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2008
Tuesday, August 26th
9:00 AM

Social and Economic Determinants of Continuing Education by Canadian University Graduates

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Maria Adamuti-Trache, University of British Columbia

9:00 AM

Wednesday, August 27th
9:00 AM

Breaking the Silence and Expanding the Discourse: Racioethnic Identity and Perceptions of Race Among People of the African Diaspora

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Mary V. Alfred, Texas A&M University

9:00 AM

Thursday, August 28th
9:00 AM

Is there a Place at the Adult Education Table for Positive Psychology?: Theorizing from the Literature

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Michelle N. Anderson
Ralph G. Brockett, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

9:00 AM

Friday, August 29th
9:00 AM

Values and Informal Education: From Indigenous Africa to 21st Century Vermillion

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Mejai B.M. Avoseh, University of South Dakota, USA

9:00 AM

Saturday, August 30th
9:00 AM

21st Century Conscientization: Critical Pedagogy and the Development of Competitive Capacity in Colombian Corteros

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Angela Barrios
Carmela Nanton MS, Palm Beach Atlantic University

9:00 AM

Sunday, August 31st
9:00 AM

Human Capital Theory: Intersecting Educational and Economic Theories

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Paul Bouchard, Concordia University, Montreal

9:00 AM

Monday, September 1st
9:00 AM

“You Know What I’m Saying”: Emic and Etic Considerations in Research Involving Sexual Minorities

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Thomas V. Bettinger, Penn State- Harrisburg

9:00 AM

Tuesday, September 2nd
9:00 AM

The Career Development of African American Managers: Exploring the Significance of Social and Cultural Capital on Leveraging Diversity

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Trammell L. Bristol
Elizabeth J. Tisdell, Pennsylvania State University- Harrisburg

9:00 AM

Wednesday, September 3rd
9:00 AM

World Affairs Education: Past Experience, Culture, and Meaning Making

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Susan Yelch Biniecki
Simone C.O. Conceição, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

9:00 AM

Thursday, September 4th
9:00 AM

Cultural Components of Technology and Its Implications for Adult Education

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Jim Berger, Western Kentucky University

9:00 AM

Friday, September 5th
9:00 AM

Exploring Theories of Socio-cultural Learning and Power as Frameworks for Better Understanding Program Planning within Community-Based Organizations

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Susan J. Bracken, North Carolina State University

9:00 AM

Saturday, September 6th
9:00 AM

Enough with Color-blind Classrooms! Giving African-American Students a Voice in Constructing Their Learning Experience

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Jacqueline P. Callery, Robert Morris College, USA

9:00 AM

Sunday, September 7th
9:00 AM

Narrative Learning in the Adult Classroom

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M. Carolyn Clark, Texas A&M University
Marsha Rossiter, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

9:00 AM

Monday, September 8th
9:00 AM

Employer Perceptions of Online Degrees: A Literature Review

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Norina L. Columbaro
Catherine H. Monaghan, Cleveland State University

9:00 AM

Tuesday, September 9th
9:00 AM

Anxiety in the Doing: Impressionist Tales of Adults Learning to be Educational Researchers

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Joellen E. Coryell, The University of Texas at San Antonio
M. Carolyn Clark, Texas A&M University
Susan Wagner, Texas A&M University
Carol Stuessy, Texas A&M University

9:00 AM

Wednesday, September 10th
9:00 AM

Oh, East is East, and West is West, and Never the Two Shall Meet: A Critical Review of Museum Studies and Adult Education Literature

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Dana Dudzinska-Prezesmitzki, University of Connecticut
Robin S. Grenier, University of Connecticut

9:00 AM

Thursday, September 11th
9:00 AM

“I Learned More Than I Wanted”: A Phenomenological Investigation of the Experience of Having One’s Beliefs Challenged in an Undergraduate Religion Course

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Steven B. Frye, Tennessee Technological University, USA

9:00 AM

Friday, September 12th
9:00 AM

Don’t They Know They are in Over Their Heads?

