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Information-Seeking Activity Of Rural Health Practitioners, Sandra Matsuda, Joe F. Donaldson May 1999

Information-Seeking Activity Of Rural Health Practitioners, Sandra Matsuda, Joe F. Donaldson

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Qualitative methods were used to identify the information-seeking activity (ISA) of rural health practitioners (non-physicians). Conditions shaping ISA were time, resources, and barriers. The primary strategy used was connecting with resources, particularly people. ISA led to consequences of problem resolution, greater competence, or more questions.

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Constructing "Composite Dialogs" From Qualitative Data: Towards Representing And Managing Diverse Perspectives, Peter G. Malvicini May 1999

Constructing "Composite Dialogs" From Qualitative Data: Towards Representing And Managing Diverse Perspectives, Peter G. Malvicini

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During empirical research on adult learning, I developed a technical method of constructing dialogs from many interviews as an approach to qualitative data. Composite Dialogs present diverse perspectives while preserving elements of context and affect often lost through other methods. The approach should be of particular interest to adult educators who desire to link research to social action for democratic change.

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The Journey Continues: Life Transitions And Adult Learning Among The Older Women In A Continuing Care Retirement Community, Ya-Fen Lo May 1999

The Journey Continues: Life Transitions And Adult Learning Among The Older Women In A Continuing Care Retirement Community, Ya-Fen Lo

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This study explores older women's experiences of moving and living in a continuing care retirement community. The focus is on adult learning involved in the process of adaptation. The findings suggest that transformative learning theory and continuity theory partially explain the process of successful adaptation.

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The Role Of Cultural Values In The Interpretation Of Significant Life Experiences, Ming-Yeh Lee May 1999

The Role Of Cultural Values In The Interpretation Of Significant Life Experiences, Ming-Yeh Lee

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Researchers in adult education have investigated the phenomenon of meaning-making for decades. However, majority of studies mainly focus on the psychological process of meaning-making, rather than examining how contextual elements, especially cultural values, affect the process of interpretation. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of cultural values in the interpretation of significant life experiences as perceived by Taiwanese Chinese in the U. S.

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Collaborative Ways Of Knowing: Storytelling, Metaphor And The Emergence Of The Collaborative Self, Randee Lipson Lawrence, Craig A. Mealman May 1999

Collaborative Ways Of Knowing: Storytelling, Metaphor And The Emergence Of The Collaborative Self, Randee Lipson Lawrence, Craig A. Mealman

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This study explores collaborative inquiry as a research methodology through an examination of the processes employed by the co-researchers. The paper describes metaphor and storytelling, two heuristics that assisted in the collection and analysis of data and discusses the role of the collaborative relationship in the construction of knowledge.

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A Sense Of Place And The Rural Adult Learner, Cindy Kittredge May 1999

A Sense Of Place And The Rural Adult Learner, Cindy Kittredge

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Confirming the importance of keeping the individual squarely at the center of the learning experience, this qualitative study of Montana ranchers describes how a sense of place, in this case an expansive rural landscape, provides Responsive Learners with a unique way of seeing, of communicating, of knowing, and of doing.

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Changing Languages, Cultures,And Self: The Adult Esl Experience Of Perspective Transformation, Kathleen P. King May 1999

Changing Languages, Cultures,And Self: The Adult Esl Experience Of Perspective Transformation, Kathleen P. King

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Research was conducted among 208 adult ESL learners enrolled in college-based ESL programs. This study reveals that perspective transformation is frequently experienced in this context, and characterizes its nature. Implications for adult learning theory, education practice, and further research are discussed.

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Adult Meaning Making In The Undergraduate Classroom, Carol E. Kasworm May 1999

Adult Meaning Making In The Undergraduate Classroom, Carol E. Kasworm

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This qualitative study explored adult student meaning making in an undergraduate classroom setting. Five key frames of meaning structures were delineated, suggesting highly complex and differing understandings of expert knowledge and adult learning engagement through classroom learning.

