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Learning In Transitions: Migrant Women Reflecting On Life Trajectories And Constructing Self-Identity, Heh Youn Shin Jan 2027

Learning In Transitions: Migrant Women Reflecting On Life Trajectories And Constructing Self-Identity, Heh Youn Shin

Adult Education Research Conference

The purpose of this paper is to examine how foreign wives in Korea present themselves in relation to the dominant discourse surrounding them through stories of migration and marriage experiences.


Using Micro-Credentials To Promote Effective Teacher Professional Development: A Case Study From Xi’An Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Lan Luo, Jian Chen Jun 2023

Using Micro-Credentials To Promote Effective Teacher Professional Development: A Case Study From Xi’An Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Lan Luo, Jian Chen

Adult Education Research Conference

This study illuminates the characteristics of micro-credentials, which can effectively meet the needs of working professionals in higher education for teacher professional development and career competence-building.


The Adult Immigrant Woman: Testimonio Of Her Educational Pathways, Cindy Peña Jun 2023

The Adult Immigrant Woman: Testimonio Of Her Educational Pathways, Cindy Peña

Adult Education Research Conference

The purpose of this qualitative study was to document the educational experiences of adult Mexican immigrants and their convivencia in an adult English as a second language (ESL) classroom.


Kanwork Covid-19 Vaccine Initiative, Mazanah Muhamad, Nor Aida Maskor, Asmah Ismail, Nik Hasnaa Nik Mahmood Jun 2023

Kanwork Covid-19 Vaccine Initiative, Mazanah Muhamad, Nor Aida Maskor, Asmah Ismail, Nik Hasnaa Nik Mahmood

Adult Education Research Conference

COVID-19 triggered the need for vaccination. A mixed method inquiry revealed that KanWork Cancer Society’s vaccination initiative was successful in educating members to make informed decision to vaccinate.


An Analysis Of The Professional Development Path Of British Community Educators From The Perspective Of Professional Jurisdiction, Xiaohan Ye Jun 2023

An Analysis Of The Professional Development Path Of British Community Educators From The Perspective Of Professional Jurisdiction, Xiaohan Ye

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper adopted the theoretical framework of professional jurisdiction is adopted to presents a picture of the professional evolution of community educators in the UK.


University Image: A Strategic Moderator Between Justice Dimensions And Service Recovery Satisfaction In Open And Distance Learning (Odl) Context?, Mohd Rushidi Mohd Amin Dr, Vinesh Maran Sivakumaran Dr Jun 2023

University Image: A Strategic Moderator Between Justice Dimensions And Service Recovery Satisfaction In Open And Distance Learning (Odl) Context?, Mohd Rushidi Mohd Amin Dr, Vinesh Maran Sivakumaran Dr

Adult Education Research Conference

This study investigated the relationships between perceived justice with justice dimensions (distributive, procedural, interpersonal, and informational), university image, service recovery satisfaction through a survey of 303 ODL students in Malaysia who experienced a service failure and subsequently a service recovery effort.


Jan Shikshan Sansthan - Ministry Of Skill Development And Entrepreneurship, Government Of India Scheme For Non/Neo Literates – A Case Study, Yugant Patra Jun 2023

Jan Shikshan Sansthan - Ministry Of Skill Development And Entrepreneurship, Government Of India Scheme For Non/Neo Literates – A Case Study, Yugant Patra

Adult Education Research Conference

The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) (translated into English as People Education Institute) is an initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India to improve occupational skills and technical knowledge of non/neo literates and persons having a rudimentary level of education but not completing high school in rural and semi-urban areas. The initiative aims to increase efficiency, increase productive ability, and enhance livelihood opportunities for such individuals specially targeted towards underprivileged sections of society. With the transformation in the open economy and social setup of India over the years, this initiative has become important in the economic …


The Path And Enlightenment Of Data-Driven Digital Transformation Of Organizational Learning ——A Case Study Of The Practice Of China Telecom, Siyuan Xu, Wenhao Yu, Guanghua Jiang Jun 2023

The Path And Enlightenment Of Data-Driven Digital Transformation Of Organizational Learning ——A Case Study Of The Practice Of China Telecom, Siyuan Xu, Wenhao Yu, Guanghua Jiang

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper took China Telecom as a case. It has analyzed data-driven digital transformation in organizational learning, and summarized the methods and enlightenments of digital transformation.


Bildung In Germany And Its Implications For Chinese Adult Language Education, 蕊 华 Jun 2023

Bildung In Germany And Its Implications For Chinese Adult Language Education, 蕊 华

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Examining and integrating the Bildung theories of Wilhelm von Humboldt and Lene Rachel Andersen, this paper suggests implications to overcome the current challenges in Chinese adult language education.


