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What Do You Do When The Law Doesn’T Work? Adult Educators’ Role In Fighting Workplace Discrimination, Ann Brooks, Tamara Clunis
What Do You Do When The Law Doesn’T Work? Adult Educators’ Role In Fighting Workplace Discrimination, Ann Brooks, Tamara Clunis
Adult Education Research Conference
An analysis of research suggests that ethnic/racial group members lack informal access to developmental opportunities in the workplace. Legal scholars critique Title VII law as ineffective in current organizations. Research shows the work of adult educators is critical in fighting discrimination in the absence of effective legal protection.
Novice Physician-Scientists’ Learning In Communities Of Practice, Min-Fen Wang, Lori L. Bakken
Novice Physician-Scientists’ Learning In Communities Of Practice, Min-Fen Wang, Lori L. Bakken
Adult Education Research Conference
This study drew from sociocultural theory to understand novice physician-scientists’ (PSs) clinical research learning experience in the workplaces. The findings suggest that there are various forms of research participation marginalized in the PS-communities. The structural dimension of workplace learning context, such as gender, culture, power, and access needs more attention.
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 34, No. 1, Fall 2006, Festus E. Obiakor
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 34, No. 1, Fall 2006, Festus E. Obiakor
Educational Considerations
Table of contents and editorial information for Vol. 34, no. 1, Fall 2006
Beyond Narrow Confines: Special Education Leadership For Ethnically Diverse Urban Learners, Gathogo Mukuria, Festus E. Obiakor
Beyond Narrow Confines: Special Education Leadership For Ethnically Diverse Urban Learners, Gathogo Mukuria, Festus E. Obiakor
Educational Considerations
Human frailties exist in everyone. There are some things that we know and some that we do not know.
Changing Roles Of Special Education Administrators: Impact On Multicultural Learners., Jeffrey P. Bakken, Mary O'Brian, Debra L. Shelden
Changing Roles Of Special Education Administrators: Impact On Multicultural Learners., Jeffrey P. Bakken, Mary O'Brian, Debra L. Shelden
Educational Considerations
The standards movement has been a part of education for almost the last half century.
Managing Transition And Student Support Services For Ethnically Diverse College Students With Learning Disabilities, Sunday O. Obi
Managing Transition And Student Support Services For Ethnically Diverse College Students With Learning Disabilities, Sunday O. Obi
Educational Considerations
Postsecondary transition for students with disabilities continues to be challenging.
Building Successful Multicultural Special Education Programs Through Innovative Leadership, Festus E. Obiakor, Floyd D. Beachum, Darrell Williams, Carlos R. Mccray
Building Successful Multicultural Special Education Programs Through Innovative Leadership, Festus E. Obiakor, Floyd D. Beachum, Darrell Williams, Carlos R. Mccray
Educational Considerations
Across America’s schools, administrators are faced with various educational challenges.
Educational Considerations, Vol. 34(1) Full Issue, Festus E. Obiakor
Educational Considerations, Vol. 34(1) Full Issue, Festus E. Obiakor
Educational Considerations
Educational Considerations, vol. 34(1)-Fall 2006-Full issue
Valuing Exceptional Ethnic Minority Voices: New Leadership For A New Era, Festus E. Obiakor
Valuing Exceptional Ethnic Minority Voices: New Leadership For A New Era, Festus E. Obiakor
Educational Considerations
Educators and school leaders have continued to look for new ways of thinking and doing as they confront changes and shifts in paradigms and power. [Introduction to this special issue.]
The Role Of Administrators In Paraprofessional Supervision To Support Ethnic Minority Students With Special Needs, Betty Y. Ashbaker, Jill Morgan
The Role Of Administrators In Paraprofessional Supervision To Support Ethnic Minority Students With Special Needs, Betty Y. Ashbaker, Jill Morgan
Educational Considerations
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 provided a clear mandate to school administrators to provide additional training for professional and paraprofessional staff.
Measuring Social Capital In Adult Education Projects, Jeff Zacharakis
Measuring Social Capital In Adult Education Projects, Jeff Zacharakis
Adult Education Research Conference
This theoretical research analyzes the measurement of social capital in adult education and community development projects that seek to strengthen democratic processes and develop local leadership. It analyzes two different methodologies—in depth interviews and Web-based questionnaires—used to measure social capital.
A Majestic Burden: Discovering The Untold Stories Of Congressional Black Caucus (Cbc) Women And Learning Through Narrative Analysis8, Elice E. Rogers
A Majestic Burden: Discovering The Untold Stories Of Congressional Black Caucus (Cbc) Women And Learning Through Narrative Analysis8, Elice E. Rogers
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this completed research investigation is to articulate three of four final research findings as part of a larger study that investigated diverse leadership among an under-represented group and to extend current research on African American women political leaders.
