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Returning Adult Students and Writing

Adler-Kassner, Linda. “The Shape of the From: Working-Class Students and the Academic Essay.” Teaching Working Class. Ed. Sherry Lee Linkon. Amherst: U of Massachusetts P, 1999: 85–105.

Aldrich, Pearl G. “Adult Writers: Some Factors That Interfere with Effective Writing.” Technical Writing Teacher 9.3 (1982): 128–32.

Aronson, Anne. “Reversals of Fortune: Downward Mobility and the Writing of Nontraditional Students.” Teaching Working Class. Ed. Sherry Lee Linkon. Amherst: U of Massachusetts P, 1999: 39–55.

Bask, Lee, Kristin Lighty, and Deborah Tebrock. “Utilizing a ‘Transformation Course’ To Assist Returning Adult Learners.” 1999 Conference Proceedings. Saratoga Springs, NY. Oct 21–23, 1999: 209–214. Adult Higher Education Alliance. http://www.ahea.org/conference/proceedings/1999.pdf (18 June 2008).

Bay, Libby. “Twists, Turns, and Returns: Returning Adult Students.” Teaching English in the Two Year College 26 (1999): 305–312.

Belanger, Kelly and Linda Strom. Second Shift: Teaching Writing to Working Adults. Portsmouth: Boynton/Cook Publishers, 1999.

Belzer, Alisa. “’It’s Not Like Normal School’: The Role of Prior Learning Contexts in Adult Learning.” Adult Education Quarterly 55.1 (2004): 41–59.

Berninger, Virginia W., Frances Fuller, and Dianne Whitaker. “A Process Model of Writing Development Across the Life Span.” Educational Psychology Review 8 (1996): 193–218.

Bernstein, Susan Naomi. Teaching Developmental Writing: Background Readings. Boston: Beford/St. Martin’s, 2006.

Carroll, Michael. “Journal Writing as a Learning and Research Tool in the Adult Classroom.” TESOL Journal 4.1 (1994): 19–22.

Cassity, Kathleen. Bringing Lived Cultures and Experience to the WAC Classroom: A Qualitative Study of Selected Nontraditional Community College Students Writing Across the Curriculum. Diss. U of Hawai’i, UMI, 2005. 3171037. ProQuest. DePaul U Lib., Chicago, IL. 9 Dec. 2006. http://proquest.com.

Clark, Romy and Roz Ivanic. The Politics of Writing. London: Routledge, 1997.

Conners, Patricia. “Some Attitudes of Returning or Older Students of Composition.” College Composition and Communication 33 (1982): 263–266.

Elkins, Hope, Tom Buckingham, and Lynn Cochran. “In Their Own Words: Assessment to Understand the Dynamics of College Retention.” Mid-Western Educational Research Association. (2003): 1–19. ERIC. ED 482 142. 10 December 2006 Link.

Ferretti, E. “Between Dirty Dishes and Polished Discourse: How Working Class Moms Construct Student Identities.” Teaching Working Class. Ed. Sherry Lee Linton. Amherst MA: University of Massachusetts, 1999. 69–83.

Fredericksen, Elaine. “Silence and the Nontraditional Writer.” Teaching English in the Two Year College 25 (1998): 115–122. ProQuest. DePaul U Lib., Chicago, IL. 4 Dec. 2006. http://proquest.com.

Gillam, Alice M. “Returning Students’ Ways of Writing: Implications for First-Year College Composition.” Journal of Teaching Writing 10.1 (1991): 1–20.

Gillespie, Marilyn. “Research in Writing: Implications for Adult Literacy Education.” The Annual Review of Adult Learning and Literacy 2.3 (2001). National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. 25 Sept. 2005 http://www.ncsall.net/?id=771&pid=561.

Gleason, Barbara. “Connected Literacies of Adult Writers: Workplace Ethnographies in College Composition.” In Multiple Literacies for the 21st Century. Charles Bazerman, Brian Huot, Beth Stroble, Editors. Hampton Press, 2004.

---. “Returning Adults to the Mainstream: Toward a Curriculum for Diverse Student Writers.” Mainstreaming Basic Writers: Politics and Pedagogies of Access, Geraldine McNenny and Sallyanne Fitzgerald, Editors; Lawrence Erlbaum, 2001. Reprinted in Teaching Developmental Writing: Background Readings, 2nd edition/2004 and 3rd edition/2007 by Susan Naomi Bernstein. Bedford St. Martin’s Press.

---. “Something of Great Constancy: Storytelling, Story Writing, and Academic Literacy,” Attending to the Margins: Writing, Researching, and Teaching on The Front Lines, Valerie Balester and Michelle Hall Kells, editors, Heinemann, 1999.