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Feminist Life Stories: Twelve Journeys Come Together At A Women's Center, Donna Jones-Ilsley May 1999

Feminist Life Stories: Twelve Journeys Come Together At A Women's Center, Donna Jones-Ilsley

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This study explores the personal narratives of twelve self-proclaimed feminists who started a women's center in a small conservative mid-west town. Our common "herstories" are not identical but reveal learning experiences imbedded in our social and cultural contexts. These social and cultural contexts, however varied, held common threads of the pedagogies we experienced in formal and informal settings. These pedagogies held traditions that are often passed on without question because we are not always aware of their presence. The stories allowed us to reflect on the traditions in our lives in order to come to terms with our past and …

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Metaphors In Practice: Theories-In-Use Among Diverse Community Development Practitioners, Lilian H. Hill, Bernie Moore May 1999

Metaphors In Practice: Theories-In-Use Among Diverse Community Development Practitioners, Lilian H. Hill, Bernie Moore

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Findings from this grounded theory research indicate that community development practitioners in both North America and Australia create similar working theories based on their experience in communities.

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The Blues And The Scientific Method: Codified Cultural Schemas And Understanding Adult Cognition From A Multicultural Perspective, David F. Hemphill May 1999

The Blues And The Scientific Method: Codified Cultural Schemas And Understanding Adult Cognition From A Multicultural Perspective, David F. Hemphill

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Codified cultural schemas are presented as mental structures reflective of a particular culture or language that have been made public, recorded, and disseminated. The Western scientific method and the Blues are contrasted as two examples of codified cultural schemas. Analysis of such schemas that goes beyond Eurocentric structures--and beyond the modalities of language and mathematics--to include the arts and other forms of human intelligence can help us better understand adult cognition across cultures, as well as aid us in the work of adult education in multicultural societies.

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The Homeplace - Not The Marketplace: Developing A Critical Feminist Approach To Adult Education, Patricia Gouthro May 1999

The Homeplace - Not The Marketplace: Developing A Critical Feminist Approach To Adult Education, Patricia Gouthro

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In this paper I explore the development of a critical feminist theoretical approach that draws upon Habermasian theory and feminist discourses to examine connections between adult education and the homeplace.

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Reflection Plus 4: Classifying Alternate Perspectives In Experiential Learning, Tara Fenwick May 1999

Reflection Plus 4: Classifying Alternate Perspectives In Experiential Learning, Tara Fenwick

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This paper presents five theoretical perspectives that can inform experiential learning. A rationale for this typology is outlined briefly, then each perspective is described according to learning dimensions such as view of knowledge, learner, power, and role of educator. A chart summary comparing these perspectives will be distributed at the session.

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Grassroots Dissemination Of Adult Education Research In Africa: Results Of Recent Experience In Benin And Botswana, Peter Easton, Christine Capacci May 1999

Grassroots Dissemination Of Adult Education Research In Africa: Results Of Recent Experience In Benin And Botswana, Peter Easton, Christine Capacci

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Adult education research is a very small industry in Africa, one whose products are underutilized in practice. This paper describes an initiative designed to promote "grassroots dissemination", in which African researchers and NGOs help target groups to work through relevant research results and compare them with their own experience.

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The Relationship Of Learning Strategy Preference And Personality Type, Gary J. Conti, Rita C. Kolody May 1999

The Relationship Of Learning Strategy Preference And Personality Type, Gary J. Conti, Rita C. Kolody

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This study investigated the relationship of learning strategy preference to personality type. The findings indicate that while overall personality type is not related to learning strategy preference, three of the four indicators of personality type show a relationship to learning strategy preference.

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Shaping Self-Disciplined Workers: A Study Of Silent Power In Hrd, Vicki K. Carter, Sharon L. Howell, Fred M. Schied May 1999

Shaping Self-Disciplined Workers: A Study Of Silent Power In Hrd, Vicki K. Carter, Sharon L. Howell, Fred M. Schied

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The intent of this case study was to examine power theories in a singular HRD context in such a way that problematizes the consequences of power.

