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Peña, Elizabeth; Salazar, Cinthya – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
In this qualitative study, through a "testimonio" methodology, we examined the working-learner re-entry experiences of eight Latinx students enrolled at a community college. In particular, we studied how their multiple identities influenced their educational journey as they attempted to complete their college degrees. Our findings show…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Hispanic American Students, Self Concept
Roumell, Elizabeth A.; Jabarkhail, Sami – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
This paper explores the impact of technological advances and digital transformations, with a particular focus on the "future of work" and its implications for lifelong learning and adult working learners. We emphasize the pressing need for human-centric solutions to address complex human challenges that technology alone cannot resolve,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Employment, Lifelong Learning, Student Personnel Services
Moodie, Gavin; Wheelahan, Leesa; Bragg, Debra D. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
This article focuses on adult working learners who attend postsecondary institutions in Canada and the United States. We identify how these institutions deliver curriculum and instruction in the form of career-technical education (CTE) and vocational education offering occupational credentials. In British Columbia and the U.S., most vocational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Employees, Postsecondary Education
Wright, Robin Redmon – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
In this article, I discuss the academic field of adult education as it relates to critical media literacy, critical public pedagogy, social and civic activism, and higher education in this era many have labeled "post-truth." I ask readers to reconsider the traditional university tenure process and the academic publishing industry as…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Misinformation, Information Dissemination, Information Literacy
Lin, Xi – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
This paper explores, from a practical perspective, the role, and potential outcomes of the "We Hear, We Speak" (WHWS) learning community in supporting international women faculty and promoting their personal and professional growth. Grounded in the principles of relational cultural theory (RCT), the WHWS community embodies the core…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Women Faculty, Mentors, Teacher Collaboration
Giffin, Amber; Sun, Qi; Glowacki-Dudka, Michelle – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
This article presents emancipatory feminist teaching methods to empower adult women who are survivors of sexual assault in higher education settings. It delves into the work of leading scholars such as Paulo Freire, Henry Giroux, and Ira Shor, as well as feminist pedagogy and relevant literature on sexual assault survivorship in higher education.…
Descriptors: Females, Adults, Rape, Sexual Abuse
Peña, Cindy; Lopez, Sonia Rey; Castañeda, Elizabeth; Quintero, Jessica M.; Askari, Mona – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
Latinas holding doctoral degrees are few and far between in the academic world as compared to their White female counterparts (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2020). We explore a crucial topic of Chicana/Latina feminism, which resists traditional theoretical concepts and methodologies in the field of adult education. Chicana/Latina…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Mexican Americans, Mexicans, Females
Gnanadass, Edith; Merriweather, Lisa R. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
Teaching and learning in times of crisis like the Coronavirus pandemic is less about crisis management and more about humanizing the crisis. Restorying COVID begins with understanding our students and ourselves as whole people, and their multidimensional needs--academic, socio-emotional, and socio-cultural, including racialization, social class,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Faculty, Graduate Students
Znamenak, Kyle; Lieberth, Mitch; Murphy, Jennifer L.; Sheaffer, Auburn – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
This article narrates the experiences of four former PhD students who completed the transition from graduate student to graduates with PhDs during unprecedented external events: The COVID-19 pandemic and a period of civil unrest in response to the 2020 police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The authors reflect on some commonalities in…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Racial Bias
Schmidt, Steven W.; English, Leona M.; Carr-Chellman, Ali – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
Lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, through trial and error and sharing stories of successes and failures, have resulted in progress in the quest to resume what we refer to as normal or regular college life for students, faculty, and staff. However, it is doubtful that we will ever get back to the exact same situation that we were in…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Change, College Students
Hill, Lilian H.; Isaac-Savage, E. Paulette – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
This autoethnographic study documents the stories of two adult education faculty members' experiences when their respective academic programs were closed. We situate our stories within changes in higher education economics and two theoretical frameworks: expectancy theory and psychological contract theory. Despite our isolation as the sole faculty…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Program Termination, College Faculty, Adult Educators
Robinson, Petra A.; Scott, Jennifer L. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2021
In the United States, issues facing immigrants are fundamentally intertwined with racial justice. Through a critical, human-rights perspective, we examine how immigrants engage with adult learning, paying particular attention to the history of immigration and policy as it frames lives often described as lived "in the shadows." Challenges…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Social Integration, Adult Education, Higher Education
Bohonos, Jeremy W.; Sisco, Stephanie – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2021
Amidst ongoing racist violence in the United States, this article will recognize workplace-based efforts to act against racially motivated discrimination targeted at the Black community. More specifically, this article will examine anti-racist initiatives in the workplace by connecting these efforts to broader discussions of human rights,…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Social Justice, Inclusion, Work Environment
Baldwin, Cheryl K.; Conceição, Simone C. O. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2021
This article reviews the strategies discussed in this special issue using the framing of knowledge synergies for effective online facilitation. Guidance and resources for continuous professional improvement through self and peer assessment, creating spaces for professional learning, and managing workload are explored.
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Distance Education, Online Courses, College Faculty
Yelich Biniecki, Susan M. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2021
Facilitating discussions is an integral part of virtual, synchronous and asynchronous adult and higher education settings. This article offers effective strategies for supporting learners and guiding discussion, particularly about social and critical content.
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion, Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication