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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.
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.
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.
Marketing God: A Critical Inquiry Into Spirituality In The Workplace, Fred Milacci, Sharon L. Howell
Marketing God: A Critical Inquiry Into Spirituality In The Workplace, Fred Milacci, Sharon L. Howell
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper examines the way spirituality is co-opted and commodified to serve the interests of the marketplace from a faith-based perspective.
We Make Spirit By Walking: An Application Of Kovel’S Spirituality To The Life And Work Of Committed Environmentalists, Barbara Mcdonald
We Make Spirit By Walking: An Application Of Kovel’S Spirituality To The Life And Work Of Committed Environmentalists, Barbara Mcdonald
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper employs Kovel’s (1991) five meditations on spirit as an analytical framework for exploring the spirituality of committed environmental activists. These meditations explicitly present spirituality as the making of spirit, that is, as bringing spirit power into one’s life through learning and doing.
Casting A Wider Net: A Critique Of The Boundaries Imposed By White Privilege In Adult Education, Elaine Manglitz, Lisa Merriweather
Casting A Wider Net: A Critique Of The Boundaries Imposed By White Privilege In Adult Education, Elaine Manglitz, Lisa Merriweather
Adult Education Research Conference
In this paper, we review and critique the literature on white privilege to identify ways the Eurocentric culture undergirds our social practices in adult education. Africentrism, an alternative to Eurocentrism, will be used as an example of how the discourse can be expanded. Finally, we will offer recommendations for the field.
Trigger Event Meets Culture Shock: Linking The Literature Of Transformative Learning Theory And Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Carol R. Lyon
Trigger Event Meets Culture Shock: Linking The Literature Of Transformative Learning Theory And Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Carol R. Lyon
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this exploration was to identify the links between the literature bases of transformative learning theory and cross cultural adaptation. Eight extant studies combining these two areas of literature were examined to find similarities and differences.
A Journey Of Transformation: A Model Of Educators' Learning Experiences In Educational Technology, Kathleen P. King
A Journey Of Transformation: A Model Of Educators' Learning Experiences In Educational Technology, Kathleen P. King
Adult Education Research Conference
Based on research among 205 educators, it is indicated that learning educational technology has the potential to deeply impact educators’ perspectives and practice. This paper extends the findings of previous work to provide a research-driven model of transformational learning to guide professional development in educational technology.
Rising Political Consciousness: Transformational Learning In Malaysia, Mazalan Kamis, Mazanah Muhamad
Rising Political Consciousness: Transformational Learning In Malaysia, Mazalan Kamis, Mazanah Muhamad
Adult Education Research Conference
The qualitative study on ten educated Malays with regard to the rising political consciousness indicated their transformation is influenced by their culture. Political event can trigger a perspective transformation if it was perceived as threatening to ones communal cultural identity. The findings suggest that cultural values and religious beliefs facilitate the perspective transformation.
The African American Sermon As An Exemplar Of Culturally Relevant Adult Education, E. Paulette Issac, Michael L. Rowland
The African American Sermon As An Exemplar Of Culturally Relevant Adult Education, E. Paulette Issac, Michael L. Rowland
Adult Education Research Conference
Historically, through different avenues, the Black Church has been culturally responsive to the needs of African American learners. One such avenue has been the African American sermon. The purpose of this study was to conduct a contextual analysis of African American sermons to identify culturally relevant themes and their applicability for use in adult education classrooms.
Life Since Then: Reconstructing Korean Women’S Educational Experiences And Their Lives, Kyungmi Hyun
Life Since Then: Reconstructing Korean Women’S Educational Experiences And Their Lives, Kyungmi Hyun
Adult Education Research Conference
This study examines Korean women’s educational experiences during the Japanese colonial period in Korea (1910-1945). The primary research approach is discourse analysis of the language used in interview data and written documents.
“Transformational Ministry” And “Reparative Therapy:” Transformative Learning Gone Awry, Andre P. Grace
“Transformational Ministry” And “Reparative Therapy:” Transformative Learning Gone Awry, Andre P. Grace
Adult Education Research Conference
This essay interrogates how “reparative therapy” and “transformational ministry” debase queer. It takes up Cornell West’s notion of radical pedagogy to explore possibilities for a politics and pedagogy conducive to radical, democratic transformative learning. It provides an overview of my cultural work to advocate for queer persons.