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Enemies Or Learning Partners? The Interplay Of Power And Learning In A Cross Boundary Work Group, Marjorie H. Carkhuff May 1999

Enemies Or Learning Partners? The Interplay Of Power And Learning In A Cross Boundary Work Group, Marjorie H. Carkhuff

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This study investigated power relationships in a cross boundary health care work group. The study found that power within groups is more fluid and flexible than previous studies suggested. Factors that influence power levels and their impact on learning are discussed

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Perspectives On Adult Learning: Framing Our Research, Rosemary S. Caffarella, Sharan B. Merriam May 1999

Perspectives On Adult Learning: Framing Our Research, Rosemary S. Caffarella, Sharan B. Merriam

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Based on a review of the literature we describe the assumptions and salient concepts of two major perspectives on adult learning: the individual and the contextual. We then argue that although research should continue to be grounded in these two perspectives, we should expand our research efforts in a third paradigm consisting of an integration of these two perspectives.

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For Adults Only: Queer Theory Meets The Self And Identity In Adult Education, A. Brooks, K. Edwards May 1999

For Adults Only: Queer Theory Meets The Self And Identity In Adult Education, A. Brooks, K. Edwards

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This article brings the perspective of "Queer theory" to the field of Adult Education as a way of examining critically the notions of self, identity, and sexuality as they have been taken for granted within the field. Adult Education, like most fields of practice and research, assumes the Western ideals of the monadic self, clear and undisputed identities, and heterosexuality. However, the intersection of a strong postmodern voice in both academia and the popular culture, the increasing exploration of other-than-hetero-sexualities in the media, and the foregrounding of sexuality in the work of adult education researchers (Brooks & Edwards,1997; Edwards, 1997; …

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Superstition As An Impediment To The Education Of Commercial Fishermen: A Psychocultural Investigation Using Video, Roger Boshier May 1999

Superstition As An Impediment To The Education Of Commercial Fishermen: A Psychocultural Investigation Using Video, Roger Boshier

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Commercial fishermen are prone to be superstitious and engage in rituals of avoidance designed to resolve anxiety and "diminish" danger. Video interviews with British Columbia fishermen illuminate this problem. The author pleads for a broadening of techno-rational approaches to prevention-education. Psycho-cultural, as well as techno-rational factors (equipment etc) should be considered.

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"You Are Activated, Proud Of It": A Study Of Learner Identified Impacts Of Participation In Adult Literacy Programs, Mary Beth Bingman, Olga Ebert May 1999

"You Are Activated, Proud Of It": A Study Of Learner Identified Impacts Of Participation In Adult Literacy Programs, Mary Beth Bingman, Olga Ebert

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This study is based on life history interviews with ten adult literacy students. It examines how adults describe the impacts of their participation in adult literacy classes on their lives, and how the impacts they define compare with performance measures in the new Workforce Investment Act.

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The Dynamics Of Adult Basic Education Instruction, Hal Beder, Patsy Medina May 1999

The Dynamics Of Adult Basic Education Instruction, Hal Beder, Patsy Medina

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This presentation reports the results of a classroom dynamics study of adult literacy education in which twenty adult literacy classes were observed twice in seven states. For each observed class, teachers were interviewed. Students were interviewed when possible. The overriding theme was classroom culture, defined as the socially patterned human thought and behavior that takes place in adult literacy education classrooms.

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The Examined Life: A Study Of Identity Formation,Agency, Self-Expression Among Imprisoned Women, Irene C. Baird May 1999

The Examined Life: A Study Of Identity Formation,Agency, Self-Expression Among Imprisoned Women, Irene C. Baird

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This study demonstrated the efficacy of a Freirian/humanities-based adult education program on identity formation, agency and empowerment through self-expression within the context of a women's group in a county jail.