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Diane Erickson, University of Alaska Anchorage

9:00 AM

Saturday, September 13th
9:00 AM

Matrix on Virtual Teaching: A Competency-Based Model for Faculty Development

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Mary Rose Grant, Saint Louis University
V.J. Dickson, Saint Louis University

9:00 AM

Sunday, September 14th
9:00 AM

Transformative Learning for Social Justice: Insights From a Blended Seminar

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Placida V. Gallegos, Fielding Graduate University
Steven A. Schapiro, Fielding Graduate University

9:00 AM

Monday, September 15th
9:00 AM

Formal and Informal Learning Experiences in Second Life: An Overview

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William C. Diehl, Pennsylvania State University

9:00 AM

Tuesday, September 16th
9:00 AM

Program Planning Theory in Service-Learning: A Relational Model

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Robin S. Grenier, University of Connecticut
Lorilee R. Sandmann, University of Georgia
Richard Kiely, Cornell University

9:00 AM

Wednesday, September 17th
9:00 AM

Translating the Word, Translating the World: A Closer Look into Translation in Adult Education Research

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Ramazan Gungor, Pennsylvania State University
Fred M. Schied, Pennsylvania State University

9:00 AM

Thursday, September 18th
9:00 AM

Comparing the American and European Perspectives on the International Concept of Andragogy and the Implications for the Development of Adult Education Theory and Practice

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John A. Henschke, University of Missouri-St. Louis and University of Missouri Extension
Mary K. Cooper, Private Education Consultant, St. Louis, Missouri

9:00 AM

Friday, September 19th
9:00 AM

In Other Languages: Toward a Critical Pedagogy of Visual Discourse

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Patricia Holland Webb, Pennsylvania State University

9:00 AM

Saturday, September 20th
9:00 AM

Explaining European Union Lifelong Learning Policy: Globalisation and Competitiveness or Path Dependency and Citizenship?

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John Holford, University of Nottingham

9:00 AM

Sunday, September 21st
9:00 AM

Through the Fears and Years: Applying a Transformative Learning Model to ABE and Workplace Learning

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Barbara P. Heuer, Fordham University
Kathleen P. King, Fordham University

9:00 AM

Monday, September 22nd
9:00 AM

The Body in Adult Education: Introducing a Somatic Learning Model

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Tara L. Horst, Shippensburg University

9:00 AM

Tuesday, September 23rd
9:00 AM

How Adult Educators can Forge a Peaceful World

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Hsiu-Chu Hsu, Northern Illinois University

9:00 AM

Wednesday, September 24th
9:00 AM

The Sims2 and Women’s IT Learning

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Elisabeth R. Hayes, Arizona State University
Elizabeth King, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jayne Lammers, Arizona State University

9:00 AM

Thursday, September 25th
9:00 AM

Lyceum Guild: Promoting Informal Learning in the African American Community


E. Paulette Isaac, University of Missouri- St. Louis

9:00 AM

Friday, September 26th
9:00 AM

An Integrative Model for Transformative Learning

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Charity Johansson, Elon University

9:00 AM

Saturday, September 27th
9:00 AM

Medical Students’ Preparedness for Apprenticeship Learning

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Jodi Jarecke, Penn State University-Harrisburg
Maryellen Gusic, Penn State Medical Center
Edward W. Taylor, Penn State University- Harrisburg

9:00 AM

Sunday, September 28th
9:00 AM

Black Graduate Students’ Social Relationships with White Professors and Students in a Predominantly White Public University

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Juanita Johnson-Bailey, The University of Georgia
Thomas Valentine, The University of Georgia
Ronald M. Cervero, The University of Georgia

9:00 AM

Monday, September 29th
9:00 AM

“Whose Inquiry is this Anyway?” Money, Power, Reports and Collaborative Inquiry

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Elizabeth Kasl, California Institute of Integral Studies
Lyle Yorks, Teachers College, Columbia University

9:00 AM

Tuesday, September 30th
9:00 AM

Situated Learning in a Korean Older Adults’ Computer Classroom: A Situated Activity and Participation in Communities of Practice

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Young Sek Kim, The University of Georgia

9:00 AM

Wednesday, October 1st
9:00 AM

Web 2.0 Technologies: Disruptive or Liberating for Adult Education?