---. “Urban Literacies and The Ethnographic Process: Composing Community at the Center for Worker Education.” In CityComp: Identities, Spaces,Practices, Cynthia Ryan and Bruce McComiskey, Editors, SUNY Press, 2003.

Greenwood, C.M. “’It’s Scary at First’: Reentry Women in College Composition Classes.” Teaching English in the Two Year College 17 (1990): 133–142.

Hall Kells, Michelle and Valerie Balster, Eds. Attending to the Margins, Researching and Teaching on the Front Lines. Portsmouth: Boynton/Cook, 1999.

Hansman, Catherine A. and Arthur L. Wilson. “Teaching Writing in Community Colleges: A Situated View of How Adults Learn to Write in Computer-Based Writing Classrooms.” Community College Review 26.1 (1998): 21–42. WilsonWeb. 17 March 2006.

Horning, Alice S. “The Climate of Fear in the Teaching of Writing.” Teaching of Writing: Pedagogy, Gender and Equity. Albany: SUNY Press, 1987. 65–79.

Hout, Brian, Beth Stroble, and Charles Bazerman, eds. Multiple Literacies for the 21st Century. Cresskill: Hampton Press, Inc.: 2004.

Jackman, Mary Kay. “When the Personal Becomes Professional: Stories from Reentry Adult Women Learners about Family, Work, and School.” Composition Studies. 27.2 (1999): 53–67.

Karpiak, Irene. “Writing Our Life: Adult Learning and Teaching through Autobiography.” Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education 26.1 (2000): 31–50.

Kerka, Sandra. “Journal Writing and Adult Learning.” ERIC Digest No. 174 (1996): 1–7. ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Career and Vocational Education Columbus OH. ED399413. 17 Mar. 2007 Link.

---. “Journal Writing as an Adult Learning Tool.” Practice Application Brief No. 22 (2002) ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Career and Vocational Education Columbus OH. ED470782. 17 Mar. 2007 Link.

Lillis, Theresa M. Student Writing: Access, Regulation, Desire. London: Routledge, 2001.

Mahala, Daniel, and Jody Swilky. “Telling Stories, Speaking Personally: Reconsidering the Place of Lived Experience in Composition.” JAC 16.3 (1996): 363–388.

Marino, Carrie A. “The Student Returns: Challenges of the Returning Student.” Conf. on Coll. Composition and Communication. Phoenix, Az. March 12–15, 1997. ERIC Full Text ED4096567. 17 Mar. 2007 Link.

Meyers, Miriam. “Characteristics of Adult Students’ Writing.” Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Council of Teachers of English. Minneapolis, MN, May 6–7, 1983. ERIC Abstract ED233392. 17 Mar. 2007 Link.

Miritello, Mary. “Teaching Writing to Adults: Examining Assumptions and Revising Expectations for Adult Learners in the Writing Class.” Composition Chronicle: Newsletter for Writing Teachers 9.2 (1996) 6–9.

Navarre Cleary, Michelle. “What WPAs Need to Know to Prepare New Teachers to Work with Adult Students.” Writing Program Administration: Journal of the Council for Writing Program Administrators 32.1 (Fall/Winter 2008).

Oaks, Susan. “Talking to One’s Self: Reproducing Collaborative Writing Strategies in a Composition Course for Adult, Independent, Distance Learners.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Washington, DC, March 23–25, 1995. ERIC Full Text ED385850. 17 Mar. 2006 Link.

Padak, Nancy and Gary Padak. “Writing Instruction for Adults: Present Practices and Future Directions.” Lifelong Learning: An Omnibus of Practice and Research 12.3 (1988): 4–7.

Perl, Sondra. “Teaching and Practice.” Harvard Educational Review 64.4 (1994): 427–460.

Pies, Timothy. “Reducing Anxiety in the Adult Writer.” Adult Learning 5.3 (1994): 14–16.

Popken, Randall. “A Study of the Genre Repertoires of Adult Writers.” Writing Instructor 15 (1996): 85–93. WilsonWeb. 17 March 2006.

Shankar, Archana Daya. “Interpreting the Narratives of Non-traditional Students: An Exploratory Study.” Speech Communication Convention. New Orleans, LA, Nov. 1994. ERIC Full Text ED380827. 17 Mar. 2006 Link.

Sietz, David. Who Can Afford Critical Consciousness? Practicing a Pedagogy of Humility. Cresskill, New Jersey: Hampton Press, 2004.

