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Eating Fire While Walking On Broken Glass: An Auto-Ethnography Of One Adult Educator's Tenure Process, Dianne Ramdeholl
Eating Fire While Walking On Broken Glass: An Auto-Ethnography Of One Adult Educator's Tenure Process, Dianne Ramdeholl
Adult Education Research Conference
This autoethnography documents the journey of one female academic of color through her tenure process, outlining the landmines embedded within the tenure process for women of color. It offers recommendations for new faculty of color.
Adult Entrances And Exits: What Does Retention Literature Inform Us About Urban Adult Higher Educational Participants And Student Success?, Debra Fenty, Jonathan Messemer, Elice Rogers
Adult Entrances And Exits: What Does Retention Literature Inform Us About Urban Adult Higher Educational Participants And Student Success?, Debra Fenty, Jonathan Messemer, Elice Rogers
Adult Education Research Conference
This research purpose, derived from a larger study shares findings which help explain retention and, success outcomes associated with Urban adult learners in a 4 year higher educational setting. A critical analysis of the literature reveals in retention, understanding barriers is a key indicator of an institution's effectiveness.
We Shall Not Be Moved: Adult Learners’ Intransigent Attitudes About Group Projects, Judy K. Favor, Mark Harvey
We Shall Not Be Moved: Adult Learners’ Intransigent Attitudes About Group Projects, Judy K. Favor, Mark Harvey
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This study explored the effectiveness of a structured group project planning process designed to improve accountability, communication, satisfaction, and attitudes about group projects with adult learners.
Adult Learner Perceptions And Experiences In A Community College Engaged In Intensive Student Success Reforms, Susan J. Barcinas, Tracy A. Kachur, Duane Akroyd, Heidi N. Mccann, Yaxin Zheng
Adult Learner Perceptions And Experiences In A Community College Engaged In Intensive Student Success Reforms, Susan J. Barcinas, Tracy A. Kachur, Duane Akroyd, Heidi N. Mccann, Yaxin Zheng
Adult Education Research Conference
This qualitative study is based upon 200 hours of observation and 30 participant interviews aiming to deeply describe and analyze adult learner perceptions of community college intensive student success reform initiatives.
Community Science Education: Critical Science Literacy And Community Engagement Related To Shale Gas Development, Esther Prins, Shannon Frey
Community Science Education: Critical Science Literacy And Community Engagement Related To Shale Gas Development, Esther Prins, Shannon Frey
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This paper examines how 48 adults in a non-formal education class on shale gas development in two rural counties expanded their scientific knowledge, developed critical science literacy, and applied what they learned in the course. The findings elucidate adults’ relationships with science and their self-perceptions as scientifically knowledgeable citizens.
"I Saw A Wrong And I Wanted To Stand Up For What I Thought Was Right:" A Narrative Study On Becoming A Breastfeeding Activist, Jennifer Pemberton
"I Saw A Wrong And I Wanted To Stand Up For What I Thought Was Right:" A Narrative Study On Becoming A Breastfeeding Activist, Jennifer Pemberton
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Breastfeeding women experience marginalization in a number of ways, such as sexualization of the body and systemic influences that make it difficult for mothers to successfully breastfeed. This narrative study investigates how breastfeeding women come to recognize this marginalization and the emancipatory learning process through which they become breastfeeding activists.
Paving The Way Toward Faculty Careers In Higher Education: Student Mentoring Relationship Experiences While Completing Doctoral Degrees Online, Norina Columbaro, Catherine A. Hansman
Paving The Way Toward Faculty Careers In Higher Education: Student Mentoring Relationship Experiences While Completing Doctoral Degrees Online, Norina Columbaro, Catherine A. Hansman
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this study was to explore the existence and nature of mentoring relationships within online doctoral degree programs. Further, it sought to determine how these relationships prepared online doctoral degree graduates for full-time, tenure-track employment in four-year, land-based higher education institutions.
A Field In Search Of Theory And Respect: Ae In The Mid-20th Century, Catherine A. Hansman, Amy D. Rose
A Field In Search Of Theory And Respect: Ae In The Mid-20th Century, Catherine A. Hansman, Amy D. Rose
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the development of an adult education professoriate and adult education programs in higher education in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as to examine the development of AERC as a means to advance and enhance theoretical knowledge related to the field.
The Role Of Transformative Learning In Fostering Identity Development Among Learners In Professional Education Programs Of Study, Elizabeth P. Marlowe, Teresa J. Carter
The Role Of Transformative Learning In Fostering Identity Development Among Learners In Professional Education Programs Of Study, Elizabeth P. Marlowe, Teresa J. Carter
Adult Education Research Conference
This roundtable discussion engages participants in exploring how professional identity develops for learners engaged in advanced professional education and how they experience the meaning of what it is to become a professional.
