The PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning is a refereed journal published annually from 1992 through 2018 by the Pennsylvania Association for Adult Continuing Education (PAACE), a professional association for adult educators and those interested in adult education in Pennsylvania. PAACE serves adult educators and learners across the commonwealth in all areas of adult education, including basic education and literacy, higher education, business and industry, vocational education, health education, corrections education, and community and social service agencies. The PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning reflects this diversity with articles representing adult, community, continuing, and distance education.
The PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning began in the early 1990s as a venture by Trenton Ferro and Gary Dean. Together, they envisioned a professional journal that would fill a niche between academic journals and practitioner oriented publications. The co-editor’s vision was to develop a journal based on research and theory that would ultimately enrich the practice of adult education.
The mission of the journal was to encourage the improvement of practice in adult, continuing, community, and distance education through the dissemination of theoretical, empirical, historical, philosophical, and practical articles.
Editorship of the journal varied over the years. Following is a list of the editors of the journal:
| Year | Volume | Editors |
|---|---|---|
| 1992–2005 | Vols. 1 through 14 | Gary Dean and Trenton Ferro |
| 2006–15 | Vols. 15 through 24 | Gary Dean and Jeffrey Ritchey |
| 2016 | Volume 25 | Gary Dean |
| 2017 | Volume 27 | Gary Dean and Allan Quigley |
| 2018 | Volume 28 | Gary Dean |
Back issues of the journal can be ordered from Pennsylvania Association for Adult Continuing Education.
Back issues are $7 per copy for US orders; $10 per copy for international orders. For back issues, indicate which volumes and how many copies of each volume are being ordered. The complete set of articles from all 27 volumes is available on this website.
While the PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning is not copyrighted, we ask that proper citation be given if using or citing an article published in the journal.
Inquiries concerning the journal (other than requests for back issues) may be addressed to Gary Dean at gjdean@auxmail.iup.edu.
Previous Journals
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Adult Education: 21st Century | Alexander N. Charters |
| Let Me Dream a Little | Malcolm S. Knowles |
| A Look Back to the Future | Burton W. Kreitlow |
| Community: A Mecca for Adult Learning Opportunity | Michael W. Galbraith |
| Learner Participation in Program Planning | Melody M. Thompson |
| Voices of Their Own: A Story of the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers | Kimberly A. Townsend |
| Job Trails: A Computer Based Skills Assessment in Five Job Domains | Bernice P. Sheaffer |
| The Ethics of Adult Education: A Senior Perspective | Gordon C. Godbey |
| Recent Publications | Susan Imel |
| Adult Learning Methods--A Review | Donald C. Guthrie |
| The Pennsylvania Literacy Corps: Helping to Meet Pennsylvania's Literacy Needs | Sheila Sherow |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Adult Education as Federal Policy: The Search for a Literacy Agenda | Amy D. Rose |
| The Current Status of Adult Literacy Education in the United States | Hal Beder |
| The Cycles of Literacy: Predicting the Future by Analyzing the Past | B. Allan Quigley |
| Collective Team Learning in Work Organizations | Ann K. Brooks |
| African American Adult Education: An Historical Overview of Selected Activities | Scipio A.J. Colin, III |
| Social Policy and Adult Education Program Planning: Perspectives on the Tyler and Boyle Models | Roberta Uhland |
| Adult Educators' Political Power | William S. Griffith |
| Utilizing Research to Guide Practice: A Controversy Illustration | Michael Galbraith |
| Recent Publications | Susan Imel |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Educational Research: You Can't Get There From Here | Henry C. Johnson |
