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Where Do We Go From Here? The Ebbs And Flows Of Professional Adult Education, Catherine A. Hansman, Amy D. Rose
Where Do We Go From Here? The Ebbs And Flows Of Professional Adult Education, Catherine A. Hansman, Amy D. Rose
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper examines the movement of adult education into the university as an area of study. It also looks at the development of the professoriate and the continual formation and dissolution of programs.
Theorizing Radical Practice: Community Arts And Transformative Learning, Michelle Glowacki-Dudka, Brid Connolly
Theorizing Radical Practice: Community Arts And Transformative Learning, Michelle Glowacki-Dudka, Brid Connolly
Adult Education Research Conference
This roundtable presentation provides an exploration of the role that creative, critical teaching and learning could play in addressing social and personal suffering through reflective practice, expressive ways of knowing and cultural resistance. It will draw on Freirean pedagogy, and feminist, critical and community theory to propose the way ahead.
Faculty Perspectives: The Diffusion Of Competency-Based Education, Kristi Archuleta Frush
Faculty Perspectives: The Diffusion Of Competency-Based Education, Kristi Archuleta Frush
Adult Education Research Conference
This roundtable is a dialogue of faculty perspectives concerning competencybased education. Adult educators facilitating in graduate programs may want to pay close attention to the transformation across the nation related to degree completion as many of our learners will be at the forefront of addressing these issues and implementing change.
Anti-Poverty, Community Organizing, And Learning In Response To The Mimico Secondary Plan, Abbe Edelson, Israt Ahmed, Martin Gerwin
Anti-Poverty, Community Organizing, And Learning In Response To The Mimico Secondary Plan, Abbe Edelson, Israt Ahmed, Martin Gerwin
Adult Education Research Conference
This roundtable will provide an exploratory analysis of the informal and incidental learning gained by participants in and through the process of community-based organizing in Mimico, located within the City of Toronto, Canada. The authors posit that such learning is individual, collective, and intrinsic to the people’s participation.
Understanding The Work/Life Balance Of Student-Mothers In Online Graduate Programs, Michelle Covert
Understanding The Work/Life Balance Of Student-Mothers In Online Graduate Programs, Michelle Covert
Adult Education Research Conference
This qualitative study presents an overview of the work/life balance of four student-mothers in online graduate programs focusing on issues such as feelings of tiredness, guilt, and being overwhelmed, support from spouses, division of household labor, homework interruptions, and children’s well-being.
Mentoring Relationships And Experiences In Online Doctoral Education: Perceptions, Reality, And Action, Norina L. Columbaro, Catherine A. Hansman
Mentoring Relationships And Experiences In Online Doctoral Education: Perceptions, Reality, And Action, Norina L. Columbaro, Catherine A. Hansman
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper explores research and literature surrounding the existence and nature of mentoring relationships within online doctoral degree programs and how these relationships prepare online doctoral degree graduates for full-time, tenure track employment in higher education institutions.
John H. Johnson: A Historical Study On The Re-Education Of African Americans In Adult Education Through The Selfethnic Liberatory Nature Of Magazines, Margena A. Christian
John H. Johnson: A Historical Study On The Re-Education Of African Americans In Adult Education Through The Selfethnic Liberatory Nature Of Magazines, Margena A. Christian
Adult Education Research Conference
This qualitative study explored the selfethnic liberatory educative nature and goals of John H. Johnson’s work between 1942 and 2005 as a pioneering publisher and adult educator. The research documented the influence his magazines, EBONY and Jet, had as approaches of informal learning to combat the impact of sociocultural, psychological and intellectual racism on African Americans.
The Developmental Processes Of Forgiveness In Adults Learners, Perdeta Bush
The Developmental Processes Of Forgiveness In Adults Learners, Perdeta Bush
Adult Education Research Conference
Models of forgiveness give insight into the development of the adult learner as they make meaning of an offense as well as the value they place on the forgiving process. Two models that explore the processes and establish the conditions in which adults learn to forgive are discussed. Both models allow for the learner to navigate their experience according to their own personal development and the context of the offense.
