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Direct linkLarrotta, Clarena; Adversario, Jan – Adult Learning, 2022
This article provides an account of a group of adult Chinese immigrants learning English at a cultural center serving the local Asian community. The focus of this teacher-research descriptive case study is on learner experiences as they relate to "transition" theory and "Confucian learner" principles and as these materialized…
Descriptors: Adults, Immigrants, Chinese Americans, English (Second Language)
Clarena Larrotta; Shannon D. Ture – Adult Learning, 2025
The United States has been the global leader resettling refugees since the 1970s; its resettlement program is the largest in the world. The state of Texas has a high number of admissions and longstanding refugee programs which makes it a strategic site for research. This article reports findings of a reflective case study within an open enrollment…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Refugees, Adult Learning, Adult Education
Martin, Moira – Adult Learning, 2018
Community college classrooms afford students from a variety of backgrounds the possibility to engage and inform one another with respect to their unique perspectives and life experiences. Unfortunately, in many of these situations, students find themselves self-critical, and their internal comparisons with others may impede the potential of a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Transformative Learning, Community Colleges, Metacognition
Ugurel Kamisli, Merih – Adult Learning, 2021
Honoring the voices needing to be heard, the research investigated the lived experiences of six Syrian Muslim refugee women who resettled in the United States after the 2011 Syrian War. Data analysis was informed by qualitative research methodology and narrative inquiry. The stories of Syrian women in this study highlight the complexities of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Refugees, Muslims, Arabs
Madrigal-Hopes, Diana L.; Villavicencio, Edna; Foote, Martha M.; Green, Chris – Adult Learning, 2014
This qualitative study examined the impact of a six-step framework for work-specific vocabulary instruction in adult English language learners (ELLs). Guided by research in English as a second language (ESL) methodology and the transactional theory, the researchers sought to unveil how these processes supported the acquisition and application of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English Language Learners, Career Readiness, Adult Education
Johnson, Michelle A.; Stephens, Mattyna L. – Adult Learning, 2012
In 2009, President Obama and his administration sought to overhaul the existing educational reform program and launched their initiative titled Race to the Top (RTTT). RTTT, a competitive grant program, comprised six priorities designed to help states reform their current educational systems. Priority five calls for states to evaluate their…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
