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Disability can affect adults across the life span—and it is the one minority group every person could join. This sourcebook aims to broaden the view of disability from a medical or economic concern to a social justice concern. It examines practical, theoretical, and research aspects of disability—including those who question disability classifications—and situates it as a political and social justice concern, technical and pragmatic concern, and personal experience. The authors present the perspectives of individuals with disabilities, service providers, parents, and teachers

Sexuality, gender, gender identity, and gender expression are fluid constructs, and the ways in which identity development intersects with organizations and exists in society are complex. The book is comprised of a range of multi-disciplinary and globally inspired perspectives representing leading-edge scholarship by authors from over a dozen countries on a range of issues and contexts regarding LGBTQ identity and experience. It is intended for a wide readership: those who are in LGBTQ-related academic fields; those who want to broaden their coursework by offering supplemental readings that center the perspectives of LGBTQ identities; and those who want to acquire knowledge and education on the subject of LGBTQ identity. There are 36 chapters written by scholars in fields such as social work, law, queer studies, business, human resource management and development, entrepreneurship, criminal justice, economics, marketing, religion, architecture, sport, theater, psychology, human ecology, and adult education. The chapters can be read in sequence, and the book can also be used as a reference work for which educators, practitioners, and non-academics can identify and select particular chapters that inform areas of inquiry.

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explain and describe the perceptions of college-going, emerging adults who grew up in foster care (FC) regarding educational factors related to their journey to college. Thematic analysis of the narratives of 24 ethnically-diverse participants revealed academic barriers and academic supports unique to their status as young adults who lived in FC. The study introduces the Foster Youth Academic Achievement Model, a framework to help contextualize themes related to factors that serve as barriers and supports for this vulnerable yet resilient group.

In this paperwe turn to the scholarship and grassroots educational, social, and cultural work of John Ohliger to suggest that his politics of adult education provide useful insights for revitalizing adult education in neoliberal times when lifelong learning is advanced as the more desirable commodity.

In diesem Beitrag wird das Dilemma dokumentiert, das die Erstautorin veranlasste, ihre langjährigen Annahmen über Erziehung und Bildung zu rekonzeptualisieren und nach angemessenen Lehr- und Forschungsmethoden zu suchen. Hierzu präsentieren wir zunächst einen Ausschnitt aus ihrer (Auto-) Biografie als weiße Lehrerin marginalisierter Jugendlicher, der verdeutlicht, wie sie Risiken einging, schließlich den Status quo herausforderte und sich am Ende gegen eine traditionelle, institutionalisierte Lehrpraxis entschied. Danach diskutieren wir theoretische Einbettung, Grundannahmen und Hauptargumentationslinien eines Forschungsansatzes, der ihre gegenwärtige Lehrpraxis mit marginalisierten Jugendlichen tatsächlich abbildet. Wir nennen diesen Ansatz kritische Mikroethnografie.
Der Beitrag endet mit einer Anleitung zu kritischer Mikroethnografie auf der Grundlage eines Literaturüberblicks. Indem nachvollziehbar wird, warum und in welcher Weise Sprache zur Herstellung sowohl gerechter als auch ungerechter Lehr-/Lernkulturen verwandt wird, können auch unterdrückerische Praxen und Bedingungen sukzessive in schützende und verantwortliche Curricula, auch zum Wohle der umgebenden Gesellschaft, transformiert werden.

Institutional ethnography is described and benefits and implications for adult education are discussed.

"The handbook features 42 chapters authored/co-authored by 62 authoritative academic and scholar-practitioners (chapter summaries and contributor bios are available):1. HRD - The Profession and the Discipline - Neal Chalofsky2. Foundations of the discipline of HRD 3. Issues & Perspectives on HRD4. Philosophy and Values of HRD 5. Managing the Workforce 6. Management and HRD 7. Innovative Applications 8. Future Directions "--

"Colleges and universities are increasingly becoming significant sites for adult education scholarship-in large part due to demographic shifts. With fewer U.S. high school graduates on the horizon, higher education institutions will need to attract "non-traditional" (i.e., older) adult learners to remain viable, both financially and politically. There is a need to develop a better corpus of scholarship on topics as diverse as, what learning theories are useful for understanding adult learning? How are higher education institutions changing in response to the surge of adult students? What academic programs are providing better learning and employment outcomes for adults in college? Adult education scholars can offer much to the policy debates taking place in higher education. A main premise of this handbook is that adult and continuing education should not simply respond to rapidly changing social, economic, technological, and political environments across the globe, but should lead the way in preparing adults to become informed, globally-connected, critical citizens who are knowledgeable, skilled, and open and adaptive to change and uncertainty"--