About this Journal

The Adult Education Research Conference (AERC) is an annual North American conference that provides a forum for adult education researchers to share their experiences and the results of their studies with students, other researchers, and practitioners from around the world.

In a sense, the AERC is also a retreat for members of the adult education community; an informal, collegial gathering where all are encouraged to enter into lively debate over the future direction of research in adult education.

The 2025 Annual Adult Education Research Conference will be hosted by Troy University-Montgomery Campus and held on the Montgomery Campus June 26-28, 2025.

See here for more Information on the conference.

If you have any questions about the conference, please send a message to infoaerc@psu.edu

Support provided by Kansas State University & Penn State Lifelong Learning and Adult Education Program

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

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Improving Theory Building in Transformative Learning Pedagogical Research: Identity as an Illustrative Example

  • Cheryl K Baldwin

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Reimagining Conscientization: A Model to Map, Track, and Expand Popular Education Praxis

  • Kamil M. Gerónimo-López
  • Roberto Thomas
  • Luis Calderón Reyes

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Incorporating Autoethnography for Empowerment and Transformation in Graduate Education

  • Mitsunori Misawa
  • Adam L McClain

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Upskilling and the HRD Tripartite Domains for Adult Workers:Using Spiral Dynamic Theory (SDT)

  • Lisa R. Brown
  • Mattyna Stephens
  • Sohelia Sadeghi

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Transforming Police-Community Relations: The Role of Experiential Learning in Law Enforcement Training

  • Kyle Znamenak

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Situating Generative Knowing Theory in an Emerging Performative Paradigm

  • Shannon Perry
  • Trisha Barefield

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Engaging a Dark Side Perspective: Integration of Second Wave Positive Psychology and Transformative Learning Theory

  • Adam L McClain

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Game Design as Emancipatory Praxis: A Case Study in Popular Education

  • Kamil M. Gerónimo-López

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Cultivating a Learning Ecology in an Online Graduate Course

  • Trisha Barefield
  • Haijun Kang

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Empowering Educators: The Role of Self-Directed Learning in Teacher Professional Development

  • Erin West

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Towards a Learning Society: Four Waves Shaping the Future of Lifelong Learning

  • Leodis Scott

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

The Evolving Landscape of Non-Traditional Learners in Higher Education: Trends, Strategies, and Institutional Responses

  • John C Chick Ed.D.

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Katherine Dunham: Black Educator, Artistic Force, and Underrecognized Figure in Adult Education

  • Misti Galvan

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

DesiCrit and Adult Education: Adding Masala to CRT

  • Edith Gnanadass

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Pathways to Success: Latina Perspectives on Experiential Learning in Education

  • Rose Santos
  • Bolade Ajayi-Abitogun

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Reimagining Community Education with First Responders: Lessons from a University–Fire Department Partnership

  • Edith Gnanadass
  • Wendy Griswold
  • Kevin Spratlin
  • Amanda Bowen

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Mapping the story: A collaborative art-based inquiry into the role of narrative in adult education

  • David Willis PhD
  • Trisha Barefield PhD
  • Scott Barton

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Facilitating Adult Learning During Traumatic and Turbulent Times

  • Patricia J Higgins

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

The Toll of Emotional Labor in Job Searches for PhD Graduates: Challenges and Insights

  • Katherine T. Chapman
  • Cheryl Kennedy

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Expanding Horizons: Analyzing Men-Focused Research in Adult Education Journals 2003-2023

  • Lihua Shang
  • Lisa Baumgartner

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Holding Our Learning and Unlearning

  • Amara Lynch

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

All things are connected: Exploring environmental justice and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) learning through autoethnography

  • Wendy Griswold

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

The Transition Tax: Veterans of Color Learning to Navigate the Cost of Service

  • Will Carpenter

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Success in Online Courses: Instructors’ Perception of Caring Practices for Adult Students

  • Damiao Zoe Xu
  • Robin Grenier PhD

Adult Education Research Conference 2025

Cold, Hot, Lukewarm? ----Exploring the Integration of Transformational Learning and Conceptual Change Theories in Adult Education

  • Yuan Zhang
  • Jonathan E. Taylor
  • Steven B Frye

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