valentine, Ronald M. Cervero, Tuere A. Bowle Jul 2006

Rooted In The Soil: The Social Experiences Of Black Graduate Students At A Southern Research University, Juanita Johnson-Bailey, Thomas Valentine, Ronald M. Cervero, Tuere A. Bowle

Adult Education Research Conference

The experiences of Black graduate alumni, 1962-2003, at a major Southern Research University were examined in a comprehensive survey. The areas explored were: relationships with faculty, students, and the institution.