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Rita Kop

9:00 AM

Thursday, October 2nd
9:00 AM

Case Study of Empowerment through New Media Among Underrepresented Groups: GLBT Adults Gain Dominant Voice in the First Wave of Podcasting

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Kathleen P. King, Fordham University
Sharon R. Sanquist

9:00 AM

Friday, October 3rd
9:00 AM

Counter-Learning Under Oppression

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Ihan Kucukaydin, Penn State University

9:00 AM

Saturday, October 4th
9:00 AM

I Am More from Here than from There: The Role of Citizenship Schools in the Construction of Racial Identity Among Older Adult Immigrants

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Luis Kong, San Francisco State University

9:00 AM

Sunday, October 5th
9:00 AM

From the Margins to the Mainstream and Back Again: A Comparison of Lifelong Learning in South Korea and the United States

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In Tak Kwon, Chonbuk Naitonal University
Fred M. Schied, Penn State University

9:00 AM

Monday, October 6th
9:00 AM

The History of UNESCO’s Lifelong Learning Policy Discourses: A Enduring Social Democratic Liberalist Project of Global Educational Development

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Moosung Lee, University of Minnesota
Tom Friedrich, University of Minnesota

9:00 AM

Tuesday, October 7th
9:00 AM

From Cook to Community Leader: Women’s Leadership at Highlander Research and Education Center

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Colleen McDermott, University of Georgia

9:00 AM

Wednesday, October 8th
9:00 AM

Non-traditional Age Black African International Students’ Experiences: Phenomenological Heuristic Inquiry

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John N. Mwaura, Penn State University

9:00 AM

Thursday, October 9th
9:00 AM

The Presence of Adult Education Theories in African American Farmers Advocacy Campaign

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Bernadette McKelly, BELMAC Consultants

9:00 AM

Friday, October 10th
9:00 AM

Addressing Racially Charged Discourse in Adult Education Graduate Courses

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Patsy Medina, Buffalo State College
Karen Mix-Brown, Buffalo State College

9:00 AM

Saturday, October 11th
9:00 AM

Why Are They Studying English? Assessing the Goals, Beliefs, Needs, and Attitudes of Adult Immigrants in ESL Programs

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Olga D. Lambert, Harvard University Graduate School of Educaiton

9:00 AM

Sunday, October 12th
9:00 AM

Riding the Wave: Spirituality, Creative Expression, and Adult Learning

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Randee Lipson Lawrence, National-Louis University
Soni Simpson, DePaul University

9:00 AM

Monday, October 13th
9:00 AM

Critically Strategic HRD: Possibility or Pipe Dream?

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Claire Kostopulos Nackoney, Florida International University
Tonette S. Rocco, Florida International University

9:00 AM

Tuesday, October 14th
9:00 AM

Seeing What Needs to be Seen, Saying What Needs to be Said: Discourse Analysis for Critical Adult Education

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Kim L. Niewolny, Cornell Univeristy, USA
Arthur L. Wilson, Cornell University, USA

9:00 AM

Wednesday, October 15th
9:00 AM

Success, Disabilities, and Adult Education: A Historical Journey

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Hether M. Nash, University of Alaska Anchorage
Kara Thrasher-Livingston, University of Alaska Anchorage

9:00 AM

Thursday, October 16th
9:00 AM

“For a Moment I Feel Free”: Homeless Women and a Garden-Based Learning Program

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Cathy A. Pierce, The University of Tennessee
Mary F. Ziegler, The University of Tennessee

9:00 AM

Friday, October 17th
9:00 AM

The Uses and Consequences of Literacy Among Salvadoran Campesinos/as: A Longitudinal Study

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Esther Prins, Pennsylvania State University

9:00 AM

Saturday, October 18th
9:00 AM

A Possible Selves Perspective on Transitional Learning

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Marsha Rossiter, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

9:00 AM

Sunday, October 19th
9:00 AM

Power and Democracy through Self Governance: Negotiating Landscapes and Minefields in One Adult Education Doctoral Program

