1. Dialogue and reflection – perspectives from two adult educators.
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Kawalilak, Colleen and Groen, Janet
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ADULT education ,COMMITMENT (Psychology) ,COMMUNITIES ,CONVERSATION ,CORPORATE culture ,ENDOWMENT of research ,EXPERIENCE ,HUMANITY ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,LEARNING ,SCHOLARLY method ,PROFESSIONS ,REFLECTION (Philosophy) ,TEACHER-student relationships ,TEACHING ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,VALUES (Ethics) ,WORK ,WORK environment ,COMPASSION ,AFFINITY groups ,JOB performance ,WELL-being ,COLLEGE teacher attitudes - Abstract
In this paper, two adult educator professors share reflections on their dialogues, spanning 15 years, focusing on their journey of work and learning at a research-intensive university. Authors refer to intrinsic principles, values, and a shared commitment to contributing to a community shaped and influenced by an intentional focus on 'relationality' in support of individual and collective well-being. By reflecting on dialogues, past and ongoing, an enduring commitment to co-creating learning spaces sustained by care, compassion, and positive regard for colleagues and students is realized. Authors advance a commitment to community as essential to support work and learning spaces that thrive. This discourse is located in the current neoliberal milieu where a focus on performance germane to teaching, securing research funding, scholarship productivity, and compliance pervades. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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