Nannie Helen Burroughs: Lamplighter Of The Impossible, Lakrista L. Page
Nannie Helen Burroughs: Lamplighter Of The Impossible, Lakrista L. Page
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Adult Facilitators have limited resources highlighting exceptional Black women of our disciple. The purpose of this historical analysis will uncover why Nannie Helen Burroughs was ostracized by the Black intellectuals.
Academic Entitlement, Adults In Higher Education, And Popular Culture: An Examination Of The Potential Interface, David R. Smyth
Academic Entitlement, Adults In Higher Education, And Popular Culture: An Examination Of The Potential Interface, David R. Smyth
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This study is two-fold in nature and will investigate the nature of academic entitlement within an adult graduate-student population and in accord seeks to examine the role public pedagogy through popular culture has on adult students in respect to academic entitlement.
Social Justice Education And U.S. Military Adult Learners, Royce Ann Collins, Susan Yelich Biniecki, Cheryl Polson
Social Justice Education And U.S. Military Adult Learners, Royce Ann Collins, Susan Yelich Biniecki, Cheryl Polson
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this paper is to examine the Veteran or active duty military adult learner in higher education through the lens of social justice education, intersectionality, and microaggressions.
African American Women’S Experiences As Teen Mothers And Their Persistence In Higher Education, Tamara Coats
African American Women’S Experiences As Teen Mothers And Their Persistence In Higher Education, Tamara Coats
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The purpose of this pilot study is to explore the African American mother-daughter communicative relationship about teen pregnancy and the effects on one’s college degree attainment. A research study of narratives was used to explore the teen pregnancy experience of three African American adult women who are pursuing graduate degrees.
Social Capital And Caregiving Among Grandmothers In Rural Communities, Mattyna L. Stephens, Mary Alfred
Social Capital And Caregiving Among Grandmothers In Rural Communities, Mattyna L. Stephens, Mary Alfred
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The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of ten Black primary caregiving grandmothers in rural communities within the state of Texas to understand how they learn to develop social capital to navigate inequitable systems and acquire resources for themselves and the grandchildren in their care. The application of qualitative inquiry was essential as it best supported the probing necessary to explore the phenomenon of African American grandmothers raising grandchildren.
Cultural Differences Of Lifelong Learners In Using Emerging Technologies, Pei-Wei Lee
Cultural Differences Of Lifelong Learners In Using Emerging Technologies, Pei-Wei Lee
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To examine emerging technologies and discuss their potential to improve teaching and learning with respect to cultural factors. Understanding the cultural differences and how they affect teaching and learning will inform higher education to offer a friendly environment that benefit adult learners.
Academic Concerns Of International Students In The Us, Cody J. Perry, Jennifer Weatherford, David Lausch
Academic Concerns Of International Students In The Us, Cody J. Perry, Jennifer Weatherford, David Lausch
Adult Education Research Conference
Our purpose was to identify specific academic concerns among international students. Sixty-three international students completed the self-report survey. It was found that most academic concerns centered on faculty and advisers.
Continuum Of Alliance: A Proposed Model For Understanding The Relationship Between Adult Education And Human Resource Development, Jill Zarestky, Joshua Collins
Continuum Of Alliance: A Proposed Model For Understanding The Relationship Between Adult Education And Human Resource Development, Jill Zarestky, Joshua Collins
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The relationship between Adult Education and Human Resource Development has been modeled or described in various ways but continues to evolve. Building on existing conceptions, we present an alternative model for understanding the fields as distinct and yet complementary.
Business Education For Corporate Social Responsibility And Social Justice, Shannon Deer, Jill Zarestky
Business Education For Corporate Social Responsibility And Social Justice, Shannon Deer, Jill Zarestky
Adult Education Research Conference
Social justice and corporate social responsibility are concepts business schools struggle to incorporate into curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Using qualitative methods, this study explored the impact adult education principles and practices had on business students’ beliefs, assumptions, and values towards social justice and corporate social responsibility.
The Religious, Social, And Cultural Constraints On Adult Education Research And Practices In Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Awad Alasmrai 8881102
The Religious, Social, And Cultural Constraints On Adult Education Research And Practices In Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Awad Alasmrai 8881102
Adult Education Research Conference
Adult educational research and practices in Saudi has faced a number of challenges. These challenges emanate from the environment that surrounds the education sector. Thus, this essay will discuss the constraints in adult education research and practice with special focus on gender-oriented. The purpose of this study will be to explore the impact of the Saudi culture on feminist research in adult education and as well as adult education practices. This paper will answer the following questions: 1) What are the constraints for adult education research and educational planning based on feminist perspectives in Saudi context? 2) How can …
Beyond Ngoization: Challenging Neoliberalism In A Chilean Trade Union School, John Holst, Maria Alicia Vetter
Beyond Ngoization: Challenging Neoliberalism In A Chilean Trade Union School, John Holst, Maria Alicia Vetter
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper presents the results of a descriptive case study of an NGO-based trade union school in Chile. The NGO is called the Alejandro Lipschutz Institute of Science (ICAL-Spanish acronym).