Deconstructing Heterosexual Privilege With New Science Metaphors, Tonette S. Rocco, Suzanne J. Gallagher
Deconstructing Heterosexual Privilege With New Science Metaphors, Tonette S. Rocco, Suzanne J. Gallagher
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of the paper is to deconstruct heterosexual privilege in adult education through exploring metaphors in quantum physics and ecology. Binary heterosexist boundaries are re-envisioned and alternative adult learning and education processes are suggested.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Towards A New Model Of Work Based Learning In Health And Social Care, Pamela M. Irwin
Towards A New Model Of Work Based Learning In Health And Social Care, Pamela M. Irwin
Adult Education Research Conference
Wenger’s (1998) conception of social participation as a process of learning is the most difficult, yet essential, characteristic of health related work based learning programmes to capture. Informed by a socio-cultural perspective, this integrative model of work based learning applies to any participant at any level in any work context.
The Role Of Spirituality In The Practice Of Adult Education Leaders, Jeanette Justice Fleming, Bradley C. Courtenay
The Role Of Spirituality In The Practice Of Adult Education Leaders, Jeanette Justice Fleming, Bradley C. Courtenay
Adult Education Research Conference
Leaders defined spirituality as different from, but related to religion, part of their identity, and as a connection to a Higher Being, to others, and to nature. Spirituality provided a calling to profession, instilled an ethical framework and served as a resource in times of challenge. It influenced use of power, decision making, and communication with coworkers. Participants exhibited a variety of leadership styles reflecting individual perceptions of spirituality.
“Singing To The Choir:” The Struggle For Systemic Organizational Change In Community College Teaching, John M. Dirkx, Frank Conner
“Singing To The Choir:” The Struggle For Systemic Organizational Change In Community College Teaching, John M. Dirkx, Frank Conner
Adult Education Research Conference
This study reports the results of a case study of a systemic change process in a community college aimed at fostering improvement of teaching practices. The results suggest that systemic change is limited by an organizational culture that is multiplistic and fragmentary.
‘Here I Stand’: Paul Robeson On Adult Education As Cultural Work, Pan-Africanism And Socialist Persuasion, Stephen Brokfield
‘Here I Stand’: Paul Robeson On Adult Education As Cultural Work, Pan-Africanism And Socialist Persuasion, Stephen Brokfield
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper explores adult educational dimensions of the work of Paul Roberson the acclaimed athlete, singer, actor, linguist and political activist.
“I Am One Dedicated Person Working For Freedom”: Septima P. Clark’S Contributions To Social Justice Adult Education At Highlander Folk School, Lisa M. Baumgartner
“I Am One Dedicated Person Working For Freedom”: Septima P. Clark’S Contributions To Social Justice Adult Education At Highlander Folk School, Lisa M. Baumgartner
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper unearths Septima P. Clark’s contributions to adult education efforts at Highlander Folk School. Autobiographical texts and archival holdings were analyzed through a critical, feminist lens to determine her contributions. In addition, the adult education strategies she utilized in her work were examined using a Freireian framework.
Giving African-American Men Their Rightful Place, Teresita Pedraza Moreno
Giving African-American Men Their Rightful Place, Teresita Pedraza Moreno
Adult Education Research Conference
The implementation of adult male education programs that adopt the pedagogical strategies developed by the Freedom Schools could serve to address the unemployment crisis of American inner-cities.
Overcoming Marginalization And Disengagement In Adult Education: Adult Educators’ Contributions To The Scholarship Of Engagement, Richard Kiely, Lorilee Sandmann, Susan Bracken
Overcoming Marginalization And Disengagement In Adult Education: Adult Educators’ Contributions To The Scholarship Of Engagement, Richard Kiely, Lorilee Sandmann, Susan Bracken
Adult Education Research Conference
As adult educators whose work has had an impact on shaping the discourse on scholarly engagement, service-learning and community-based education, we will describe our different approaches to this movement and share our diverse practical experiences fostering greater community engagement in the areas of teaching, research and service.
The Role Of Partnerships In The Professional Doctorate In Education: A Program Application In Educational Leadership, Susan Toft Everson
The Role Of Partnerships In The Professional Doctorate In Education: A Program Application In Educational Leadership, Susan Toft Everson
Educational Considerations
Despite Levine’s recent criticism of university educational administration programs, a number of educational leadership programs have already redesigned their doctoral programs in educational leadership to align with the professional roles for which students seek preparation.