Workplace Bullying: Implications For Adult Educators, Kathy M. Bonnar, Judy L. Skorek
Workplace Bullying: Implications For Adult Educators, Kathy M. Bonnar, Judy L. Skorek
Adult Education Research Conference
Workplace bullying is when one person or a group in a workplace single out another person for unreasonable, embarrassing, and/or intimidating treatment. According to the Workplace Bullying Institute, up to a third of workers may be targets of bullying. Education and awareness are vital to protect all employees.
The Learning Healthcare System: How An Adult Education Lens Can Be Used To Inform A Paradigm Shift In Us Healthcare Landscape, Lisa Bailey-Davis, Rebecca A. Stametz
The Learning Healthcare System: How An Adult Education Lens Can Be Used To Inform A Paradigm Shift In Us Healthcare Landscape, Lisa Bailey-Davis, Rebecca A. Stametz
Adult Education Research Conference
Adult education researchers and practitioners have an unprecedented opportunity to inform and learn with the health care system as it embraces learning as a process to provide the best care at lower cost.
To Gt Or Not To Gt…What’S A Girl To Do? A Look Into Feminist Grounded Theory, Geleana Drew Alston
To Gt Or Not To Gt…What’S A Girl To Do? A Look Into Feminist Grounded Theory, Geleana Drew Alston
Adult Education Research Conference
What is grounded theory really all about? Can using the constant comparative method qualify a study as being a grounded theory study? What is the difference between classical grounded theory and constructivist grounded theory? Is it wrong to identify a theoretical framework prior to the initiation of the study? Is it wrong to review literature prior to collecting and analyzing data when using a grounded theory approach? Is it appropriate to use other coding techniques in addition to open coding, axial coding, and selective coding? These and many other questions may trouble the novice grounded theorist during the design stage …
Adult Education For Critical Consciousness: Luis Camnitzer And His Art As Critical Public Pedagogy, Ana Zorrilla
Adult Education For Critical Consciousness: Luis Camnitzer And His Art As Critical Public Pedagogy, Ana Zorrilla
Adult Education Research Conference
Luis Camnitzer’s work exemplifies connections between art and adult education for critical consciousness. Critical public pedagogy serves as this study’s theoretical framework. Textual analysis of his work and interviews with Camnitzer and others demonstrate his re-presentation of reality, involving audiences as meaning co-creators. Theory, research and practice implications are explored.
Crafting Better Futures: An Ngo’S Educational Programs For Women Artisans In West Africa, Jill Zarestky
Crafting Better Futures: An Ngo’S Educational Programs For Women Artisans In West Africa, Jill Zarestky
Adult Education Research Conference
This qualitative case study centered on the educational programs of an international NGO working in West Africa to alleviate poverty and empower local women. Difficulty with cross-cultural communication and a lack of educational expertise diminished an otherwise successful organization’s efficacy.
Phenomenology Of Adult Education As An Interdisciplinary Field: Revisiting Sherman Stanage, Jeff Zacharakis
Phenomenology Of Adult Education As An Interdisciplinary Field: Revisiting Sherman Stanage, Jeff Zacharakis
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this paper’s theoretical analysis is to reintroduce and explore Stanage’s phenomenological analysis of adult education, and offers insight to how this field of study can expand its intellectual boundaries to become an interdisciplinary force of learning that permeates all other academic disciplines.
Engaging Learners In Critical Analysis Through Concept Maps: From Theory To Practice, Susan M. Yelich-Biniecki
Engaging Learners In Critical Analysis Through Concept Maps: From Theory To Practice, Susan M. Yelich-Biniecki
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper addresses the use of concept maps to engage adult learners in critical analysis. The discussion is situated within four adult learning theories. Examples from different contexts using concept maps and connections between theories, learning process, locus of learning, teacher’s role, manifestation in adult education, and activities are presented.
Looking Back 30 Years: Aids, San Francisco, And How We Learned There And Then, Jon Wrigglesworth
Looking Back 30 Years: Aids, San Francisco, And How We Learned There And Then, Jon Wrigglesworth
Adult Education Research Conference
Employing Cultural Historical Activity Theory as a theoretical lens, this study examines the first three years of the AIDS crisis, with the purpose of examining how the San Francisco gay community (SFGC) and the San Francisco medical community (SFMC) entered a cycle of expansive learning while confronting the AIDS crisis.