A Mechanism Of Customizing Learning Programs For Older Adults' Lifelong Learning, Hidetsugu Suto, Qianran Wang Jun 2023

A Mechanism Of Customizing Learning Programs For Older Adults' Lifelong Learning, Hidetsugu Suto, Qianran Wang

Adult Education Research Conference

Many of the Asian countries are facing aging society problems, and lifelong learning is becoming more and more important. In order to provide the chances to join the learning programs for older adults, suitable learning programs must be provided. However, designing learning programs for older adults is not easy because they are in various physical and mental conditions. To approach the problem, the authors have proposed a mechanism for personalizing learning programs for older adults. In this paper, algorithm and data structures of the mechanism is explained, and examples of the results are shown.


Community Transformation: Asian American Community Leaders, Brian Ahn Jan 2023

Community Transformation: Asian American Community Leaders, Brian Ahn

Adult Education Research Conference

Utilizing in-depth interviews, theories, and concepts in analysis, this study examines how a group of Asian American leaders transformed their community politically, socially, and economically.


Activist Board Games In Adult Education: Educational Philosophies, Learning Theories And Game Mechanics, Kamil M. Gerónimo-López Jan 2023

Activist Board Games In Adult Education: Educational Philosophies, Learning Theories And Game Mechanics, Kamil M. Gerónimo-López

Adult Education Research Conference

The use and design of activism board games in popular education are unexplored. This study explores the board game Rise-Up (TESA Collective, 2017). To gather data, game aesthetics were observed and analyzed. At least two issues are worth examining from an adult education lens, the operationalization of critical thinking and the relationship between educational goals and game mechanics.


Considerations Toward How Movements Learn From And Educate Each Other: Global Histories From Below From A Pedagogical Standpoint, John Holst, Maria A. Vetter, Mai Atta, Kamil Gerónimo-López, Javier Campos-Martínez Jan 2023

Considerations Toward How Movements Learn From And Educate Each Other: Global Histories From Below From A Pedagogical Standpoint, John Holst, Maria A. Vetter, Mai Atta, Kamil Gerónimo-López, Javier Campos-Martínez

Adult Education Research Conference

Using the concept of world histories from below, we present research on the global flow of ideas, protest repertoires, and pedagogies across three social movements in three countries.


The Effect Of Negative Learning-Related Emotions On Higher Education Faculty's Online Professional Development, Qian Wang, Haibo Gu, Xiaochen Lin Jan 2023

The Effect Of Negative Learning-Related Emotions On Higher Education Faculty's Online Professional Development, Qian Wang, Haibo Gu, Xiaochen Lin

Adult Education Research Conference

This research examined how faculty's negative learning-related emotions were associated with their technology acceptance and learning engagement in online professional development.


Vamos Juntos: Immigrants’ Organization Asserting Power Through Adult Learning?, Rola Tarek Mohamed Jan 2023

Vamos Juntos: Immigrants’ Organization Asserting Power Through Adult Learning?, Rola Tarek Mohamed

Adult Education Research Conference

Through the textual analysis of the curriculum of ICE Out of PA campaign, this roundtable explores politicization processes of adult learners in an immigrants' rights organization in Philadelphia, PA.


The Fear Of Flying: Reflections On Retirement, Jeffrey Zacharakis Jan 2023

The Fear Of Flying: Reflections On Retirement, Jeffrey Zacharakis

Adult Education Research Conference

I explore how I have defined adult education through my actions and decisions, how has adult education defined who I am, and how has adult education changed during my career.


Piaac’S Role In Global Food Security: Evidence From Machine Learning-Based Feature Selection Across Three Major Food Security Indicators, Sneha Roy, Jeffrey Zacharakis Jan 2023

Piaac’S Role In Global Food Security: Evidence From Machine Learning-Based Feature Selection Across Three Major Food Security Indicators, Sneha Roy, Jeffrey Zacharakis

Adult Education Research Conference

The PIAAC country dataset for 36 countries is explored to understand its role in global food security, adding to its significance in sustainable development goal four, zero hunger.


Facilitating Online Communities For Educators, Managers, And Leaders, Lily Drabkin Jan 2023

Facilitating Online Communities For Educators, Managers, And Leaders, Lily Drabkin

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper explores strategies for promoting social learning among adult peers in online classrooms and workspaces. It examines the challenges faced by facilitators and leaders in fostering social learning in an increasingly digital context and offers solutions for overcoming these challenges.


