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Cherrstrom, Catherine A.; Alfred, Mary V. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2020
Faculty characteristics are changing, and traditional theories may not account for the intersection of increasing numbers of women faculty and career changers to higher education in examining faculty development. Using a conceptual framework composed of adult transition and career development models, this phenomenological study investigated the…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, College Faculty, Tenure, Career Change
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Kim, Seon-Joo – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2014
Today's society, shaped by demographic changes and a global economy, has created different employment trends and work lives that result in adults' engaging in postretirement second careers. This phenomenon is a common occurrence in rapidly aging societies like Korea. This qualitative study examined the postretirement career transition process of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Interviews, Career Change
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Carragher, Lucia; Golding, Barry – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2015
To date, little attention has been placed on older men (aged 50+ years) as learners, with much of the literature on adult learning concerned with younger age-groups and issues around gender equity directed mainly at women. This article examines the impact of community-based men's sheds on informal and nonformal learning by older men in Ireland. It…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Adults, Adult Learning