| Old Stories/New Voices: Using Oral History in Adult Education Research | Kimberly A. Townsend |
| Findings from Four Workplace Literacy Program Evaluation Studies | Eunice N. Askovand Emory J. Brown |
| Researching The Professional Practice Context: The Integrated Practice Perspective Model | Gary William Kuhne |
| A Study of Employer Attitudes Toward Hiring Individuals Trained Through Welfare Programs | Danielle Gardner-Sass |
| Cooperative Learning for ABE and ESL Classes: Getting Started | Caroline Sherritt |
| What Can You Tell From an N of 1? Issues of Validity and Reliability in Qualitative Research | Sharan B. Merriam |
| Action Research for Professional Development and Policy Formation in Literacy Education | B. Allan Quigley |
| The Bell Curve: A Commentary | Paul S. Strand |
| Recent Publications | Susan Imel |
| Krieger's Professional Practice Series | Trenton R. Ferro |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| An Examination of English as a Secondary Language Assessment Tools Utilized by Adult Literacy Providers in Pennsylvania | Rhonda S. Dennis |
| Literacy and the Learning Process: A Description of the Learning Strategies Selected by Low-Literate Adults During Their Lived Experiences | Roberta Uhland |
| Your Future is Being Decided for You | Drew W. Allbritten |
| Adult Education for the 21st Century | Cheryl L. Kennan |
| Assessing Adult Literacy in Belize, Central America: Challenge and Opportunity | Kurt Dudtand Maryanne Brandenburg |
| Empowering Homeless Adults to Learn: A Journey Toward Perspective Transformation | Carole B. Karinshak |
| Redirecting Research and Practice to Meet the Changing Context of Workplace Literacy | Kevin J. Freer, Verna Terminello,and Robin Clossman-Wright |
| A Study of Pennsylvania's Adult Literacy and Basic Education Service Providers | Lori A. Forlizziand Eunice N. Askov |
| Recent Publications | Susan Imel |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Research Opportunities in Distance Education | Gary E. Miller |
| The Process of Adult Learning: Failure as Feedback for Motivation | Lorraine A. Cavaliere |
| Critical Thinking, Developmental Learning, and Adaptive Flexibility in Organizational Leaders | Robert Duchesne |
| Lifelong Learning in Museum: In Pursuit of Andragogy | Andrew Jay Svedlow |
| Toward a Balanced Adult Education Historiagraphy: The Case of Women in the Histories and Literature | Melody M. Thompson |
| Reasons for Participation in Continuing Professional Education: Perspectives on a Professionalizing Occupation | Jeri L. Childers |
| Factors of Distraction in One-Way-Video, Two-Way-Audio Distance Learning Setting | Lowell A. Briggsand G. Dale Wagner |
| Resources: Krieger's Professional Practice Series | Trenton R. Ferro |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Transformative Learning Theory in the Practice of Adult Education: An Overview | John M. Dirkx |
| The Social Dimension of Transformative Learning | Phyllis M. Cunningham |
| Issues of Culture in the Adult English as a Second Language Classroom | Jacklyn M. Fowler-Frey |
| An Africentric Interpretive Model of Curriculum Orientations for Course Development in Graduate Programs in Adult Education | Scipio A. J. Colin, IIIand Talmadge C. Guy |
| Adult Education and Human Resource Development: A Symbiotic Relationship? | Robert E. Grubb, K. Virginia Hemby,and Donna L. Conerly-Stewart |
| A Case for Using Computer-Assisted Learning in Mathematics to Improve Instruction in Formal GED Programs | Zelda Yoderand Joseph S. Elias |
| The Value of Obtaining a GED in Pennsylvania | Gary J. Dean |
| Selected Bibliographic Resources for African American Adult Education | Talmadge C. Guyand Scipio A. J. Colin, III |
| Recent Publications | Cynthia Zengler |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Lions at the Gate: Adult Education Research, Research-In-Practice, and Speculative Audacity | B. Allan Quigley |
| Reality and Research in Adult Education: Do Opposites Really Attract? | Gary J. Dean |
| Leadership Tendencies of Continuing Education Administrators | Robert H. Palestini |
| The Effectiveness of Andragogical Instruction As Compared with Traditional Instruction in Philosophy Courses | Gregg Strawbridge |
