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The 45th annual conference of the Adult and Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) was held virtually in March 2021. Papers in these proceedings include the following: (1) An Analysis of the Role of Communities of Practice in Transformational Learning during a Pandemic (Nighet Ahmed and Ava Tabb); (2) Using Children's Literature to Create a Culturally Responsive Teaching Environment in a Pre-Service Teacher Course (William Blackwell, Ashley B. Crane, and Christina M. Gushanas); (3) The Year the Planet Experienced a Transformative Learning Experience (Patricia G. Coberly-Holt and Megan Small); (4) Narrative and Valuing the Specific and Contextual in Experiential Learning (Abigail Dallmann); (5) Transformative Learning: Joining and Leaving a Cult (MaKenzie Douglas and Jeremy Schwehm); (6) Should College Educators Seek to Transform Their Students? (Alan Mandell and Xenia Coulter); (7) Learning Through Teaching: Self-transformation as a Result of COVID-19 (Katy Miller and Christina C. Wray); (8) Facing Moral Distress with Moral Courage in Nursing Education (Jessica H. Ochs); (9) Strategic Instruction and Educational Technology That Create Foundations for Change in Adult Students Learning Quantitative Concepts (Diane Perilli); (10) Impeding Transformative Learning: Combatting the Dunning-Kruger Effect (Megan L. Small and Patricia Holt); (11) The Nature and Function of CBO Systems of Support for Black Women at the Intersections of Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, and HIV/AIDS amid a Global Pandemic (Mattyna Stephens); (12) Academic Support on the Web: Graduate Student Use and Perceptions of Usefulness of Web Resources and Tools (Kelly Grieneisen Tillotson and Glenda A. Gunter); and (13) Reflexivity as a Catalyst to Transformational Learning: Creating Professionals for Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous Environments (Ruth Wylie and Robin McLaughlin). [For the 2020 proceedings, see ED606375.]

The 44th annual conference of the Adult and Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) was held at the University of Central Florida in March 2020. Papers in these proceedings include the following: (1) Enhancing Pedagogy in the Virtual Classroom: An Exploration of Qualitative Student Assessment (Jeff Aulgur); (2) Does Gender Influence Major Selection? Gender Segregation within Higher Education (Jennifer Castellanos); (3) Coming to America: Current Immigration Policies Embraced by International Students Majoring in STEM (Aynur Charkasova and Yvonne Hunter-Johnson); (4) The Changing College Experience as We Age (Patricia G. Coberly-Holt); (5) Adult Undergraduate Students as a Minoritized Student Population: Implications on Sense of Belonging at Four-Year Institutions (Michael D. Giacalone); (6) Saved by Bell: Using Hooks as an Intervention into Southern Higher Education Curriculum (Edith Gnanadass, Kyle Bellue, Chan Dunn, & Jessie Tinoco); (7) Experiences of Non-traditional Age Students in Conducting Research (Marilyn S. Lockhart and Elyse D'nn Lovell); (8) "Right Now, I'm Narrowing It Down": Career Development in Undergraduate STEM Majors (Joann S. Olson, Yun Wan, and Beverly C. Tomek); (9) An Engaged and Empowerment Based Reciprocal Pedagogy: Addressing Shame with Adult Learners Returning to College (Julie M. Skogsbergh); and (10) The Benefits of Reflection on Improving Teaching through Change: A Reflective Model for Professional Development (Rachel Wlodarsky). [For the 2019 proceedings, see ED597786.]

We currently find ourselves in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, a time when everything around us is evolving at an exponential pace, which is disrupting virtually every industry around the globe. With today's transformations and changes in the workplace, there are skills needed to remain employed. As we continue along this path, workplaces will require adaptable people whose jobs are reimagined, enriched, or facilitated by the technology they work alongside. This paper will begin with skillsets that will be needed by workers, followed by current descriptions of two of these crucial skills, and finally discuss how the two opposed skills can be brought together for learners. [For the complete proceedings, see ED597786.]

The 43rd annual conference of the Adult and Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) was held at the University of Central Florida in March 2019. Papers in these proceedings include the following: (1) How does Experimental Learning Increase Skills and Knowledge Acquisition and Retention in the Non-Traditional Adult Learner? (David Antico); (2) CHAT and Gender Exclusivity in the Military (Kyle Bellue); (3) Democracy and Education: Dewey and Adult Learners Today (Xenia Coulter and Alan Mandell); (4) Preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution with Creative and Critical Thinking (Patricia Coberly-Holt and Kemi Elufiede); (5) Experiences of Two Academics Teaching Abroad: The Impact of Culture (Nancy Garcia and Modupe Soremi); (6) Graduate's Writing, Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, and Possible Solutions (Joshua Gernatt and Patricia Coberly-Holt); (7) Rural Working-Class Scholars' Perspectives and Experiences Seeking Post-Secondary Education (Janet Kesterson Isbell, Julie C. Baker, Darek Potter, and Laura Ezell); (8) School Leader Skill Development on the Job: Synopsis of Research and Major Findings (Nicole Lyons); (9) Higher Education for Working-Class Adults -- Together, We Can Make It Work (Angelo Marade); (10) Foreign Language Policies, Consequences, and Recommendations (Shawna Rambur); (11) Innovation in Prior Learning Assessment: Program, Course, Model, and Best Practices (Todd Sherron, Catherine A. Cherrstrom, Carrie Boden, and Lindsey Wilson); (12) Bridging the Skill Gap: Helping Non-Traditional Students Develop Research Skills When They Need It Most (Christina C. Wary and Renee Montgomery); and (13) Empowerment Agents in the Development of Adult, Working Class, Black Female Scholars (Amanda Wilkerson and Shalander Samuels).

The 42st annual conference of the Adult and Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) was held at the University of Central Florida in March 2018 and explored the theme, "Quality of Life in Adult Learning." The purpose of the Adult and Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) is to help institutions of higher education develop and sustain learning environments and programs suitable for adults. Papers were presented about widely varying approaches to the best practices related to the role of adult learning in enhancing quality of life. In addition, factors that may contribute to the improved quality of life for adult educators, was also discussed. (Individual conference papers contain references.)

The 41st annual conference of the Adult and Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) was held at the University of Central Florida in March 2017 and explored the theme, "Writing Our Way: Giving Voice to Adult Learning." Papers in these proceedings include: (1) Transformative Learning Following Job Loss-A Dissertation Renewal (Robert Benway); (2) Preserving the Voices of Adult Educators (Len A. Bogner and Brett King); (3) Teaching Learning Concepts to Graduate Students through Writing (Patricia G. Coberly-Holt and S. Taylor Walton); (4) Writing between the Lines (Jennifer K. Holtz, Amy L. Sedivy-Benton, and Carrie J. Boden-McGill); (5) Promoting Engagement and Community in Online Courses: It's all about the Writing (Jeremy Schwehm, Jennifer Saxton, and Annette Stuckey); (6) Exploratory Study of Perceived Barriers to Learning in an Urban Educational Opportunity Center (Jung Min Lee); (7) Writing: Collaborating for Increasing Success (Marilyn S. Lockhart); and (8) Writing a Dissertation: Tools for Success (Anne E. Montgomery). (Individual papers contain references.)

The 36th Annual Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) Conference was held on March 10-11, 2016 in Orlando, Florida, on the campus of the University of Central Florida. There were 48 presentations from scholars and practitioners from 20 states who participated in the conference. The contributions to these proceedings represent the best of the presentations by scholars in adult higher education from a practitioner perspective. Papers in these proceedings include the following: (1) Experiencing AHEA 2016: None but the Humble, Become Good Teachers of Adults (Jeff Aulgur); (2) Why do We Separate Adult from Traditional-Aged Students? (Xenia Coulter and Alan Mandell); (3) Academic Mentoring as Precarious Practice (Alan Mandell & Xenia Coulter); (4) Effective Mentoring for Nontraditional Adult Learners (Kemi Elufiede, Hope Oliver, and Darreon Greer); (5) Building Community Through Mentoring Adult Learners (Jarrad Plante & Joshua Truitt); (6) Adult Student Emotions That Negatively Affect Learning (Patricia Holt & Caroline Braun); and (7) How QM Can Break Down Barriers (Roy Kaelin). (Individual papers contain references.)