Lilian H Hill

University of Southern Mississippi | USM · School of Education

This autoethnographic study documents the stories of two adult education faculty members’ experiences when their respective academic programs were closed. We situate our stories within changes in higher education economics and two theoretical frameworks: expectancy theory and psychological contract theory. Despite our isolation as the sole faculty...

This article examines the chronic health conditions of African Americans who experience disparities because of poverty, low literacy, and cultural practices that affect decisions about food, nutrition, and health care. It will examine governmental policies, for example, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Artiga et al., 2020), and how these policies con...

This special issue addresses national and international immigration and implications for adult education practice. Preparing individuals for citizenship is a time-honored function within adult education, and discussion of this issue remains pertinent given the current controversies about immigration, refugees, and asylum seekers.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide insight into the ways in which personal life roles such as mother, daughter, and/or spouse/partner influence the leadership aspirations of women holding senior university administrative positions (e.g., academic dean, vice president, provost). The chapter is informed by a postmodern feminist perspective and...

Editorial for Adult Learning Special Issue on Immigration

Doctoral education demands significant time, energy, financial, and emotional commitments. Depending on the characteristics of the doctoral student, barriers to completion and challenges with the doctoral process can require unique types of support. The purpose of this article is to examine perspectives expressed in the literature of varied discipl...

The purpose of this chapter is to provide insight into the ways in which personal life roles such as mother, daughter, and/or spouse/partner influence the leadership aspirations of women holding senior university administrative positions (e.g., academic dean, vice president, provost). The chapter is informed by a postmodern feminist perspective and...

Both evidence and theory should inform curricular design in pharmacy education. Learning involves acquiring knowledge, skills, and competence. Although many learning theories exist and are incorporated in pharmacy education, adult learning theories may be one of the most useful, given that pharmacy students exhibit characteristics of adult learners...

While the literature concerning female administrators in higher education indicates the critical role that mentors and role models play in contributing to women’s professional advancement, the relationship between mentorship and women’s attainment of senior leadership positions including the college presidency remain underexplored. The purpose of t...

Due to its seemingly unclear and ambiguous mission, the community college has somewhat of a stigma attached to it, as the four-year institution defines the American college experience (LaPaglia, 1994). Although only a few studies concerning media portrayals of community college students have been published within the last 20 years, the existing stu...

This study sought to analyze the experiences of participants in court-ordered parent education with the ultimate goal to identify a framework, which promotes learning that is transformative. Participants included 11 parents court ordered to attend parent education classes through the Department of Human Services. A basic qualitative design, which w...

This chapter examines multiple convergent forces affecting health, relates these to social determinants of health and critical adult health learning, and closes with discussion of opportunities for adult educators to contribute to human health at the individual, community, health provider, policy/regulatory agency, and international levels.

Academic health centers are under pressure to graduate more health professionals and, therefore, must retain talented faculty members who can educate students in respective disciplines. Faculty-to-faculty incivility is especially relevant to academic medical centers because faculty in the health professions must not only meet university tenure and...

Storyville, the legalized red-light district of New Orleans (1897-1917), was a designated space containing informal opportunities for learning in which its residents practiced the sex trade. Although Storyville was created to regulate prostitution, prostitutes and madams learned the city’s legal system, politics, and economics to survive in a socia...

This study presents data collected over an 8-year period in which graduate students’ perspectives on effective teaching were collected during a class exercise. The data was organized into 3 categories: teaching competence (knowledge of content and teaching), relationships with students (having the best interests of students at heart), and teacher a...

ABSTRACT Students in the health professions need guidance in learning the process of clinical communications with patients. An assignment in a pharmacy communications course is described that uses visual learning to engage students in planning for patient counseling. Participation in the communications planning assignment demonstrates a mental proc...

This chapter addresses the ways that health can be a social justice issue and how adult educators can work towards social justice, either alone or collaboratively with health professionals.

This paper focuses on diversity as it exists in community development practice. The authors present the conclusions of a three-year, qualitative study of community development practice conducted in eight countries. Data were collected by visiting each country and interviewing practitioners, observing their work, and photographing community projects...

This article is intended for use as a class handout to aid students who are learning about qualitative research to determine whether qualitative research is a good fit and whether they have the personal characteristics required to become effective qualitative researchers.

This article is intended for use as a class handout to aid students who are learning about qualitative research to determine whether qualitative research is a good fit and whether they have the personal characteristics required to become effective qualitative researchers.

To develop and implement a competency-based assessment process for the experiential component of a pharmacy education curriculum. A consultative process was used in the development of new assessment forms and policies, and a survey regarding student and faculty satisfaction was conducted. Information received from the survey and from consultations...

Objective. To enhance pharmacy students' knowledge of the prevalence and consequences of low health literacy, enable them to help identify these patients, and improve their knowledge of and comfort with potential strategies to assist patients in overcoming health literacy barriers. Design. This educational approach consisted of a 50-minute presenta...

Objective. To compare student self-assessment of confidence in drug knowledge and proficiency in skills before the start and at the end of the advanced pharmacy practice experiential program. Student self-assessment of knowledge and skills were also compared with preceptor evaluations. Design. A survey instrument to assess student drug knowledge an...

Objective. To create a concept mapping assignment that emphasizes meaningful learning and discourages rote memorization of course material, thereby improving student retention of pharmacy communications information. Design. Students in small groups created concept maps that demonstrated their understanding of major concepts taught in the course and...

A concept mapping assignment was developed for pharmacy students that emphasizes meaningful learning and discourages rote memorization of communications course material with the intention to improve student retention of pharmacy communications information. Students in small groups work to create a concept map that demonstrates their understanding o...

This paper describes the development of an exploratory research project in which medication concept maps are being developed to assist low literate patients to better understand how to take their medications. The correlation between inadequate health literacy and poor health outcomes has been well documented. Research that has explored the use of v...

While health literacy has become an issue of concern that is increasingly discussed in the health professions, it is also an issue of importance for adult educators. Educational endeavors for a number of adults come to a premature end due to untreated health problems because the individuals lacked knowledge of how to navigate the complex health car...

This final chapter summarizes the important themes of environmental adult education as they are conceptualized in this volume, and provides suggestions for further reading.

Language, metaphor, and spirituality express people's beliefs about their relationships with the natural world. For the earth and its beings to survive, extensive changes in our relationships and cultural assumptions in the natural world are called for, and these will necessarily change the literature and practice of adult education.

New knowledge of the brain and consciousness can be used to understand adult learning and develop new principles for adult education.

Five books, representing a small selection of possible readings on necessary changes of the human mind, point to a convergence of interest from different fields of study toward the need for modern society to develop the capacity to respond to the complexity of modern life and the newly acquired ability to destroy life on an unprecedented scale. Tho...

Visual concept maps, used in conjunction with verbal patient counseling, may be useful to communicate critical medication information, assist patients with remembering medication instructions, and thereby improve low literate patients' medication adherence and health outcomes. Numerous researchers have stressed the importance of rigorous pre-testin...

Assessment. Faculty and student perceptions of the assessment process were generally positive. We were moderately successful in reducing grade inflation. The new process also provides the school with data that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of our curriculum in preparing students for practice. Conclusions. Development and implementation...

This study analyzed patient education materials provided to poor and underserved patients treated by safety-net providers. A content analysis was conducted to evaluate the materials' formatting and written style, readability, pictorial content, source, and cultural appropriateness.