Adult Education Research Conference

Passionate Scholars: Reforming Doctoral Education: A Research Project on Educational Outcomes and Processes

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Steven Schapiro
Judith Stevens-Long
Charles McClintock, Fielding Graduate University, USA

9:00 AM

Community-Based Multicultural Immersion Programming: An Adult Learning Context

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Chaunda L. Scott, Oakland University, USA

9:00 AM

Three Views of Instrumentalism

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Steven C. Shaffer, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

9:00 AM

History and Hypothesis: Reflecting on the Analysis of a National Research Agenda

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Ralf St. Clair, University of Glasgow, Scotland

9:00 AM

Communities of Practice and Situated Learning: A Theoretical Examination of a Shift in Individual Power

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Julia Storberg-Walker, North Carolina State University, USA

9:00 AM

The Role of Pop Culture and Entertainment Media in Adult Education Practice

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Elizabeth J. Tisdell
Patricia M. Thompson, Penn State University-Harrisburg

9:00 AM

Peripheral Travelers: How American Women Backpackers Participate in Two Communities of Practice

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Lesley E. Tomaszewski, Texas A&M University, USA

9:00 AM

Transformative Learning: Expanding Stories of Ourselves in Relationship with Stories of “Others” in Dialogue

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Ilene C. Wasserman, The Fielding Graduate University, USA

9:00 AM

Negotiating Agendas: Adult Educators & Neoliberalism in Private Training Establishments

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Judith Walker, University of British Columbia, Canada

9:00 AM

The Problem of Power

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Arthur L. Wilson, Cornell University, USA
Tom Nesbith, Simon Fraser University, Canada

9:00 AM

“Spend smart, live rich”?: A critical analysis of the consumer education lifestyle magazine Budget Living and its readers’ forums

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Jennifer A. Sandlin, Texas A&M University, USA

9:00 AM

Tertiary Vocational Education: Ideological Transformations in China’s Higher Education

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Xiong Jie, University of Alberta, Canada

9:00 AM

Hegemony, Hope, and the Harlem Renaissance: Taking Hip Hop Culture Seriously

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Robert J. Price Jr., Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, USA

9:00 AM

The Contradiction of the Freirean Lecturer: Bridging the Gap Between Educational Philosophy and Practice

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Esther Prins, Washingtion State University, USA

9:00 AM

An Integrative Model of Team Learning. Evidence from Corporate Strategy’ Students

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Yolanda Fernandez Ramos
Natalia Martin Cruz
Victor Martin Perez, University of Valladolid, Spain

9:00 AM

Theorizing Blue-Collar Response to Imposed Technological Change

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Robert F. Reardon, Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC., USA
Thomas Valentine, University of Georgia, USA

9:00 AM

From Disability Studies to Critical Race Theory: Working Towards Critical Disability Theory

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Tonette S. Rocco, Florida International University, USA

9:00 AM

Black Women’s Leadership Development: Implications for their Representation in the Political Arena

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Dionne Rosser-Mims, University of Georgia, USA

9:00 AM

An Analysis Of Work-Related Learning Literature Focusing On Race And Ethnicity

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Jovita Ross-Gordon
Ann K. Brooks
Tamara Clunis
Lina Muñoz
Richard Parsells
Ursula Parker, Texas State University at San Marcos, USA

9:00 AM

Adult Education and Technology in a Rural County: The Irony of Persistent Poverty and ‘Progress’ in the Information Age

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G. Andrew Page, University of Alaska Anchorage

9:00 AM

Neurobiological Insight on Learning

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Dae Joong Kang, University of Georgia, USA

9:00 AM

Distance Learning: Access and Inclusion Issues

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Jennifer H. Kelland, University of Alberta, Canada

9:00 AM

Making Meaning out of Learning in the Everyday Lives of Korean Married Women

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Shinil Kim Dr., Seoul National University, Korea
Jihye Lee Dr., Hallym University, Korea Research Group for Learning and Life, Seoul National University, Korea

9:00 AM

Living in Limbo: A Study of the Education Needs of (Un)Documented Hispanic Adults

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Richard Kiely, University of Georgia, USA

9:00 AM

Contextualizing Professional Development in Adult Learning with Urban Alternative High Schools