Silver, Marilyn B. “Teaching Writing to Adult Learners: Using Job-Related Materials.” Improving College and University Teaching 30.1 (1982): 33–37.

Smith, Beatrice Quarshie. “Genre, Medium and Learning to Write: Negotiating Identities, Enacting School-Based Literacies in Adulthood.” Journal of College Reading and Learning 34.7 (2004): 75–96. WilsonWeb. 17 March 2006.

Sommer, Robert. Teaching Writing to Adult Students. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1989.

Starks, Donna and Marilyn Lewis. “Academic Writing Concerns: Staff and Adult Learner Perspectives.” New Zealand Journal of Adult Learning 29.1 (2001) 63–71.

Starks, Gretchen. “Perceptions of Writing by Exceptional Cases of Adult Returning Women in a Rural Community College: Differences between Persisters and Leavers.” Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA, March 27–31, 1989. ERIC Abstract ED306989. 17 Mar. 2007 Link.

Thelin, William. “Understanding the Problems in Critical Classrooms.” CCC 57.1 (2005): 114–141.

Thompson, Diane P. “Introducing Adult Students to Writing about Literature.” TETYC 16.1 (1989): 37–39.

Thompson, Merle O’Rourke. “The Returning Student: Writing Anxiety and General Anxiety.” TETYC 10.1 (1983): 35–39.

Uehling, Karen. “Older and Younger Adults Writing Together: A Rich Learning Community.” The Writing Instructor 15.2 (1996): 61–69.

Wiant, Fredel Marie. “A Study of Collaborative Writing Response Groups and Writing Anxiety among Female Community College Re-Entry Students.” Master’s Thesis. U of Colorado, 1997.

Selected Bibliography on Returning Adults

American Council of Higher Education (ACE). Framing New Terrain: Older Adults and Higher Education. Washington, DC: 2007. https://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ProgramsServices/CLLL/Reinvesting/Reinvestingfinal.pdf (28 May 2008).Beder, H.W., and G.G. Darkenwald. “Differences Between Teaching Adults and Pre-Adults: Some Propositions and Findings.” Adult Education 33 (1982): 142–155.

Belzer, Alisa. “It’s Not Like Normal School’: The Role of Prior Learning Contexts in Adult Learning.’” Adult Education Quarterly 55 (2004): 41–59.

Berker, Ali and Laura Horn. “Work First, Study Second: Adult Undergraduates Who Combine Employment and Postsecondary Enrollment.” National Center for Education Statistics. United States. Department of Education. Washington, DC: 2003. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/2003167.pdf (3 July 2008).

Brookfield, S. D. The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006.

---. Understanding and Facilitating Adult Learning: A Comprehensive Analysis of Principles and Effective Practices. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1986.

Brumagim, Alan L. “Using the Experiences of Nontraditional Students in the Classroom.” Journal of Management Education 23 (1999): 444–452.

Castaldi, Theresa M. “Adult Learning: Transferring Skills from the Workplace to the Classroom.” Lifelong Learning: An Omnibus of Practice and Research 12.6 (1989): 17–19.

Castles, Jane. “Persistence and the Adult Learner: Factors Affecting Persistence in Open University Students.” Active Learning in Higher Education July 2004, 5.2, 166–179.

Chao, Ruth and Glenn E. Good. “Nontraditional Students’ Perspectives on College Education: A Qualitative Study.” Journal of College Counseling 7.1 (2004): 5–12.

Chartrand, Judy M. “A Causal Analysis to Predict the Personal and Academic Adjustment of Nontraditional Students.” Journal of Counseling Psychology. Jan. 1990: 65–73.

Cross, Patricia K. Adults as Learners. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1981.

Dill, Patricia and Tracy B. Henley. “Stressors of College: A Comparison of Traditional and Nontraditional Students.” The Journal of Psychology 132.1 (1998): 25–32.

Dzindolet, Mary T. and Lawrence Weinstein. “Attitudes of Traditional and Nontraditional Students Toward Their Classmates of Various Ages.” Psychological Reports. Dec. 1994: 1587–1592.

Edwards, Richard, Ann Hansom, and Peter Raggatt. Eds. Boundaries of Adult Learning: Theory and Practical Strategies. Philadelphia: Research for Better Schools, 1991.

Giczkowski, William. “General Education Applications for Adult Learners: Making Sense of Experience.” Adult Learning. Summer 1998: 30–32.

Jacobs, Jerry A. and Scott Stoner-Eby. “Adults Enrollment and Educational Attainment.” Annals of the American Academic of Political and Social Science. Sept. 1998: 91–108.

