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Exploring Issues Of Power In Formal Mentoring Programs, Jeremy W. Bohonos, Sunny L. Munn, Tonette S. Rocco, Schane D. Coker, Myrian Herlle, Mikki L. Johnson
Exploring Issues Of Power In Formal Mentoring Programs, Jeremy W. Bohonos, Sunny L. Munn, Tonette S. Rocco, Schane D. Coker, Myrian Herlle, Mikki L. Johnson
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this project is to explore how power manifests within mentoring relationships that purport to reduce power distances and move away from traditional hierarchical models of mentoring towards reciprocal methods of mentorship. The roundtable will be a discussion of how power presents and can be proactively addressed in mentoring relationships.
Caught In The Stormpower And Control In A Union/Management Training Program, Ramo J. Lord
Caught In The Stormpower And Control In A Union/Management Training Program, Ramo J. Lord
Adult Education Research Conference
This study investigated how a workplace educator was used as a pawn between the company and the union while delivering a safety-training program. Among the findings were training was held in contempt by union and management while safety’s exchange value was exploited.
Mapping Intersects Of Power And Reciprocity In Adult Educationdeliberative Civic Engagement And Leadership Development In Community-Engaged Scholarship, Katherine L. Davis, Brandon W. Kliewer, Aliki Nicolaides
Mapping Intersects Of Power And Reciprocity In Adult Educationdeliberative Civic Engagement And Leadership Development In Community-Engaged Scholarship, Katherine L. Davis, Brandon W. Kliewer, Aliki Nicolaides
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this work is to assist in identifying and naming dynamic relational forces that shape the effectiveness of community engagement. Understanding power from the perspective of reciprocity supports adaptive and transformational learning necessary to increase the effectiveness of community-engaged partnerships and scholarship.
Rethinking Empowerment: Theories Of Power And The Potential For Emancipatory Praxis, Thomas Archibald, Arthur L. Wilson
Rethinking Empowerment: Theories Of Power And The Potential For Emancipatory Praxis, Thomas Archibald, Arthur L. Wilson
Adult Education Research Conference
In this paper, we make the case that “empowerment” is still a concept which requires closer scrutiny, for both practical and theoretical reasons. Building on critiques of empowerment and on calls to more consciously address the power relations inherent in adult education, we lay the groundwork for a practical theory of action whereby education practitioners and researchers can work towards salvaging empowerment’s emancipatory potential.
Are Transformation And Power Shifts All Or Nothing Events?, Jacqlyn S. Triscari
Are Transformation And Power Shifts All Or Nothing Events?, Jacqlyn S. Triscari
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper represents a qualitative case study conducted in one organization. It examines the role of power and shifts of power in an organization during an organizational transformation, a very specific form of change in which the center core or the worldview of the organization is altered.
Exploring Theories Of Socio-Cultural Learning And Power As Frameworks For Better Understanding Program Planning Within Community-Based Organizations, Susan J. Bracken
Exploring Theories Of Socio-Cultural Learning And Power As Frameworks For Better Understanding Program Planning Within Community-Based Organizations, Susan J. Bracken
Adult Education Research Conference
This essay presents a discussion of the sociocultural dimensions to learning and power in Community-based organizational program planning.
Queer Race Pedagogy In Adult Higher Education: Dealing With Power Dynamics And Positionality Of Gay Students Of Color, Mitsunori Misawa
Queer Race Pedagogy In Adult Higher Education: Dealing With Power Dynamics And Positionality Of Gay Students Of Color, Mitsunori Misawa
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper presents a theoretical concept of the intersection of race and sexual orientation and to describe Queer Race Pedagogy (QRP) in adult higher education. This paper provides an overview of racism and heterosexism in adult higher education and the two theories that are utilized to develop QRP.