| Effects of Spatial Perception Level and Gender Using Two and Three Dimensional Graphics | Susan K. Clark |
| Remembering the Pennsylvania Civilian Conservation Corps: Lessons Learned and Implications for Future Practice | Carroll Tyminski |
| Study on Literacy Programs in China | Xie Guodong |
| Recent Publications | Cynthia J. Zengler |
| Recent Publications in Krieger's Processional Practices Series | Trenton R. Ferro |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Professional Associations in Adult and Continuing Education | Jean Anderson Fleming |
| Children's Literature for Adults: A Meaningful Paradox | Leona M. English |
| The Chilly Classroom Climate Revisited: What have We Learned, Are Male Faculty The Culprits? | Thomas J. Seifried |
| Toward Developing A Universal Code of Ethics for Adult Educators | Irwin H. Siegel |
| Academic Adult Education in Canada and the United States (1917-1970): A Chronology of Their Emergence and a Conspectus of their Development | Andre P. Grace |
| Humane or Merely Human? Can Volunteerism Reach the Core needs of American Society? | Priscilla A. Sissem |
| Lifelong Learning and Adult Educators' Beliefs: Implications for Theory and Practice | Christine J. Cresson and Gary J. Dean |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Teaching On-Line: Not just Another Teaching Assignment | Roger Hiemstra |
| Testing the Waters for Distance Education in Adult Education Programs | Kathleen P. King |
| Blue Collar Choices: Women Who Opt for Nontraditional Careers | Mary Sullivan |
| Listening to the Voices of Haiti: Exploring Perceptions of Education, Quality of Life, and Democracy | Catherine A. Hansman & Helen M. Graf |
| An Exploration of Electronic Discussion as an Adult Learning Strategy | Barbara Daley |
| Strategies That Contribute to Nontraditional/Adult Student Development and Persistence | Sherry Miller Brown |
| Recent Publications in Krieger's Professional Practices Series | Trenton R. Ferro |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Teaching with the Grain: A Situationally Grounded Approach to Teacher Training | Ian Baptiste |
| On Their Own: The Meaning of Change Experienced by Female Entrepreneurs as They Initiate New Business Ventures | H. Elizabeth Coyleand Andrea Ellinger |
| Doorway to Hope: Past Participant Perspectives on an Exemplary Transitional Housing Program for the Homeless | Donald Joseph Yarosz |
| Implementing teacher Competencies as a Professional Development Activity | Thomas Wojcicki |
| Making the Transition from Traditional to Cyberspace Classrooms | Barbara A. Freyand Ross Donehue |
| Recent Publications in Krieger's Professional Practice Series | Trenton R. Ferro |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| The Global Research | MarcieBoucouvalis |
| International and Comparative Adult Education: A German Perspective | Jost Reischmann |
| Distance Education Environments, Higher Education, and the Concern for Community | Nicola P. Gram Heather Kanuka Stephen P. Norris |
| Learning-to-Learn to Live Through Struggle: A Bridge over Troubled Waters in the Lives of African American Women Political Leaders | Elice Rogers |
| Some Implications of Life Span Development Psychology for Adult Education and Learning | ThomasL.Pourchot M. Cecil Smith |
| Recent Publications in Krieger's Professional Practices Series | Trenton R. Ferro |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Learning Transfer: A Review of the Research in Adult Education and Training | Sharon B. Merriam Brendan Leahy |
| Andragogy and Its Discontents: The Analysis of Andragogy from Three Critical Perspectives | Jennifer A. Sandlin |
| Distinguishing Fact from Fiction on the Internet: Self-directed Learners and the Critical Evaluation of Electronic Resources | Kathleen B. Rager |
| Effective Online Learning: Recognizing E-Learning | Michael J. Powers |
| An experiment in Internet Relay Chat (IRC) | Donald J. Yarosz Susan Fountain |
| Whither Eric? Past, Present, and Future | Cheryl R. Sturko Grossman |
| Recent Publications in Krieger's Professional Practice Series | Trenton R. Ferro |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Negotiating Change: Adult Education and Rural Life in Pennsylvania | Jeffrey A. Ritchey |
