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AERC2008
49th Annual Adult Education Research Conference
The University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, June 5-7, 2008

Schedule
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Wednesday, June 4

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

PRECONFERENCES

AFRICAN DIASPORA-Activism and Lived Experience: The Evolution of Africentrism in the Field of Adult and Higher Education, Room 126

ASIAN DIASPORA, Room 222

LGBTQ & ALLIES-Transcending the Rhetoric of "Family Values": Celebrating Families of Choice and Families of Value, Room 72

5:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception, Cash Bar, Hor d'oeuvres, Summit Lounge

Thursday, June 5

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Registration and Information, J.C. Penney Conference Center

8:00- 9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast, Lobby

9:00-10:45 a.m.

Welcome & Opening Symposium, Auditorium

The Role of Media and Popular Culture in the Mis/Education of Adults
Tisdell/Thompson/Guy/Sandlin/Wright

11:00-11:45 a.m.

SESSION 1

PAPERS

World Affairs Education: Past Experience, Culture, and Meaning Making
Biniecki/Conceição, Cypress Room

Social and Economic Determinants of Continuing Education by Canadian University Graduates
Adamuti-Trache, Room 72

The Body in Adult Education: Introducing a Somatic Learning Model
Horst, Room 78

Formal and Informal Learning Experiences in Second Life: An Overview
Diehl, Room 126

The Lyceum Guild: Promoting Informal Learning in the African American Community
Isaac, Room 222

Addressing Racially Charged Discourse in Adult Education Graduate Courses
Medina/Brown, Room 229

The Identity Transformation Process of the West Indian College Student
Wharton, Oak Room

ROUNDTABLES (all roundtables held in the Hawthorn Room)

The Changing Roles for the Adult Education Professorate in the 21st Century
Rogers/Messemer

The Conservative and Dynamic Natures of Indigenous Knowledge: A Case Study from Kenya
Beckloff

Persistence Strategies in Adult Literacy Programs Supported by Community Colleges
Russo/Alfred

Noon-1:15 p.m.

Lunch, Summit Lounge

1:30-2:15 p.m.

SESSION 2

PAPERS

Cultural Differences and the Development of the IPMA-HR Competency Model in China During its Economic Transitional Period
Sun, Cypress Room

Translating the Word, Translating the World: A Closer Look into Translation in Adult Education Research
Gungor/Schied, Room 72

Web 2.0 Technologies: Disruptive or Liberating for Adult Education?
Kop, Room 78

Black Graduate Students’ Social Relationships with White Professors and Students in a Predominantly White Public University
Johnson-Bailey/Valentine/Cervero, Room 126

An Integrative Model for Transformative Learning
Johansson, Room 222

Narrative Learning in the Adult Classroom
Clark/ Rossiter, Room 229

ROUNDTABLES (all roundtables held in the Hawthorn Room)

Zayed University, United Arab Emirates: Adult Educators as Midwives of Emiratization
O'Neill

Undergraduate Adult Applicants Who Did Not Enroll for the Semester of Application 2000-2005
Stoicescu

2:30-3:15 p.m.

SESSION 3

PAPERS

"You Know What I'm Saying": Emic and Etic Considerations in Research Involving Sexual Minorities
Bettinger, Room 72

Human Capital Theory: Intersecting Educational and Economic Theories
Bouchard, Room 78

In Other Languages: Toward a Critical Pedagogy of Visual Discourse
Webb, Room 126

Cultural Components of Technology and Its Implications for Adult Education
Berger, Room 222

"I Learned More Than I Wanted": A Phenomenological Investigation of the Experience of Having One’s Beliefs Challenged in an Undergraduate Religion Course
Frye, Room 229

3:15-3:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break, Lobby

3:45-4:30 p.m.

SESSION 4

PAPERS

Employer Perceptions of Online Degrees: A Literature Review
Columbaro/ Monaghan, Cypress Room

Teaching with Media Violence to Explore a Public Health Problem: A Qualitative Study
Sprow/ Swartz, Room 72

From Cook to Community Leader: Women’s Leadership at Highlander Research and Education Center
McDermott, Room 78

Non-Traditional Age Black African International Students’ Experiences: Phenomenological Heuristic Inquiry
Mwaura, Room 222

Goodbye Marcus Welby: The Professional Entry of Primary Care Physicians
Thompson, Room 229

The History of UNESCO's Lifelong Learning Policy Discourses: An Enduring Social Democratic Liberalist Project of Global Educational Development
Lee/Friedrich, Oak Room

4:30 p.m.

Midyear CPAE Meeting, Room 126

5:30 p.m.

Shuttle leaves for hotel. Dinner on your own.

