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Kroth, Michael – Journal of Adult Education, 2014
This article describes and summarizes the author's experience of teaching in Italy for three months and the impact it had on him and his learning. The author, at the age of 61, lived in Italy for three months and here he reflects on what he learned and how it relates to adult learning theory concepts.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Teaching Experience, Adult Learning
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Conti, Gary J. – Journal of Adult Education, 2013
Darrell Robes Kipp was a Blackfeet elder who was a national leader in the language immersion movement. He co-founded the Piegan Institute, and its schools have become a model for those seeking to preserve and promote their native language. In addition, he served as a Visiting Native American Scholar at Oklahoma State University. In that role, he…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Heritage Education, Place Based Education, Cultural Maintenance
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Kroth, Michael; Boverie, Patricia – Journal of Adult Education, 2009
Transformative Learning Theory has become one of the leading adult learning theories today and yet students, practitioners, and faculty can find it difficult to use. This useful theory has been applied to a variety of settings, including helping to describe the process which occurs as life mission is related to self directed learning. In the book,…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Transformative Learning, Adult Learning, Career Development
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Callahan, Aimee; Kaiser, Leann M. R.; Erichsen, Elizabeth; Miller, Kelsee – Journal of Adult Education, 2009
Professional women face many changes and challenges in their lives. This article contains the personal narratives of four women who have carried on conversations to reflect upon their transformation from graduate students to educators. In the process, they relate adult learning theories to their own life experiences in order to gain a better…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Women Faculty, Graduate Students, Mothers