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Doors Slam Shut: Adult Education Program Closures
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Hill, Lilian H.; Isaac-Savage, E. Paulette – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
This autoethnographic study documents the stories of two adult education faculty members' experiences when their respective academic programs were closed. We situate our stories within changes in higher education economics and two theoretical frameworks: expectancy theory and psychological contract theory. Despite our isolation as the sole faculty…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Program Termination, College Faculty, Adult Educators