Situated Learning And The Development Of Relationships: Bridging The Gap Between Veterinarians And Researchers, Tiffany Whitcomb, Edward Taylor
Situated Learning And The Development Of Relationships: Bridging The Gap Between Veterinarians And Researchers, Tiffany Whitcomb, Edward Taylor
Adult Education Research Conference
The development of the student teacher relationship has been largely ignored within the tenets of situated learning. Here we report the results of a mixed method study that explored relationships between researchers and veterinarians in a biomedical techniques training program designed theoretically and practically from the lens of situated learning.
Co-Opting Accessibility: A Critical Look At The Discourse Of Higher Education Reform, Richard Wells, Dianne Ramdeholl
Co-Opting Accessibility: A Critical Look At The Discourse Of Higher Education Reform, Richard Wells, Dianne Ramdeholl
Adult Education Research Conference
From its beginnings, adult education has been primarily about giving men and women who had been denied by outright discrimination and other structural inequities an opportunity to collectively enrich and empower themselves and their communities by joining a group of scholars and other learners. In other words, adult education has long been linked to struggles around social justice, including the democratization of education itself. Lately, talk of increasing the accessibility of higher education has dropped these broader concerns. Driven in large part by powerful private foundations, we argue that the discourse of reform currently dominating the conversation about the future …
What’S It Like To Be White?: Understanding The Decision To Learn About Being White, Marguerite A. Welch
What’S It Like To Be White?: Understanding The Decision To Learn About Being White, Marguerite A. Welch
Adult Education Research Conference
As a dominant social identity, whiteness is often not visible to white people. Developing a nuanced understanding of whiteness, including the systemic nature of white supremacy, is essential for white adult educators who want to create inclusive learning environments.
How Adult Educators' Positionality Impact The Learners In The Literacy Programs For Foreign Spouses In Taipei County, Taiwan, Jannette Wei-Ting Wang
How Adult Educators' Positionality Impact The Learners In The Literacy Programs For Foreign Spouses In Taipei County, Taiwan, Jannette Wei-Ting Wang
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this qualitative study is to critically examine and explore the “positionalities” including the gender, race and class of adult educators who taught the literacy program of foreign spouses in Taiwan. Furthermore, the effect of positionalities such as gender awareness on a teaching environment will also be studied. The first research question is: How do literacy educators of foreign spouses position themselves and how do they position the new immigrant learners? The second question is: How do literacy educators of foreign spouses teach learners to face the negative stereotypes about them in Taiwan’s society?
Creating A Caring Culture: Exploring The Implications Of Gratitude In Adult Education, Kellee R. Vess, Jeffrey A. Russell
Creating A Caring Culture: Exploring The Implications Of Gratitude In Adult Education, Kellee R. Vess, Jeffrey A. Russell
Adult Education Research Conference
Viewing classrooms as a culture, we sought to determine if gratitude could be a meaningful resource for creating a “caring” culture within the classroom setting. Findings suggest that gratitude promotes prosocial behaviors, builds stronger relationships, and helps to develop a greater sense of well-being (McCullough, Emmons, & Tsang, 2002; Emmons, 2008).
The Journey Of A Successful Ex-Offender: A Case Study, Barbara E. Varner, Irene C. Baird
The Journey Of A Successful Ex-Offender: A Case Study, Barbara E. Varner, Irene C. Baird
Adult Education Research Conference
Consider that adult education has turned its focus on transformative learning and is considered a framework for both research and practice; the purpose of this study was to explore transformative learning and to consider whether it is applicable and/or relevant to the experiences of a successful ex-offender, Jonathan Queen.
How Army Officers Attending The Command And General Staff Officers Course Decide Whether Or Not To Pursue A Master’S Degree: Factors That Impact Their Decision And Unexpected Themes That Emerged, Charles D. Vance
Adult Education Research Conference
This qualitative case study explored how Army officers attending the Command and General Staff Officers Course (CGSOC) decided whether or not to attend graduate school. CGSC students were interviewed and their own narratives described how they made their decisions.