Habermasian Theory And The Development Of Critical Theoretical Discourses In Adult Education, Patricia A. Gouthro
Habermasian Theory And The Development Of Critical Theoretical Discourses In Adult Education, Patricia A. Gouthro
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper begins with an overview of Habermas’s background, discusses some of his theoretical contributions, explores ways his ideas have been interpreted and utilized by adult educators, and briefly notes some of the critiques of his work.
The Deep Structure Of Situated Thinking In Professionals, Lynda Thomas Goodfellow, Thomas Valentine
The Deep Structure Of Situated Thinking In Professionals, Lynda Thomas Goodfellow, Thomas Valentine
Adult Education Research Conference
This study explicates Critical Thinking (CT) in the respiratory care profession. An exploratory factor analysis was performed and seven measured CT behaviors were narrowed to two factors. A cluster analysis followed and three groups of practitioners were found. This empirical typology considerably expands the conception of CT in the professions.
Mass Education From The War Of 1870 To The War Of 2001, Clifford Falk
Mass Education From The War Of 1870 To The War Of 2001, Clifford Falk
Adult Education Research Conference
This work traces the involvement of the social practice termed education, especially in its lifelong form, to the production of war from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 to the War on Terrorism 2001-____.
Cartographical Imaginations: Spatiality, Adult Education And Lifelong Learning, Richard Edwards, Ron Cervero, Julia Clarke, Brenda Morgan-Klein
Cartographical Imaginations: Spatiality, Adult Education And Lifelong Learning, Richard Edwards, Ron Cervero, Julia Clarke, Brenda Morgan-Klein
Adult Education Research Conference
This symposium explores the significance of space and spatiality for research in adult education and lifelong learning. Drawing on recent theorising in the social sciences, we examine empirically and theoretically questions of space, place and power in adult education.
Witches Ways Of Knowing: The Adult Learning Process In Joining Social Groups, Bradley C. Courtenay, Sharan B. Merriam, Lisa M. Baumgartner
Witches Ways Of Knowing: The Adult Learning Process In Joining Social Groups, Bradley C. Courtenay, Sharan B. Merriam, Lisa M. Baumgartner
Adult Education Research Conference
This study explored what motivates adults to engage in learning that leads to membership in a marginalized social group and the nature of their learning process. By interviewing a sample of Wiccans, we discovered an intense internal motivation that endures over years and an integrated, holistic learning process.
The Role Of Gender Consciousness In Challenging Patriarchy, Laura L. Bierema
The Role Of Gender Consciousness In Challenging Patriarchy, Laura L. Bierema
Adult Education Research Conference
This action research project explored how women develop gender consciousness and use this knowledge to take “connected action” to address gendered power relations in their life and work.
Investigating The World Of Adult Education In Africa, Mejai B.M. Avoseh
Investigating The World Of Adult Education In Africa, Mejai B.M. Avoseh
Adult Education Research Conference
Adult education in contemporary Africa is faced with a range of problems. This paper tries to stimulate some level of debate around these problems and hopes to include adult education in Africa in the global investigation of the world of adult education.
