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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.
Literacy, Technology, And First Year Teachers: A Case Study, Emily Kearns Burke
Literacy, Technology, And First Year Teachers: A Case Study, Emily Kearns Burke
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper examines how first year teachers describe their preparation and use of technology to teach literacy. Findings indicate teachers feel confident but unsupported in their efforts.
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.
Uncovering Disney’S Pedagogy Of Classism In Their “Reality” Programming, Robin Redmon Wright
Uncovering Disney’S Pedagogy Of Classism In Their “Reality” Programming, Robin Redmon Wright
Adult Education Research Conference
Disney now saturates cable television with programs like Duck Dynasty, Swamp People, Lady Hoggers, and Appalachian Outlaws. These shows are actively promoting cultural myths that reinforce the neoliberal agenda that oppressed many adults with which we work. Our responsibility, then, is to expose those messages for what they are.
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
Adult Education Research Conference
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.
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
Adult Education Research Conference
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.
Ghost And The Machine: Bringing Untold Personal Spiritual And Cultural Experiences To Life Through The Medium Of Digital Storytelling., Ingrid Andersen, Elizabeth J. Tisdell
Ghost And The Machine: Bringing Untold Personal Spiritual And Cultural Experiences To Life Through The Medium Of Digital Storytelling., Ingrid Andersen, Elizabeth J. Tisdell
Adult Education Research Conference
This study examines learners’ perceptions of the experiences of transformation from the storytelling experience of digital stories within a graduate class on spirituality and culture, by means of the lenses of both transformative learning theory and storytelling theory.
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.
Adult Learning And Pragmatic Identity Theory, Davin J. Carr-Chellman, Joseph Levitan
Adult Learning And Pragmatic Identity Theory, Davin J. Carr-Chellman, Joseph Levitan
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The interaction between identity and learning has been under theorized. American Pragmatism offers important insights into identity and learning. With new educational experiences, adults take on new identities. Pragmatic Identity Theory will be an analytical lens allowing us to better understand the identity negotiation within learning experiences.
Active Knowledge Sharing In Online Group Work, Bo Chang
Active Knowledge Sharing In Online Group Work, Bo Chang
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The purpose of this paper is to explore how to support active knowledge sharing and creation in an online group work which both encourages collaboration and motivates individual effort.
10 Years Of Adult Learning (2006-2015): Content Analysis Of A Journal, Catherine A. Cherrstrom
10 Years Of Adult Learning (2006-2015): Content Analysis Of A Journal, Catherine A. Cherrstrom
Adult Education Research Conference
Academic publications provide insight into a discipline’s history, knowledge base, and research norms, and analyzing a journal’s publication activity provides learning about the field of study. This study examines 10-year trends (2006-2015) in Adult Learning to learn and inform the field of adult and continuing education.
Dancing Between Neoliberal And Nordic: Lifelong Learning In South Korea, Jinhee Choi, Fred M. Schied
Dancing Between Neoliberal And Nordic: Lifelong Learning In South Korea, Jinhee Choi, Fred M. Schied
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The paper argues that the South Korean model is neither Nordic nor Neoliberal as many have claimed. The South Korean model may serve as a model for other Asian countries.
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.
Personal Growth, Social Change Or Human Capital: A Document Analysis Of An Online Education Program For Adult Learners, Nakita Dolet, Maeghen L. Macdonald
Personal Growth, Social Change Or Human Capital: A Document Analysis Of An Online Education Program For Adult Learners, Nakita Dolet, Maeghen L. Macdonald
Adult Education Research Conference
This document analysis interrogates how one institution balances classically competing objectives of emancipatory learning, personal growth, and human resource development in an online adult education program.
Isolated Identities: The Storied Lives Of Lgb Emerging Adults On A Rural, Community College Campus, Erin J. Ferris, Miriam S. Phillips
Isolated Identities: The Storied Lives Of Lgb Emerging Adults On A Rural, Community College Campus, Erin J. Ferris, Miriam S. Phillips
Adult Education Research Conference
Community colleges serve diverse populations including LGB emerging adults who are attempting to find their place within society. Through a thematic analysis of narrative interviews and a focus group we found on one, rural campus there is a culture of isolation, which may limit individuals growth both personally and academically.