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Dianne Romdeholl, National-Louis University
Mansur Abdullah, National Louis University
Tania Giordani, National Louis University
Tom Heaney, National Louis University
Wendy Yanow, National Louis University

9:00 AM

Monday, October 20th
9:00 AM

What Do Adult Graduate Students Want? Using the Typology of Cognitive/Affective/Psychomotor Learning Domains to Explore Good and Bad Learning Experiences

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Marianne Reiff, Lesley University
Amy Ballin, Lesley University

9:00 AM

Tuesday, October 21st
9:00 AM

The Teachings of Confucius: A Humanistic Adult Education Perspective

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Kuing Ryu, University of Georgia

9:00 AM

Wednesday, October 22nd
9:00 AM

Teaching with Media Violence to Explore a Public Health Problem: A Qualitative Study

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Karin Sprow, Pennsylvania State University
Ann L. Swartz, Pennsylvania State University

9:00 AM

Thursday, October 23rd
9:00 AM

Embodied Knowing: An Experiential, Contextual, and Reflective Process

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Mimi Sodhi, University of Georgia

9:00 AM

Friday, October 24th
9:00 AM

Cultural Differences and the Development of the IPMA-HR Competency Model in China during Its Economic Transitional Period

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Sun (Linda) Li, Southern Poytechnic State University

9:00 AM

Saturday, October 25th
9:00 AM

Seen in a New Light: Patterns of Adult Participation in Higher Education

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David S. Stein, Ohio State University
Lynn A. Trinko, Ohio State University
Constance E. Wanstreet, Ohio State University

9:00 AM

Sunday, October 26th
9:00 AM

Uncovering Science in Adult Education: Welcome Complexity Theory

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Ann L. Swartz

9:00 AM

Monday, October 27th
9:00 AM

Teaching Adults with Disabilities in the Postsecondary Setting: Examining the Experiences of Faculty Members

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Tammi Summers, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

9:00 AM

Tuesday, October 28th
9:00 AM

Cross-Cultural Adjustment of Asian International Graduate Students in the United States: Theorizing from the Literature

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Buasawan Simmala, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

9:00 AM

Wednesday, October 29th
9:00 AM

The Rise of Latina Culture and the Political Economy of English in Kansas: Perceptions of Adult Learners

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Jeff Zacharakis, Kansas State University
Gabriela Diaz de Sabates, Kansas State University

9:00 AM

Thursday, October 30th
9:00 AM

Goodbye Marcus Welby: The Professional Entry of Primary Care Physicians

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Patricia M. Thompson, Penn State- Harrisburg

9:00 AM

Friday, October 31st
9:00 AM

The Essence of Participation Training: A Phenomenological Examination of Graduate Student Experiences

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Marjorie E. Treff, Ball State University

9:00 AM

Saturday, November 1st
9:00 AM

Organizational Change? Organizational Development? Organizational Transformation?: Why Do We Care What We Call It?

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Jacqlyn S. Triscari, Penn State- Harrisburg

9:00 AM

Sunday, November 2nd
9:00 AM

The Identity Transformation Process of the West Indian College Student

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Felicia Wharton, The City Univeristy of New York

9:00 AM

Monday, November 3rd
9:00 AM

Seinfeld, The Simpsons, and Seductive Vampire Slayers: A Literature Review of Adult Education and Popular Culture

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Robin Redmon Wright, University of Texas at San Antonio & Arizona State Univeristy
Jennifer A. Sandlin, University of Texas at San Antonio & Arizona State University

9:00 AM

Tuesday, November 4th
9:00 AM

A Phenomenological Study of the Educational Experiences of Black Women: Learning as You Go

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Eva Young, DeVry University
Mary Ziegler, The University of Tennessee
Kathy Greenberg, The University of Tennessee

9:00 AM

Wednesday, November 5th
9:00 AM

Are They Going to Stay? Attending to Emotions in Nonformal Settings

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Edward W. Taylor, Penn State- Harrisburg

9:00 AM