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Adult Education Research Conference

Racism

2011

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Theological Education In Action: A Study Of Racial Perspective Change Among Participants In The Student Interracial Ministry Of Union Theological Seminary (1960-1968), Kirk A. Moll Jun 2011

Theological Education In Action: A Study Of Racial Perspective Change Among Participants In The Student Interracial Ministry Of Union Theological Seminary (1960-1968), Kirk A. Moll

Adult Education Research Conference

This qualitative research study investigated the role played by white theological seminary student participation in the Student Interracial Ministry (1960-1968) in the transformation of the participants’ racial perspectives. The central theoretical framework was transformative learning. The role of racism as a disorienting dilemma; interpersonal, affective, and spiritual/religious factors, and transformative learning across the lifespan were explored.


The Intersection Of Racist And Homophobic Bullying In Adult And Higher Education: An Introduction Of The Three Types Of Bullying, Mitsunori Misawa Jun 2011

The Intersection Of Racist And Homophobic Bullying In Adult And Higher Education: An Introduction Of The Three Types Of Bullying, Mitsunori Misawa

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This paper addresses the author’s recent narrative study on adult bullying in higher education in terms of the intersection of racism, sexism, and homophobia. This paper specifically examines and provides several narratives from gay male faculty of color on three types of bullying that impacted their academic life and citizenship.


Bridging Racial Divisions In Urban Graduate Education, Catherine A. Hansman, Catherine H. Monaghan Jun 2011

Bridging Racial Divisions In Urban Graduate Education, Catherine A. Hansman, Catherine H. Monaghan

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One of our core beliefs is that we, as adult educators, are responsible for providing environments that include spaces where dialogues of race and racism occur, which facilitate the learning and transformation of students, our practice and ourselves. However, as white faculty we find ourselves caught in a fabric woven of power and privilege that constantly challenges us to recognize how we live in the paradox of contributing to the ongoing nature of racism as we simultaneously try to transform it. The purpose of this roundtable discussion is to wrestle with this paradox and encourage dialogue and perspectives among adult …