| Rural Adult Basic Education in Pennsylvania: Exactly What do We Know? | Christopher M. Coro |
| Beliefs and Characteristics of Leaders of Adult Basic and Literacy Education in Pennsylvania | Priscilla A. Sissem |
| Learning Transfer: Lessons Learned from Software Company Professionals | Sandra Ratcliff Daffron Mary Wehby North |
| Teaching Asian Students Online: What Matters and Why? | Haidong Wang |
| Rural Internet Use Via Broadband Connections: Real Challenges for Lifelong Learning | Roger Hiemstra Janet Poley |
| Recent Publications in Krieger's Professional Practice Series | Trenton R. Ferro |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Critical Dialogue Around the Social Justice and Cultural Dimensions of Globalization | Linda Ziegahn |
| Adult Literacy and Poverty Alleviation: From Workforce Investment to Community Organizing | Ian Baptiste, Hleziphi Naomie Nyanungo |
| Why They Don't Work: Factors that Impede the Development of Social Cohesion in Online Collaborative Groups | William R. Jones |
| Development the Employee Lifelong Learning Scale (ELLS) | Helen P. Gardiner, Theresa J. B. Kline |
| Decision-Making by Online Instructors: Recognizing Student Potential for Success | Timothy G. Thomas, T. Ross Owen |
| Recent Publications in the Field of Adult Education | Jeffrey A. Ritchey |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Immigrant Bangladeshi Communities and Intergenerational Conflict: The Need for Multicultural Education | Nurun Begum, Mahfuzul I. Khondaker |
| Changing Times? Past, Present and Future Discussions of Community-University Partnerships | Susan Bracken |
| Pedagogies of Song: Music as/in Adult Education | Tara Fenwick, Francesca Albergato-Muterspaw |
| Recent Publications in Krieger's Professional Practices Series | Trenton R. Ferro |
| Reflections on Educational Metaphors for Teaching English as a Second Language to Adult Learners | Cheri Pierson |
| Adult Learners' Needs and Institutional Responses: A Quality Imperative for Prior Learning Assessment | Darcy B. Tannehill, Meghan E. Solomon, John L. Yeager |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| The Education of Prisoners: A Holistic Perspective | Irene C. Baird |
| The Evolution of Standards for Distance Learning in Higher Education: Back to the Future | Susanne M. Darcy |
| Identifying and Reaching Communities in Need of GED Instruction | Stanford G. Goto, Connie Martin, Gail Goulet, Beth Robinson, Michael Furtado |
| Intentional Literacy-Based Parenting Education: Can Parents with Low Literacy Skill Increase the Academic Achievement of Their Children? | Susan Mansuetti |
| Technology Resources for Adult Education | G. Andrew Page |
| Digging Deep: Understanding the Practice of Mentoring Prospective Science Teachers in an Urban School Context in Jordan | Ahmad Mohammad Qablan, Samer A. Khasawneh, Ibrahim A. Al-Momani |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Transforming Communities Through Continuing Education: Court and Clergy Partnerships | Carrie Allison Brooks, Barbara Mullins Nelson, Thomas D. Cox |
| Feminist Philosophy: A Beginning Point for Adult Educators Promoting Women's Wellness Education | Angela Hissong |
| Enhancing Nontraditional Student Learning Outcomes in Higher Education | Jeff E. Hoyt, Scott L. Howell, Joel Touchet, Summer Young, Steve Wygant |
| Transformative Learning in Healthcare | Julia Phillipi |
| Hong Kong Qualifications Framework: A Catalyst to Lifelong Learning? | Kim Fong Poon-McBrayer |
| Recent Publications in Adult Education | Jeffrey A. Ritchey |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Reflections on the Profession and Professionalization of Adult Education | Laura L. Bierema |
| Emerging Voices in Adult Education | Stephen Brookfield |
| This Is Our Time: Renewing Adult Education for the 21st Century | Brenda Dann-Messier |
| Adult Education and the Changing International Scene: Theoretical Perspective s | Peter Jarvis |
