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Smith, Elizabeth Conerly – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study examined the relationship between adult educators' multicultural effectiveness scores and their negotiation of similarities and differences scores. The participants were in faith-based institutions, specifically Christian churches and in graduate adult education programs of universities and colleges in the United States. Multicultural…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Christianity, Church Related Colleges, Adult Education
Panton, Rachel – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Women of color, especially Black women, are underrepresented in the extant literature and research of adult development and mind, body, spirit leadership. This in-depth qualitative portraiture study explored the lives of three Black women who have been leading their communities as adult educators of mind, body, spirit practices. This examination…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Females, Minority Groups, Adult Development
Chalmers, Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Faith-based organizations, particularly churches, have embraced education. Historically, churches, synagogues, and temples have been the sites for educational programming. Yet, a great concern among religious institutions is participation in educational activities. Many studies have identified barriers to participation in adult education among…
Descriptors: Churches, Adult Education, Focus Groups, Adult Learning