Spatial Modeling Of Biomass In Nebraska Windbreaks, Qingjiang Hou, Linda J. Young, James R. Brandle, Michele M. Schoeneberger
Spatial Modeling Of Biomass In Nebraska Windbreaks, Qingjiang Hou, Linda J. Young, James R. Brandle, Michele M. Schoeneberger
Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture
Field windbreaks have the potential of sequestering large amounts of carbon. Predicting how much carbon would be sequestered in a newly planted windbreak after ten or more years is of interest. The amount of carbon in a tree depends on its biomass. In a pilot study of Nebraska windbreaks, a Markov random field was used to predict the biomass of green ash in windbreaks as a function of soil and climate conditions. The spatial dependence parameter was significantly different from zero, indicating the presence of small scale variation. In addition to age, the 30 year average summer precipitation and the …
Effect On Boll Weight Of Cotton Plants Planted At Various Densities, B. G. Mullinix, C. W. Bednarz
Effect On Boll Weight Of Cotton Plants Planted At Various Densities, B. G. Mullinix, C. W. Bednarz
Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture
Previous research has shown that yield of cotton increases with plant density until density reaches 16 to 20 plants m-2. In 1997 and 1998 cotton was planted at various densities ranging from 2.5 to 22.5 plants m-2 in a RCB design. Ten row feet (3.048 m) of cotton were cut at ground level in each plot and placed into separate bags. Plant density for each plot was found by counting the number of plants in the bag representing that plot. For each plant, a boll found was placed in a small bag representing the fruiting branch and …
Simulation And Response Surface Methodology To Optimize Winter Wheat Response To Global Climate Change, P. Dhungana, K. M. Eskridge, A. Weiss, P. S. Baenziger
Simulation And Response Surface Methodology To Optimize Winter Wheat Response To Global Climate Change, P. Dhungana, K. M. Eskridge, A. Weiss, P. S. Baenziger
Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture
Future climate changes can have a major impact on crop production. But, whatever the climatic changes, crop production can be adapted to climate change by implementing alternative management practices and developing new genotypes that will take full advantage of the future climatic conditions. Since the classical agronomic research approach is not possible in identifying these new agronomic technologies for the future climatic conditions, we used response surface methodology (RSM) in connection with the CERES-Wheat crop model and the HADCM2 climate simulation model to identify optimal configuration of plant traits and management practices that maximize yield of winter wheat under high …
Using Nonlinear Fixed And Mixed Models To Study Acclimation To Heat Stress In Cattle, L. Lan, A. M. Parkhurst, D. A. Spiers, K. M. Eskridge, G. L. Hahn
Using Nonlinear Fixed And Mixed Models To Study Acclimation To Heat Stress In Cattle, L. Lan, A. M. Parkhurst, D. A. Spiers, K. M. Eskridge, G. L. Hahn
Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture
Researchers studying acclimation of cattle to heat stress want to know if exposure to heat stress in controlled chambers will help cattle adjust to climatic conditions in the field. The four parameter nonlinear PET model is used to study the relationship between core body temperature and ambient temperature. This model works well when cattle are challenged by heat stress but the model is less useful for thermoneutral conditions. Both proc Nlin and Nlmixed are used to compare and contrast the field parameters between the controlled and the potentially acclimated group. Simulation studies were used to compare the effectiveness of proc …
Spline Models For Estimating Heat Stress Thresholds In Cattle, A. M. Parkhurst, D. A. Spiers, G. L. Hahn
Spline Models For Estimating Heat Stress Thresholds In Cattle, A. M. Parkhurst, D. A. Spiers, G. L. Hahn
Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture
Studies of the relationship between animal body temperature and air temperature suggest body temperature is essentially unresponsive until a threshold is reached, then it responds dramatically to increasing air temperature. The goal is to estimate the threshold between the thermoneutral plateau and the beginning of the heat stress challenge. One approach is to fit a polynomial to estimate the knot position and use spline functions to perform linear least squares piecewise polynomial fitting. Another alternative is to use nonlinear regression to estimate the knot or an inflection point of a nonlinear function. In both approaches the cyclic nature of body …
Using Landscape Characteristics As Prior Information For Bayesian Classification Of Remotely Sensed Imagery, William J. Price, Bahman Shafii
Using Landscape Characteristics As Prior Information For Bayesian Classification Of Remotely Sensed Imagery, William J. Price, Bahman Shafii
Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture
Yellow starthistle is a dominant weed of north-central Idaho canyon grasslands. The distribution of yellow starthistle can be affected by general landscape characteristics, such as land use, as well as specific terrain related features such as elevation, slope, and aspect. Slope and aspect can be considered as indicators of plant community composition and distribution. Hence, these variables may be incorporated into prediction models to estimate the likelihood of yellow starthistle occurrence. An empirically derived nonlinear model based on landscape characteristics was developed to predict the likelihood of yellow starthistle occurrence in north central Idaho (Shafii, et al. 1999). While the …
Estimating The Contribution Of Specific Wheat Varieties To State-Level Production, Bingxin Yu, Richard K. Perrin, David B. Marx
Estimating The Contribution Of Specific Wheat Varieties To State-Level Production, Bingxin Yu, Richard K. Perrin, David B. Marx
Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture
This paper addresses measurement issues involved in estimating the benefits from a university wheat breeding program. The conceptual foundation is to estimate the spatial distribution of farm-level yields for varieties in each year, based on Nebraska winter wheat variety test data from 1972 to 2001, with 9-20 locations per year. We can then estimate the state average yield difference that would occur between the portfolios of varieties that farmers actually grew, and the portfolio of varieties excluding those varieties from the university breeding program. This paper reports estimates of the statewide annual yields of individual varieties using a standard fixed …
Impact Of Data Transformation On The Performance Of Different Clustering Methods And Cluster Number Determination Statistics For Analyzing Gene Expression Profile Data, Guoping Shu, Beiyan Zeng, Deanne Wright, Oscar Smith
Impact Of Data Transformation On The Performance Of Different Clustering Methods And Cluster Number Determination Statistics For Analyzing Gene Expression Profile Data, Guoping Shu, Beiyan Zeng, Deanne Wright, Oscar Smith
Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture
We have assessed the impact of 13 different data transformation methods on the performance of four types of clustering methods (partitioning (K-mean), hierarchical distance (Average Linkage), multivariate normal mixture, and non-parametric kernel density) and four cluster number determination statistics (CNDS) (Pseudo F, Pseudo t2, Cubic Clustering Criterion (CCC), and Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC), using both simulated and real gene expression profile data. We found that Square Root, Cubic Root, and Spacing transformations have mostly positive impacts on the performance of the four types of clustering methods whereas Tukey's Bisquare and Interquantile Range have mostly negative impacts. The impacts …
Unreplicated Spatial Designs Compared Using Optimality Criteria, Tisha Maas, David Marx, Dr. Jeff Pedersen
Unreplicated Spatial Designs Compared Using Optimality Criteria, Tisha Maas, David Marx, Dr. Jeff Pedersen
Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture
In field trials including large numbers of varieties, it is often impossible or impractical to replicate each variety. In these situations, the researcher may choose to use only one replicate of each test variety and to include a "check" variety every so often so that the spatial variability of the field may be determined. Five different check patterns were purposefully designed, each possessing distinct characteristics. The purpose of this study is to determine which spatial patterns for the check variety are better able to identify the spatial structure in a field and to rank the experimental varieties accurately. The problem …
Row-Colunin Designs At Pioneer Hi-Bred, Kevin Wright
Row-Colunin Designs At Pioneer Hi-Bred, Kevin Wright
Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture
Pioneer Hi-Bred annually tests more than one hundred thousand new varieties of corn hybrids. Experimental designs used for these tests include CRD, RCB, nested and split-plot. A Six Sigma project at Pioneer recommended testing the use of incomplete-block (IB) designs. In 2001 some experiments were structured as row-column IE designs. This talk will discuss the experience of implementing and analyzing the row-column designs, summaries of the results, and plans for future experiments.
The Information-Theoretic Approach To Model Selection: Description And Case Study, Erin E. Blankenshipa, Micah W. Perkinsb, Ron J. Johnsonc
The Information-Theoretic Approach To Model Selection: Description And Case Study, Erin E. Blankenshipa, Micah W. Perkinsb, Ron J. Johnsonc
Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture
In the wildlife literature there has been some recent criticism of statistical significance testing. In the past few years, both the Journal of ·Wildlife Management and the Wildlife Society Bulletin have published articles criticizing the overuse and misuse of hypothesis tests. One alternative to using hypothesis tests for model selection is the information-theoretic approach, proposed by Burnham and Anderson (1998). This technique uses values such as the Akaike Information Criterion and others to choose a set of plausible models from a set of a prioTi candidate models. Inferences are based on the set of plausible models, rather than on a …