| Adult Education in a Technology Society | Melody Thompson |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| The Influence of Higher Education on Working Adults' Anticipated Independent and Self-Directed Learning Adults | David Deggs and Krisanna L. Machtmes |
| Creativity: Essential for the Adult Education Instructor and Learner | Michael W. Galbraith and Melanie S. Jones |
| Popular Education, Participatory Research, and Local Foods at Highland Research and Education Center | Michelle Glowacki-Dudka, Julia Dotson, Susan Lodt anJ. David Young |
| The Perspective of African American Higher Education Learners on Arts-Based Activities | Michele A. Mont |
| Exploring the Meaning of Learning and Community | Jennifer Nielsen |
| Neoliberalism and the Role of theUniversity | Linda Raimondi |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| The Changing Face of Immigrants in the U.S.: Implications for Adult Learners | Blaire Wilson Toso, Esther Prins and Angela Mooney |
| Considering the Future of Higher Education for Adults: A Problem-Posing Essay | Gabrielle Strohschen |
| Changing Demographics in the United States and Its Expected Impact on Workplace Learning | Robert F. Reardon |
| Effective Motivational Strategies in Adult Basic Education Programs | Rachel Gall |
| Exploring the Complexityof Cross Cultural Research | Nurhaya Muchtar and Jeffrey A. Ritchey |
| Free and Low-Cost Web Technologies for Adult Educators | Jennifer H. Helman and Keila M. McCracken |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Adults and Learning Disabilities: Recent Publications | Jeffrey A. Ritchey |
Strengthening Lifelong Education For Development: The Case of Ghana | Daniel Oduro-Mensahand Isaac K. Biney |
| Gender Differences in Self-Directed Learning Practices Among Community Members | Kenda S. Grover and Michael T. Miller |
| Nontraditional Students of Color Integrating Teachingand Technology | Alonzo M. Flowers III, Robert Harper and Anna Lopez |
| Adult Education From "The Bottom-Up:" An Analysis of an Educational Journey From an Adult Educator in Aotearoa, New Zealand | Brian C. Findsen |
| Social Interaction Learning Styles of Adults Learning English as a Foreign Language | Tanju Deveci |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Reflections on the Lindeman Legacy | John Rachal |
| The Role of Counseling Centers for Serving Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education | Gail Bruce-Sanford, Tammy Heskeyahu, Joseph Longo and Kyle Rundles |
| Leveraging the Diverse Skills of Nontraditional Students in Service-Learning Projects | Dean Porr |
| Transfer of Learning for Health Care Workers | Sandra Ratcliff Daffron, Shelley Moore and Tasha Chicovsky |
| Dynamics of Adult Education Provision in the African Sub-Region: Focus on University-Based Adult Education in Ghana | Olivia A. T. Frimpong Kwapong |
| Study Abroad: Toward Fulfillment of a Critical U.S. Need for More Culturally Sensitive Volunteers | Opal Leeman Bartzis |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Critical Reflection and Transformative Learning: A Critical Review | Edward W. Taylor |
| Racing the Field of Adult EducationMaking the Invisible Visible | Jovita Ross-Gordon |
| Will Anything Be Different in the 21st Century? How 107 Million Adults and the Field of Adult Literacy Became so Marginalized | B. Allan Quigley |
| Adult Learning Theory: Evolution and Future Directions | Sharan B. Merriam |
| Professionalization for What? Fulfilling the Promise of Adult and Continuing Education | Ronald M. Cervero |
| Article | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Considering Humor and Adult Education | Brian D. Vivona |
| Technology and Innovation in Adult Learning: A Book Review Essay | Sujin Son |
| Core Factors to Determine Adult Education Programs: An Exploratory Study in Some Selected Centers of Eastern Ethiopia | Yilfashewa Seyoum Yonas Amdemeskel |
| Tips for Creating Inclusive and Accessible Instruction for Adult Learners: An Overview of Accessibility and Universal Design Methods for Adult Education Practitioners. | Jacqueline M. McGinty |
| Community College State Directors Perceptions of Changes to Adult Education: A National Portrait | Stephen Katsinas Michael T. Miller |
| Core Presuppositions of the Balanced Reading Paradigm | George Demetrion |