Good Intentions Are Not Enough. Uncovering Hegemonic Practice While Trying To Create Change, Ericka Turley
Good Intentions Are Not Enough. Uncovering Hegemonic Practice While Trying To Create Change, Ericka Turley
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper presents the findings of a participatory action research project that challenges the idea of what it means to be the difference. The purpose was to identify a shared problem relating to equity and social justice in the workplace and then act to address the problem.
“You Have To Be Proactive With Your Child’S Health”: Learning And Health Literacy Among Caregivers Of Children With Adhd, Blaire W. Toso, Esther Prins, Kimeka Campbell, Barbara Schaefer, Dawn Witherspoon, Susan Woodhouse
“You Have To Be Proactive With Your Child’S Health”: Learning And Health Literacy Among Caregivers Of Children With Adhd, Blaire W. Toso, Esther Prins, Kimeka Campbell, Barbara Schaefer, Dawn Witherspoon, Susan Woodhouse
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper uses focus group data to examine health literacy among 26 low-socioeconomic status, minority caregivers of school-age children with ADHD. To cope with their child’s ADHD symptoms or diagnosis, caregivers used observation, gathered information from multiple sources, and discerned how to obtain services within confusing system healthcare and education systems.
“I Know Down To My Ribs”: A Study Of The Embodied Adult Learning Of Creative Writers, Jennifer Tobin, Elizabeth J. Tisdell
“I Know Down To My Ribs”: A Study Of The Embodied Adult Learning Of Creative Writers, Jennifer Tobin, Elizabeth J. Tisdell
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper reports a narrative analysis on the embodied learning of creative writers, by providing an extended narrative on the embodied learning of one participant. It is theoretically grounded in Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy of the body, Gendlin’s notion of the “felt sense, and Jordi’s analysis of reflection for integrating mind and body.
Adult Education Faculty And Programs In North America: Faculty Background, Work, And Satisfaction, Elizabeth J. Tisdell, Robin Redmon Wright, Edward W. Taylor, Perdeta Bush, Anne Greenawalt
Adult Education Faculty And Programs In North America: Faculty Background, Work, And Satisfaction, Elizabeth J. Tisdell, Robin Redmon Wright, Edward W. Taylor, Perdeta Bush, Anne Greenawalt
Adult Education Research Conference
Through a textual analysis of websites of Adult Education Graduate Programs and a quantitative survey of North American Adult Education faculty, this study examined: background information about Adult Education faculty and programs; the nature of faculty work interests, motivations and satisfaction; and involvement with the Commission of Professors of Adult Education.
A Case Study Of Female Adult Learners In Community Colleges: Understanding Multiple Role Navigation, Tara J. Thompson, Susan J. Barcinas
A Case Study Of Female Adult Learners In Community Colleges: Understanding Multiple Role Navigation, Tara J. Thompson, Susan J. Barcinas
Adult Education Research Conference
This qualitative case study focused upon better understanding and analyzing how female mothers and adult learners in community colleges perceived and navigated multiple roles.
The Ethics Of Unlocking A Billion More Brains, Melody M. Thompson, Jinjie Wang
The Ethics Of Unlocking A Billion More Brains, Melody M. Thompson, Jinjie Wang
Adult Education Research Conference
Online programs that engage a global audience are often promoted as “democratizing” education worldwide. However, the ethics of expecting students globally to conform to Western academic values and processes is largely ignored. Until programs are designed and delivered with cultural intelligence and humility, their full value will be compromised.
Asian Immigrant Women And Their Informal Work In Canada: The Process Of Change, Agnes S. Thomas
Asian Immigrant Women And Their Informal Work In Canada: The Process Of Change, Agnes S. Thomas
Adult Education Research Conference
Highly educated immigrant women from Asia choosing to work for cash in Canada is an indicator of the fact that their employment and economic outcomes are not positive. Drawing from the empirical study, this paper discusses the reasons for work choices and outcomes of this work on immigrant women.