Friday, June 6

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Registration and Information, J.C. Penney Conference Center

8:00- 9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast, Lobby

9:15-10:00 a.m.

SESSION 5

PAPERS

Counter-Learning Under Oppression
Kucukaydin, Room 72

I am More from Here than from There: The Role of Citizenship Schools in the Construction of Racial Identity Among Older Adult Immigrants
Kong, Room 78

Transformative Learning for Social Justice: Insights From a Blended Graduate Seminar
Gallegos/Schapiro, Room 126

Critically Strategic HRD: Possibility or Pipe Dream?
Nackoney/Rocco, Room 222

Breaking the Silence and Expanding the Discourse: Racioethnic Identity and Perceptions of Race Among People of the African Diaspora
Alfred, Room 229

A Possible Selves Model of Transitional Learning
Rossiter, Oak Room

Medical Students’ Preparedness for Apprenticeship Learning
Jarecke/Gusic/Taylor, 63 University Center

21st Century Conscientization: Critical Pedagogy and the Development of Competitive Capacity in Colombian Corteros
Barrios/Nanton, 64 University Center

 

10:00-10:15 a.m.

Refreshment Break, Lobby

10:15-11:00 a.m.

SESSION 6

PAPERS

The Teachings of Confucius: A Humanistic Adult Education Perspective
Ryu, Cypress Room

Power and Democracy Through Self Governance: Negotiating Landscapes and Minefields in One Adult Education Doctoral Program
Ramdeholl/,Abdulla/Giordani/Heaney/Yanow, Room 72

Explaining European Union Lifelong Learning Policy: Globalization and Competitiveness or Path Dependency and Citizenship?
Holford, Room 78

Case Study of Empowerment through New Media Among Underrepresented Groups: GLBT Adults Gain Dominant Voice in the First Wave of Podcasting
King/Sanquist, Room 126

Organizational Change? Organizational Development? Organizational Transformation?: Why Do We Care What Do We Call It?
Triscari, Room 222

The Uses and Consequences of Literacy among Salvadoran Campesinos/ as: A Longitudinal Study
Prins, Room 229

Uncovering Science in Adult Education: Welcome Complexity Theory
Swartz, Oak Room

Seen in a New Light: Patterns of Adult Participation in Higher Education
Stein/Trinko/Wanstreet, University Center 63

Why Are They Studying English? Assessing the Goals, Beliefs, Needs, and Attitudes of Adult Immigrants in ESL Programs
Lambert, University Center 64

ROUNDTABLES (all roundtables held in the Hawthorn Room)

Women Learners in Higher Education:Transformational Versus Transactional Leadership Development
McAtee/Hansman/Monaghan

Trio: An Emerging Model of Adult Professional Learning
Sheckley/Kehrhahn/Bell/Grenier

Orality and African American Adult Education: The Art of the Spoken Word and Hip Hop
Hunn/Britton

African American Women Faculty in the Historically White University: Learning to Negotiate the Academy
Ray

11:15 a.m.-Noon

SESSION 7

PAPERS

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

“Whose Inquiry is This Anyway?” Money, Power, Reports, and Collaborative Inquiry
Kasl/Yorks, Room 72

Teaching Adults with Disabilities in the Postsecondary Setting: Examining the Experiences of Faculty Members
Summers, Room 78

Riding the Wave: Spirituality, Creative Expression, and Adult Learning
Lawrence/Simpson, Room 126

The Presence of Adult Education Theories in African American Farmers Advocacy Campaign
McKelly, Room 222

Program Planning Theory in Service-Learning: A Relational Model
Grenier/Sandmann/Kiely, Room 229

Values and Informal Education: From Indigenous Africa to 21st Century Vermillion
Avoseh, Oak Room

What Do Adult Graduate Students Want? Using the Typology of Cognitive / Affective / Psychomotor Learning Domains to Explore Good and Bad Learning Experiences
Reiff/Ballin, 63 University Center

ROUNDTABLES (all roundtables held in the Hawthorn Room)

A Phenomenological Study on the Transformative Learning Experiences of International Students in Adult Education Graduate Programs
Sun/Erichsen

Roles for Faculty in Reducing Barriers to Success for Part-Time Graduate Students
Stuckey/Walters

Case Writing: Learning through Constructive Reflection
Closson/Stokes

Noon-2:00 p.m.

Lunch and Business Meeting, Summit Lounge

2:15-3:00 p.m.

