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Gnanadass, Edith; Murray-Johnson, Kayon; Alicia Vetter, María – Adult Learning, 2021
In this collaborative autoethnography, three immigrant adult education scholars examine diverse ways in which their experiences with racialization as immigrants in the United States have informed their scholarship and practice. The three authors originate from different parts of the world and use different theoretical frameworks--critical literary…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Adult Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Critical Theory
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Foote, Laura S. – Christian Higher Education, 2015
Narrative learning is strongly allied with transformational learning and adult development (Merriam, Caffarella, & Baumgartner, 2007), given that it creates context for adult meaning making. Through the use of narrative writing, adult students have the opportunity to engage multiple aspects of learning. Many colleges and universities allow…
Descriptors: Criticism, Personal Narratives, Transformative Learning, Adult Development
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Zhao, Kang; Biesta, Gert J. J. – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2011
Current theory, policy, and practice of lifelong learning are strongly influenced by ideas about the transformations that are taking place in contemporary societies. One influential set of ideas emphasizes that because of the rapid changes that are taking place in the (late-) modern world and because of the erosion of traditions, there is a…
Descriptors: Confucianism, Lifelong Learning, Self Concept, Moral Values