Adults in the Academy: Voices of Lifelong Learners

Nicola Simmons, Ph.D. (2007), Brock University, is on faculty in Educational Studies. She is a 3M National Teaching Fellow, founding Chair of SoTL Canada, and past Canadian VP, ISSOTL. She focuses on SoTL, adult identity and meaning-making, and online pedagogy. Julie Podrebarac is currently a secondary school educator in Ontario. She has completed her Master of Education at Brock University with a focus in leadership and administration. Julie is interested in pursuing leadership, learning, and teaching development in higher education.

• List of Figures and TablesNotes on Contributors1 Introduction: Hearing VoicesNicola SimmonsPart 1: Dispositional Barriers and Student Identity2 Hedonic and Eudiamonic Approaches to Adult LearningLori A. Doan and Amy E. De Jaeger3 Gifting as a Construct for Older Adults’ Participation in the AcademySandra Becker4 Being a Mature-Aged Student Partner: Joy, Alienation, and DisappointmentPreeti Vayada5 Learning and Teaching with Adults: Contexts for Pedagogy and Critical ReflexivitySusan E. Elliott-Johns6 Finding My Voice: A Conversation about Indigenous Adult EducationKatia Olsen and Carmen Rodríguez de France7 Bringing Our Mohawk People HomeTroy HillPart 2: Situational Barriers8 On Being Successful in UK Tertiary Education: A Lifelong Learner’s PerspectiveBarbara Anne Nicolls9 Adults’ Experiences of Returning to and Succeeding in Higher Education: Three Case StudiesKeith Burn10 Women with Caring Responsibilities: Is There a Genuine Place for them at University?Cathy Stone and Sarah O’Shea11 Higher Education as an Additional Mid-Life Transition: Motivations and Challenges of Older Female StudentsAdele Chadwick12 Gypsies, Travellers, and Roma in UK Higher Education: A View from inside the AcademySherrie Smith, Margaret Greenfields and Rebecca Rochon13 Voices from Down Under: Analysing the Learning Experience of Adults in an Australian AcademyCatherine Snelling, Dorothy Missingham, Sophie Karanicolas, Beth R. Loveys, Lucas Allen, Daniel Cleminson, Geremy Collom, Natalie Dewing, Eli Duykers, Imogen McNamara, Matthew Slater, AshleighTaylor and Sinead WrightPart 3: Institutional Factors14 Questioning Third Age Learners in Ontario Universities: A Numeric and Policy AnalysisRahul Kumar15 Student Services for Adult Learners: Reviewing a Sample of Ontario UniversitiesAngelina Evans and Kathleen Clarke16 The Untapped Opportunity of Older Adult Students on CampusCobi Ladner17 Should Higher Education Care about Baby Boomer Students?Monica Wice18 Supporting Mature Students: Individualization and Learning OutcomesSelina Sharma19 My Adult Learning Journey: Conceptualizing the Past and Reorienting for the Future TogetherMelanie Extance20 Considering the Flip Side of Online Distance Education to Inspire Self-directed Learning for Non-traditional StudentsLeahann Hendrickse21 Conclusion: Building ChangeJulie Podrebarac