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Kathleen P. King
Barbara P. Heuer
Maa't O. Jakuta, Fordham University, USA

9:00 AM

Training Critically Conscious Educators: Bolivian Women in Popular Education

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Judith Kollins, Cleveland State University
Catherine A. Hansman, Planned Parenthood of Greater Cleveland

9:00 AM

Immigrant Civic Participation and Leadership Development in Citizenship Schools: A Research Study Using Appreciative Inquiry

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Luis Kong, National-Louis University, USA

9:00 AM

The Influence of Police Training and Social Learning on Racial Profiling

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Thomas P. Luzinski, Concordia University of Wisconsin, USA
Lieutenant Mequon, Wisconsin Police Department, Ret., USA

9:00 AM

The Intersection of Race and Sexual Orientation in Adult and Higher Education

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Mitsunori Misawa, University of Georgia, USA

9:00 AM

Development of the Learners’ Management Philosophy in a Critical Management Studies Course

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Catherine H. Monaghan, Cleveland State University

9:00 AM

Lifelong Learning in a Global Context: Towards a Reconceptualization of Adult Education

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Fred M. Schied
Derek Mulenga
Ian Baptiste, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

9:00 AM

Adults and Youth Performing the Dangers of Crystal Meth: Working Within Differences for Unity in Community

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Steven Noble, University of British Columbia, Canada

9:00 AM

The Social Construction of Consumer Literacy: Consumer Empowerment among Adult Literacy Learners

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Julie L. Ozanne, Virgina Polytechnic Institute & State University, USA
Natalie Ross Adkins, Creighton University, USA
Jennifer A. Sandln

9:00 AM

Informal Learning in Malaysia

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Mazalan Kamis
Mazanah Muhamad
Adnan M. Junoh
Azizan Asmuni
Khairudin Idris, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

9:00 AM

Do As I Say, Not As I Do: A Case Study of Two Museum Docent Training Programs

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Robin S. Grenier, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

9:00 AM

Social Learning for Fugitive Learners: The Out Is In Arts-Informed Queer Community Education Project in Alberta

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André P. Grace
Kristopher Wells, University of Alberta, Canada

9:00 AM

Adult Education for Social Change: Deconstructing Programs and Services for Adult Immigrants

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Shibao Guo, University of Alberta, Canada
Thomas J. Sork, University of British Columbia, Canada

9:00 AM

Addressing Marginalization and Mentoring: Examining Power and Interests

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Catherine A. Hansman, Cleveland State University, USA

9:00 AM

An Extra Life: Living and Learning in Virtual Worlds

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Elisabeth R. Hayes, University of Wisconsin-Madison

9:00 AM

Sex Workers and HIV/AIDS Education: Adult Learning as a Sociocultural Experience

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Robert J. Hill, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

9:00 AM

Online Anti-brand Communities as a New Form of Social Action in Adult Education

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Candice R. Hollenbeck, University of Georgia, USA

9:00 AM

Guilty Upon Preponderance of the Evidence: The American Association for Adult Education and Jim Crow

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Lisa R. Merriweather Hunn, University of Georgia, USA

9:00 AM

Women and Learning in an Online Environment

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Kyungmi Hyun, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

9:00 AM

Reclaiming the Self: How Korean Housewives Make Meaning of their Reentry Experiences

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Suh Young Jang, Center for Women's Studies and Development at Yonsei University, Korea

9:00 AM

The Existential Nature of Human Learning: Toward a Philosophical Understanding of Learning

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Peter Jarvis, University of Surrey, UK

9:00 AM

Understanding Local and Global Contexts: The Importance of the Sociological Imagination for Adult Education

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Patrica A. Gouthro, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada

9:00 AM

Border Crossings: Baha’i Women and Narratives of Learning to be Global Citizens

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Siew Sim Chin, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA

9:00 AM

Principles of Adult Education at Work in an Early Women’s Prison: The Case of the Massachusetts Reformatory, 1930-1960

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Dominique T. Chlup, Texas A&M University, USA

9:00 AM

“I am BlackDeaf Man”: Deconstructing the Interplay of Multiple Identities in Theory and Reality

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Mavis A. Clark, Georgia Perimeter College, USA

9:00 AM

Learning in the Twilight Zone: Transformational Learning of the Outsider Artist

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LuAnn Cooley
Dae Joong Kang, Adult Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