The Career Advancement Experiences Of Female Faculty Of Color In Athletic Training Education Programs, Carrie Graham, Alexandra Bell
The Career Advancement Experiences Of Female Faculty Of Color In Athletic Training Education Programs, Carrie Graham, Alexandra Bell
Adult Education Research Conference
Healthcare professions are currently experiencing increased professional member diversity, necessitating an investigation of employee workplace experiences and career advancement. Yet, the rate of female faculty of color in athletic training education programs is inconsistent with athletic training membership diversity rates. This study explores their career advancement and mentoring experiences.
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
Adult Education Research Conference
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, …
Adult Learning Principles And Processes And Their Relationships With Learner Satisfaction: Validation Of The Andragogy In Practice Inventory (Api) In The Jordanian Context, Sunyoung Park, Petra Robinson, Reid Bates
Adult Learning Principles And Processes And Their Relationships With Learner Satisfaction: Validation Of The Andragogy In Practice Inventory (Api) In The Jordanian Context, Sunyoung Park, Petra Robinson, Reid Bates
Adult Education Research Conference
This study aimed to assess the validity of the Andragogy in Practice Inventory (API) and to examine the relationships among adult learning principles and processes and learner satisfaction in Jordan. The results indicated that the API is a valid instrument and its components and learner satisfaction are positively related.
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
Adult Education Research Conference
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.
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.
Validation Of The Culturally Responsive Teaching Survey, Christy M. Rhodes
Validation Of The Culturally Responsive Teaching Survey, Christy M. Rhodes
Adult Education Research Conference
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
Adult Education Research Conference
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.
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.
Learning Through Uncertainty: A Phenomenological Study Of Older, Professional Men Coping With Involuntary Job Loss, Brian Hentz
Learning Through Uncertainty: A Phenomenological Study Of Older, Professional Men Coping With Involuntary Job Loss, Brian Hentz
Adult Education Research Conference
This phenomenological study explores how older, professional men coped adaptively with involuntary job loss, following the global financial crisis of 2008. Participants demonstrated skillful engagement, Stoic wisdom, narrative openness, and rugged interdependence to learn through the uncertainties that accompanied this unanticipated life transition.
"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
Adult Education Research Conference
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.
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 …
Evaluating Actual Credibility Criteria Of Internet-Based Scientific Information Of Adult Learners, Angela C. Bliss
Evaluating Actual Credibility Criteria Of Internet-Based Scientific Information Of Adult Learners, Angela C. Bliss
Adult Education Research Conference
Self-directed adult learners access and evaluate scientific information on the Internet. This paper will discuss methodologies proposed to identify credibility criteria employed during these online learning endeavors.
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.
Women’S History In Education In The United States, Audrey Dentith
Women’S History In Education In The United States, Audrey Dentith
Adult Education Research Conference
The history of women’s education in the United States is a rich and colorful one, marked by struggle and victory against huge odds. This roundtable paper, a work in progress, highlights the remarkable efforts of specific women to achieve the right to an education for all women from the end of the Revolutionary War through the 1990s.
Using Radical Adult Education To Map Change In A Globalized World, Michelle Glowacki-Dudka, Amy Ward, Stephen Whikehart, Cathy Mullett, Jennifer Warrner, Heidi Burkett, Antonette Payne, Mary E. Borst
Using Radical Adult Education To Map Change In A Globalized World, Michelle Glowacki-Dudka, Amy Ward, Stephen Whikehart, Cathy Mullett, Jennifer Warrner, Heidi Burkett, Antonette Payne, Mary E. Borst
Adult Education Research Conference
Radical adult education using a sociological frame can support adult educators to see their roles as change agents within their spheres of influence. Using cultural mapping, adult educators define these spheres, stake claims, set benchmarks, grow networks, or develop participatory action research within the identified community.