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An Investigation Of How Faculty Learn To Teach At A Distance With Technology: Their Strategies For Solving The Problem, Rebecca D. Armstrong May 1999

An Investigation Of How Faculty Learn To Teach At A Distance With Technology: Their Strategies For Solving The Problem, Rebecca D. Armstrong

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This exploratory, qualitative research study sought to understand--from the faculty members' viewpoint--how they went about learning to teach at a distance with technology when not required to attend training. Findings point toward the importance of institutional context and indicate that some developmental process is occurring.

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Sustaining Commitment To Social Responsibility: Renewing The Ethical Basis Of The Quality Agenda In The Education Of Adults, Paul Armstrong May 1999

Sustaining Commitment To Social Responsibility: Renewing The Ethical Basis Of The Quality Agenda In The Education Of Adults, Paul Armstrong

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This paper seeks to extend the notion of quality in higher education by considering the agenda for environmental sustainability and underlying ethical practices. Education institutions should be committed to the extended version of quality, and should not lose sight of the importance of commitment and social responsibility in the drive for a quality kitemark.

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Associative Ethical Dilemmas For Multicultural Sensitivity Assessment Derived From Adult Educational Theory, Keith B. Armstrong, Susan Timm May 1999

Associative Ethical Dilemmas For Multicultural Sensitivity Assessment Derived From Adult Educational Theory, Keith B. Armstrong, Susan Timm

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Adult educators promote non-formal assessment as demonstrated in their writings. Can tools then be developed that will gauge multicultural sensitivity? This paper examines that question, and personal, social, and legal implications of using multicultural sensitivity assessments for screening prospective employees, volunteers, and consultants for socially conscious groups, movements, and institutions.

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Irreconcilable Differences: Critical Feminism, Learning At Work, And Hrd, Sharon L. Howell, Vicki K. Carter, Fred M. Schied May 1999

Irreconcilable Differences: Critical Feminism, Learning At Work, And Hrd, Sharon L. Howell, Vicki K. Carter, Fred M. Schied

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This study explored the contradictions among critical feminist theory, Human Resource Development, and the reality of women's experiences. Missing from the HRD literature, with its managerial focus, is the centrality of workers', particularly women's experiences of HRD and the gendered nature of work itself.

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Adult Graduate Students' Perceptions Of Gender & Race: Implications For Program Development In Rural Communities, Catherine A. Hansman, Mary H. Jackson, Dale F. Grant, Leon E. Spencer May 1999

Adult Graduate Students' Perceptions Of Gender & Race: Implications For Program Development In Rural Communities, Catherine A. Hansman, Mary H. Jackson, Dale F. Grant, Leon E. Spencer

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The purpose of this study was to assess the existing levels of awareness toward issues of race and gender in graduate students. Implications for curriculum planning are that faculty members should encourage sensitivity to diversity in all of their classes through small group discussions, case studies, presentations concerning racial and gender issues, and readings that encourage multiple views of issues.

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Why Adult Educators Should Be Concerned With Civil Society, Budd Hall, John Mcknight, Carol Pandak May 1999

Why Adult Educators Should Be Concerned With Civil Society, Budd Hall, John Mcknight, Carol Pandak

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The concept of civil society has gained currency over the past twenty-five years. This paper provides a local, national and global perspective of civil society, identifies the types of organizational forms found within it, and explores the role of adult educators and adult education in shaping it.

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Civil Society, Cultural Hegemony, And Citizenship: Implications For Adult Educators, Pat Durish, Rachel Gorman, Morrell Shahrzad, Daniel Schugurensky, Deborah Sword May 1999

Civil Society, Cultural Hegemony, And Citizenship: Implications For Adult Educators, Pat Durish, Rachel Gorman, Morrell Shahrzad, Daniel Schugurensky, Deborah Sword

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The participants in this symposium provide a panorama of positions about civil society, citizenship and the dynamics of the exercise of power in the world of adult education. Theoretical approaches range from postmodernism to cultural studies to Marxist and critical theoretical positions. Case studies are equally diverse, ranging from North and Latin America to the Middle East.

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