Call for New Editors for the AEQ
Taylor, Oak Room

SESSION 8

PAPERS

Comparing the American and European Perspectives of the International Concept of Andragogy and Implications for the Development of Adult Education Theory and Practice
Henschke/Cooper, Room 72

Embodied Knowing: An Experiential, Contextual, and Reflective Process
Sodhi, Room 78

Seeing What Needs to be Seen, Saying What Needs to be Said: Discourse Analysis for Critical Adult Education
Niewolny/Wilson, Room 126

Through the Fears and Years: Applying a Transformational Learning Model to ABE and Workplace Learning
Heuer/King, Room 222

Cross-Cultural Adjustment of Asian International Graduate Students in the United States: Theorizing from the Literature
Simmala, Room 229

The Sims2 and Women's IT Learning
Hayes/King/Lammers, 63 University Center

How Adult Educators Can Forge a Peaceful World
Hsu, 64 University Center

ROUNDTABLES (all roundtables held in the Hawthorn Room)

Expanding the Contributions of bell hooks: Through the Lens of Adult Education Monaghan/ Rogers/Hansman
HIV as a Chronic Illness: Identity Incorporation and Learning, Baumgartner

What Happened to the Women? An Analysis and Discussion of Early Women Adult Educators, Imel/Bersch

3:00-3:15 p.m.

Refreshment Break, Lobby

3:15-4:00 p.m.

Graduate Student Reception, Summit Lounge

From Dissertation to Publication
Dr. Elizabeth "Libby" Tisdell, Pennsylvania State University

 

SESSION 9

PAPERS

Are They Going to Stay? Attending to Emotions in Nonformal Settings
Taylor, Room 72

Don't They Know They Are in Over Their Heads?
Erickson, Room 78

Seinfeld, The Simpsons, and Vampire Slayers: A Literature Review of Adult Education and Popular Culture
Wright/Sandlin, Room 222

Exploring Theories of Socio-Cultural Learning and Power as Frameworks for Better Understanding Program Planning within Community-Based Organizations
Bracken, Room 229

The Essence of Participation Training: A Phenomenological Examination of Graduate Student Experiences
Treff, Oak Room

From the Margins to the Mainstream and Back Again: A Comparison of the Idea of Lifelong Learning in South Korea and the United States
Kwon/Schied, 63 University Center

4:15-5:00 p.m.

CAUCUSES

Writing for AEQ
Taylor, Room 72

LGBTQ&A Caucus,
Room 78

Faculty and Student Issues in Graduate Online Adult Education Programs
Amenyah, Room 126


MWR2P Planning Committee
Room 229

5:30 p.m.

Shuttle leaves for hotel. Dinner on your own.

Saturday, June 7
8:35-9:20 a.m.

SESSION 10

PAPERS

The Rise of Latino Culture and the Political Economy of English in Kansas: Perceptions of Adult Learners
Zacharakis/Diaz de Sabates, Room 72

Matrix on Virtual Teaching: a Competency-Based Model for Faculty Development
Grant/Dickson, Room 78

A Phenomenological Study of the Educational Experiences of Black Women:
Learning as You Go
Young/Ziegler/Greenberg, Room 126

Oh, East is East, and West is West, and Never the Two Shall Meet: A Critical Review of Museum Studies and Adult Education Literature
Dudzinska-Przesmitzki/Grenier, Room 229

Success, Disabilities, and Adult Education: An Historical Journey
Nash/Thrasher-Livingston, Oak Room

ROUNDTABLES (all roundtables held in the Hawthorn Room)

Using a Student-Centered Approach to Feedback that Fosters Active Learning and Knowledge Construction
Orgnero/Bell

Family Literacy Practices: Adults Dual Roles of Student and Teacher in the Literacy Development of their Children
Santos

9:35-10:20 a.m.

SESSION 11

PAPERS

Anxiety in the Doing: Impressionist Tales of Adults Learning to Be Educational Researchers
Coryell/Clark/Wagner/Stuessy, Room 72

"For a Moment I Feel Free": Homeless Women and a Garden-Based Learning Program
Pierce/Ziegler, Room 78

Is there a Place at the Adult Education Table for Positive Psychology?: Theorizing from the Literature
Anderson/Brockett, Room 126

The Career Development of African American Managers: Exploring the Significance of Social and Cultural Capital on Leveraging Diversity
Bristol/Tisdell, Room 229

Enough with Colorblind Classrooms! Giving African-American Students a Voice in Constructing Their Learning Experience
Callery, Oak Room

10:20-10:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break, Lobby

10:45 a.m. -12:15 p.m.

Closing Symposium, Auditorium

Shared Governance in an Adult Education Doctoral Program: Self-Directed Learning Meets Democratic Process--A Delicate Balance of Intent, Implementation, and Impact
Novak/Moulden/Peterson/Rinaldi/Charaniya/Malekpour/Churchill/Kostka

12:30 p.m.

Shuttle leaves for hotel.

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