It's The Right Thing To Do: The Voices Of Seven White Culturally Responsive Professors Of Education, China M. Jenkins
It's The Right Thing To Do: The Voices Of Seven White Culturally Responsive Professors Of Education, China M. Jenkins
Adult Education Research Conference
This study explored the motivation of White educators to become culturally responsive, their processes of transformation and how they transformed self and pedagogy as a result.
“We’Re All On The Same Journey, But [Are Taking] Different Paths:” Relational Connection, Critical Consciousness And Visions Of Possibility Among Female Adult Literacy Learners, Jaye Jones
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Women Reading for Education, Affinity & Development (WREAD) is a literacy-focused reading and discussion group for African American women with self-defined histories of trauma. The following paper focuses on the links between relational connections in the group and the development of a collective critical consciousness.
How Can We Know Each Other When We Are So Different? Untangling The Complexity Of Diverse Life Experience And Interconnection—A Model For Navigating The Paradox Of Diversity To Create Empathic Learning Space, Elizabeth S. Kasl, Lyle Yorks
How Can We Know Each Other When We Are So Different? Untangling The Complexity Of Diverse Life Experience And Interconnection—A Model For Navigating The Paradox Of Diversity To Create Empathic Learning Space, Elizabeth S. Kasl, Lyle Yorks
Adult Education Research Conference
We propose a model that describes how diversity, dialogue, emotion, and empathy interact in learning environments. The model provides guidance for addressing emotionally charged topics in highly diverse groups.
Everyday Workplace Learning For Immigrant Justice: Workers’ Collaboration In A Nonprofit Organization, Junghwan Kim, Sunyoung Park, Jieun You
Everyday Workplace Learning For Immigrant Justice: Workers’ Collaboration In A Nonprofit Organization, Junghwan Kim, Sunyoung Park, Jieun You
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The purpose of this case study is to examine learning in the daily workplace of workers (staff members) at a leading community-based Korean-American nonprofit organization (KANPO) in a major city in the US. The study focused on the relationship among workers as a critical dimension for encouraging informal learning in the workplace. Third generation culturalhistorical activity theory, including activity system analysis, was used as a theoretical framework. Based on a theory-driven and grounded theoretical approach to data analysis, an activity named “collaboration” and its inner contradictions were identified. While the contradictions have the potential to inhibit workers’ everyday workplace learning, …
Applying The Intercultural Competency Learning Model To The Experiences Of Adult Educators Living And Working Abroad, Naomi Garcia
Applying The Intercultural Competency Learning Model To The Experiences Of Adult Educators Living And Working Abroad, Naomi Garcia
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This qualitative study examined the intercultural experiences of three adult educators who taught English in Istanbul, Turkey. Taylor’s (1994) learning model of becoming interculturally competent helped make sense of the learning processes of the intercultural experiences the participants shared and reflected on in this study.
Theorizing Transformative Education: An Exploration Into Marcuse’S Aesthetic Dimension, Adrienne Pickett
Theorizing Transformative Education: An Exploration Into Marcuse’S Aesthetic Dimension, Adrienne Pickett
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In this paper, I propose that the underlying quality of transformation is what Herbert Marcuse calls the aesthetic dimension. I use aesthetic language to understand better the nature of transformative education.
Validation Of The Culturally Responsive Teaching Survey, Christy M. Rhodes
Validation Of The Culturally Responsive Teaching Survey, Christy M. Rhodes
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This investigation examined the psychometric properties of the Culturally Responsive Teaching Survey (CRTS), a newly-developed assessment that measures the cultural responsiveness of adult English language educators’ teaching practices. Findings from two studies revealed a uni-dimensional scale of appropriate internal consistency which yielded positive correlations with multi-cultural knowledge and teaching skills.
Using Mindfulness To Teach Beyond Triggers, Julee Rosser
Using Mindfulness To Teach Beyond Triggers, Julee Rosser
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The focus of this submission is on the intersection of mindfulness education and productive dialogue for understanding gender, race, ethnicity, ability, nationality, and religion as cultural constructs that often involve triggers.
Online Faculty Development: What Works?, Anita Samuel
Online Faculty Development: What Works?, Anita Samuel
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This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study conducted with online faculty. Faculty talked about the training and support services they utilized and found most effective when teaching online.
Stories Of Agency In The Lives Of Incarcerated Women, Carolyn Sandoval, Lisa M. Baumgartner
Stories Of Agency In The Lives Of Incarcerated Women, Carolyn Sandoval, Lisa M. Baumgartner
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Researchers explored the role of agency in the lives of women offenders. Life history interviews were conducted with 13 women. Five themes emerged including (1) resourcefulness, (2) self-protection, (3) getting even, (4) resisting gendered expectations and (5) resisting stigma and valuing self. Findings have implications for educators and helping professionals.