9:00 AM

Living a Critical Life through Authenticity

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Patricia Cranton, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada

9:00 AM

A Critique of the Transmission Model of Functional Health Literacy

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Sondra Cuban, Seattle University, USA

9:00 AM

Lifelong Learning as Human Ontology: A Freirean Response to Human Capital Education

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John A. Dale, Ball State University Muncie, IN, USA
Michelle Glowacki-Dudka, Ball State University, Muncie, IN,USA
Emery J. Hyslop-Margison, Concordia University in Montreal, Canada

9:00 AM

Learning Our Way Out: A Model of Program Planning for Changing Times

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Dent C. Davis, Columbia Theological Seminary
Mary F. Ziegler, The University of Tennessee

9:00 AM

Common Characteristics of Adult Education Programs Reporting the Highest GED Attainment Rates for Welfare Recipients

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Olga Ebert PhD, University of Tennessee, USA
Mary Ziegler EdD, University of Tennessee, USA
Donna Brian EdD, University of Tennessee, USA

9:00 AM

Learning to change: Identifying Elements of Transformation in Formerly Abusive Men

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Marian D. Edmistion, The Pennsylvania State University- Harrisburg, USA

9:00 AM

“Corporate Social Responsibility”: A Site for Critical Learning in Workplaces?

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Tara Fenwick, University of Alberta
Laura Bierema, University of Georgia

9:00 AM

Teaching for Empowerment Liberatory Pedagogy, Social Change and Gender Dynamics

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Jennifer Ferrigno
David Hemphill
Ming-yeh Lee, Vermont Department of Education, San Francisco State University, USA

9:00 AM

Crashing the Party: A Working Class Perspective on the Ivory Tower

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Steven B. Frye
Reggie Curran
Cathy A. Pierce
Eva Young
Mary Ziegler, University of Tennessee, USA

9:00 AM

Pragmatism, Postmodernism, and Adult Education: Structure and Agency in the 21st Century

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Davin J. Carr-Chellman, Penn State University, USA

9:00 AM

The Simpsons and Democracy Political Apathy, Popular Culture, and Lifelong Learning as Satire

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Paul Armstron, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

9:00 AM

“I let him set the pace:” Volunteer Tutors’ Perspectives on Teaching in Adult Literacy Programs and Their Implications for Training

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Alisa Belzer, Rutgers University, USA

9:00 AM

The Multiple Meanings of “Hybrid”: Studying Adult Student Experiences in Hybrid (Web-Enhanced) Classes While Learning How to do Qualitative Research

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Thomas V. Bettinger
Elizabeth J. Tisdell
B. Gail Marshall
Sharon M. Statue
Donna Snelson
Christine Quimby, Penn State University - Harrisburg, USA

9:00 AM

Trowels, Trenches, and Transformation: A Case Study of Archaeologists Learning, Teaching, and Enacting Environmentally-Friendly, Community-Inclusive Practices

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George J. Bey III
Jennifer A. Sandlin, Milsaps College, USA and Texas A&M University, USA

9:00 AM

Black and White Attorneys’ Perspectives on Race, the Legal System, and Continuing Legal Education

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Lorenzo Bowman J.D., Ph.D., The University of Georgia, USA

9:00 AM

Learning at Highlander: A Template for Transformative Adult Education

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Donna J. G Brian Ed.D.
Olga Elbert Ph.D., Center for Literacy Studies, The University of Tennessee, USA

9:00 AM

African American Managers Experiences in Companies Identified as “Learning Organizations”

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Trammell L. Bristol, Penn State University- Harrisburg, USA

9:00 AM

Beyond The Inquiring Mind: Cyril Houle’s Connection to Self-Directed Learning

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Ralph G. Brockett
Robert C. Donaghy, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA

9:00 AM

On Malefic Generosity, Repressive Tolerance and Post-Colonial Condescension: Considerations on White Adult Educators Racializing Adult Education Discourse

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Stephen Brookfield, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, USA

9:00 AM

Post-colonialism: Informing Adult Education Research in Developing Countries

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Morag C. Burke, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

9:00 AM

Joining the Conversation: Immigrant Women Explore Identity and Place in Academe

Mary V. Alfred, Florida Internatioal University, USA

9:00 AM