Knowles, Malcolm. The Adult Learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2005.

Kolb, David A. Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall PTR, 1984.

Lawler, Patricia. The Keys to Adult Learning: Theory and Practical Strategies. Philadelphia: Research for Better Schools, 1991.

Melichar, Barbara. “Instructors’ Attitudes Toward Nontraditional Students Positive, Study Shows.” Adult Learning Sept/Oct 1994: 27–28.

Merriam, Sharan B. and Rosemary S. Caffarella. Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide. Third Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007.

Quinnan, Timothy William. Adult Students “At-Risk”: Culture Bias in Higher Education. Westport: Bergin & Garvey, 1997.

Reed, Susan C. and Catherine Marienau. Eds. Linking Adults with Community: Promoting Civic Engagement through Community Based Learning. Spec. issue of New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education 118 (2008).

Richardson, John T.E. and Estelle King. “Adult Students in Higher Education: Burden or Boon?” Journal of Higher Education Jan-Feb 1998:65--.

Rose, Amy. “Moving into the Mainstream: Is There Such a Thing as a Nontraditional Student Anymore?” Adult Learning Sept/Oct 1994: 6, 29.

Shields, Nancy. “The Link Between Student Identity, Attributions, and Self-Esteem Among Adult, Returning Students.” Sociological Perspectives Summer 1995: 261--.

Shmaefsky, Brian R. “Adult Students – 12 Contrasts You Should Consider.” Teaching for Success April 2002: 4.

Smith, Dorace F. A Study of Characteristics that Contribute to Persistence of Adult Commuter Students Who Earn 60 or More Hours of College Credit. Diss. Ball State U, 1999. Ann Arbor, UMI, 1999. 9924372. ProQuest. DePaul U Lib., Chicago, IL. 9 Dec. 2006. http://proquest.com.

Spitzer, Tam A. “Predictors of College Success: A Comparison of Traditional and Nontraditional Age Students.” NASPA Journal 38:1 (2000) 82–98.

Taylor, Kathleen, Catherine Marienau, and Morris Fiddler. Developing Adult Learners: Strategies for Teachers and Trainers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Selected Bibliography of Useful Sources on Reflective Practice, Portfolio Development, and Prior Learning Assessment from Sonia Feder-Lewis, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, sfeder@smumn.edu

Barrett, H. C. (2007). Researching electronic portfolios and learner engagement: The REFLECT initiative. Journal of Adult and Adolescent Literacy, 50(6), 436–449.

Brady, E. M. (1990). Redeemed from time: Learning through autobiography. Adult Education Quarterly,41(1), 43–52.

Brown, J. O. (2002). Know thyself: The impact of portfolio development on adult learning. Adult Education Quarterly, 52(3), 228–245.

Conrad, D. (2008). Building knowledge through portfolio learning in prior learning assessment and recognition. The Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 92(2), 139–150.

Geerling, F. &Dirkx, J.M. (2003). Adults learning to reflect: A study of the assessment of private learning. Paper presented at 2003 Midwest Research to Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education.

Mezierow,J. & Associates. (1990). Fostering critical reflection in adulthood: A guide to transformative and emancipator learning. San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers.

Michelson, E. (1997). Multicultural approaches to portfolio development. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, (75), 41–53.

Taylor, M. (2006). Informal adult learning and everyday literacy practices. Journal of Adult and Adolescent Literacy, 49(6), 500–509.

Thomas, A., Collins, M., & Plett, L. (2001). Dimensions of the experience of Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition. New Approaches to Lifelong Learning OISE/UT.

Van Kleef, J. (2007). Strengthening PLAR: Integrating theory and practice in post-secondary education. Journal of Applied Research and Learning, 1(2), Article 5, 1–22.

Wilcox, B.L. (1997). Writing Portfolios: Active vs. Passive. English Journal, 86(6), 34–37.

Yancey, K. B. (2004). Postmodernism, palimpsest, and portfolios: Theoretical issues in the representation of student work. College Composition and Communication, 55(4), 738–761.

Yancey, K.B. & Weiser, I., Eds. (1997). Situating portfolios: Four perspectives. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press.

Zubizarreta, J. (2004a). The learning portfolio: Reflective practice for improving student learning. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing.

Zubizarreta, J. (2004b). The learning portfolio: Reflective practice for improving student learning. Available online at http://teachingcommons.cdl.edu/eportfolio/documents/LearningPortfolio_000.pdf

http://electronicportfolios.org/ Dr. Helen Barrett—all things e-portfolios. Dr. Barrett provides a great number of resources on e-portfolios, and about prior learning.