Adult E-Learning Issues In Middle East Educational Organizations Due To Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges And Recommendations, Omniya Mohamed, Junghwan Kim Jan 2023

Adult E-Learning Issues In Middle East Educational Organizations Due To Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges And Recommendations, Omniya Mohamed, Junghwan Kim

Adult Education Research Conference

This article reviews studies on the critical issues and challenges that adult e-learning faces in the educational sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The lockdown of educational organizations has forced a shift to distance learning, requiring a radical change in instructional methods. The article examines the post-pandemic learning issues that educational organizations may encounter due to the enforced e-learning process and provides recommendations for Educational Human Resources Development practitioners to overcome these challenges. A systematic literature review was conducted and analyzed to identify factors that affect adult learning during the pandemic, and the article suggests interventions that EHRD practitioners can …


An Integrative Literature Review Of Organizational Learning Culture And Performance, Sumi Lee Jan 2023

An Integrative Literature Review Of Organizational Learning Culture And Performance, Sumi Lee

Adult Education Research Conference

Despite intense interest in the correlation between organizational learning and performance in the HRD field, few attempts have been made to review and critiques to synthesize the current literature. This study aims to explore the effectiveness of learning organizational culture and performance using the integrative literature review method. The authors then provide a critique of the state of the organizational learning culture literature and outline targeted suggestions to guide practice and future empirical, theoretical work.


Leadership For Sustainability: A Case Study Of A University Research Center, Christiana Horn, Junghwan Kim Jan 2023

Leadership For Sustainability: A Case Study Of A University Research Center, Christiana Horn, Junghwan Kim

Adult Education Research Conference

Research centers provide benefits to an institution, but they struggle with funding. This paper presents how leaders and boards guide a university research center for sustainable organizational development.


Introducing Critical Elements Of Cross-Cultural Scholarship Development: A Discussion Towards A Model, Qi Sun, Haijun Kang Jan 2023

Introducing Critical Elements Of Cross-Cultural Scholarship Development: A Discussion Towards A Model, Qi Sun, Haijun Kang

Adult Education Research Conference

Theorizing existing literature, we present a model outlining five essential elements to guide cross-cultural scholarship practices. A scenario showcases how to apply these elements to practical situations.


Creating Positive Partnerships For Agricultural Programs Within Native Nations In Oklahoma, Jann Hayman Jan 2023

Creating Positive Partnerships For Agricultural Programs Within Native Nations In Oklahoma, Jann Hayman

Adult Education Research Conference

This research looks at the agricultural systems of four Oklahoma-based Native nations and the College of the Muscogee Nation, while looking at how partnerships impact the development of these programs.


Learning, Challenges, And Resistance: An Ethnographic Case Study On The Experiences Of Job Seekers In A Public Access Computer Lab, Jennifer Kobrin Jan 2023

Learning, Challenges, And Resistance: An Ethnographic Case Study On The Experiences Of Job Seekers In A Public Access Computer Lab, Jennifer Kobrin

Adult Education Research Conference

This ethnographic case study focused on 19 job seekers in an urban public access computer lab to explore their challenges, learning, and criticality as related to digital platforms and systems.


We Can’T Change It Until We Face It: A Counternarrative For Racial Justice, Dianne Ramdeholl Jan 2023

We Can’T Change It Until We Face It: A Counternarrative For Racial Justice, Dianne Ramdeholl

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper extends on a recent book I co-authored which documented struggles of racialized faculty in academia. This autoethnography offers further observations about racism in academia.


The Representation Of Women In Adult Education Quarterly 1985-2022: A Literature Review, Lisa Baumgartner, Lauren Chaney Jan 2023

The Representation Of Women In Adult Education Quarterly 1985-2022: A Literature Review, Lisa Baumgartner, Lauren Chaney

Adult Education Research Conference

This literature review explores how women are portrayed in Adult Education Quarterly from 1985-2022. Findings indicate increased use of critical frameworks and multiple ways in which women are portrayed.


Building A Community Of Practice Among Online Edd Students, Linda Lopez-George Jan 2023

Building A Community Of Practice Among Online Edd Students, Linda Lopez-George

Adult Education Research Conference

To address feelings of isolation among online doctoral students an action research paradigm explored a virtual community of practice with computer-mediated communication tools integrated in the mixed methods study.


Assessing Colonization’S Historic And Enduring Impact On Native American Food Culture From An Adult Education Perspective, Angela Kissel Jan 2023

Assessing Colonization’S Historic And Enduring Impact On Native American Food Culture From An Adult Education Perspective, Angela Kissel

Adult Education Research Conference

The purpose of this Research Roundtable is to connect pre- and post-colonization adult education discourse to the historic and continued preservation of Native American food culture.


Life And Debt: The Experiences Of Black Women Use Of Student Loan Programs For Graduate Education Advancement, Natasha Webster Jan 2023

Life And Debt: The Experiences Of Black Women Use Of Student Loan Programs For Graduate Education Advancement, Natasha Webster

Adult Education Research Conference

This qualitative study examined the experiences of adult Black women doctoral graduates and the use of student loans to advance and gain financial prosperity.


Instructional Perspectives Of Ymca Fitness Instructors, Christinia M. Scott Jan 2023

Instructional Perspectives Of Ymca Fitness Instructors, Christinia M. Scott

Adult Education Research Conference

The study seeks to determine the amount of andragogical principles used by adult fitness instructors at the Greater Louisville YMCAs. The Modified Instructional Perspectives Inventory (MIPI) will measure the level of andragogical principles used by Greater Louisville YMCAs fitness instructors.