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The Third Way To Adult Education, Judith Walker
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.