Roger Hiemstra
Personal
Vita
1/15/03
Name
Roger Hiemstra.
[Rog Hiemstra,
Roger P. Hiemstra, Roger Paul Hiemstra, R. Hiemstra, R. P. Hiemstra, and
two incorrect spellings that appear in the literature: Roger Heimstra and
Roger Heemstra].
Compiled by
Roger Hiemstra.
Strategy hints
The Adult Education History Project , Commission of Professors of Adult Education [CPAE], and Adult Education Association of the U.S.A. [AEA-USA] collections at Syracuse University.
Source: Roger Hiemstra
Bio/historical Notes
Born in Plainwell,
Michigan, son of Claude (a farmer and milk hauler) and Frances Anson Hiemstra
(a school cafeteria worker). Married Janet Louise Wemer (a teacher and program
administrator), 1968-06-23. Children--Nancy Ann and David John. Currently
on the faculty in Adult Education at Elmira College. Active with barbershop
singing for many years. Consulting Editor, Perspectives: The New York
Journal of Adult Education, 2001-2003, Editor, Adult Education
Quarterly, 1985 to 1988. Consulting Editor, Adult Education
Quarterly, 1983 to 1990. Consulting Editor, International Journal
of Lifelong Education, 1986 to 1988. Service Award, Adult Education
Association [AEA-USA], 1981. Elected President, Commission of Professors
of Adult Education [CPAE], 1981-1983 (two-year term). Leadership Service
Award, Adult Education Association [AEA-USA], 1980. Senior Editor, Lifelong
Learning: The Adult Years, 1980-1983. Consulting Editor, The Forum
for Continuing Education, 1980-1981. Consulting Editor, Journal of
Research and Development in Education, 1979-1988. Consulting Editor,
Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1977-1980. Outstanding Educator
of America, 1975, Fuller and Dees Award. Consulting Editor, Adult
Education, 1974-1977. Mott Fellow, Flint, Michigan, 1967-1968. Phi Kappa
Phi, 1967. Phi Delta Kappa, 1966.
[source:
Roger Hiemstra]
Birth Date
19380915
Source_B_date
Roger
Hiemstra.
Education
1956-1957--General
Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.
1957-1958--A.A.,
General Studies, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA.
1962-1964--B.S.,
Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI.
1966-1967--M.S.,
Extension Education, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
1967-1970--Ph.D.,
Adult Community Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Work History
1958-1959--Computer
Data Processor and Operator, Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, CA.
1959-1960--Assistant
to Customer Relations Manager, Brunswick Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI.
1960-1962--Naval
Aviation Cadet and Yeoman, USNR.
1964-1966--County
Extension Agent, Iowa State University Extension Service, Algona and Mason
City, IA.
1966-1967--Program
Assistant, Iowa State University Extension Service, Ames, IA.
1967-1968--Mott
Administrative Intern in Community and Adult Education, Flint, MI.
1969-1970--Program
Coordinator, University Center for Adult Education, Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI (half-time).
1969-1970--Department
Assistant, Adult and Community Education Department, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI (half-time).
1970-1973--Assistant
Professor, Adult and Continuing Education, Teachers College, University of
Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
1973-1975--Associate
Professor, Adult and Continuing Education, Teachers College, University of
Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
1975-1976--Professor,
Adult and Continuing Education, Teachers College, University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, NE.
1976-1980--Professor
and Chair, Adult and Extension Education, College of Education, Iowa State
University, Ames, IA.
1980-1995--Professor,
Adult Education, Administrative and Adult Studies, School of Education, Syracuse
University, Syracuse, NY; Chair, Adult Education, 1980-1986 & 1989-1990;
Co-Director, Kellogg Project, School of Education, Syracuse University, Syracuse,
NY, 1986 to 1990.
1981--Visiting
Professor, Adult Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British
Columbia, summer.
1982--Visiting
Professor, Adult Education, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, summer.
1996-present--Professor
and Chair, Adult Education, Elmira College, Elmira, NY
Associated Subjects
Adult education
biographies.
Community education.
Community resources.
Distance education.
Educational
gerontology.
Educational
technology.
Educative community.
Expressive needs.
Howard Yale
McClusky.
Individualized
Approach.
Individualized
instruction.
Instrumental
needs.
Kellogg Project.
Lifelong learning.
Older adult's
learning needs.
Self-directed
learning.
Teaching methods.
Associated People
Brockett,
Ralph.
McClusky, Howard
Yale.
Sisco, Burt.
[source:
Roger Hiemstra]
Associated Organizations
Adult Education
Association of the U.S.A. [AEA-USA] (member, annual conference resource person,
publications committee, executive board member, 1976-1980). Adult Education
Research Conference [AERC] (member, annual conference resource person, conference
co-director, 1986).
American Association
of Adult and Continuing Education [AAACE] (member, annual conference resource
person, review editor, professional development center
coordinator).
American Society
for Training and Development [ASTD] (local member, regional conference resource
person).
Association
for Continuing Higher Education [ACHE] (member, annual conference resource
person).
Association
for Gerontology in Higher Education (member, annual conference resource person).
CNY Coalition
for Adult and Continuing Education (member, executive committee, newsletter
editor).
Commission of
Professors of Adult Education [CPAE] (past chair,1981-1983, annual conference
resource person, committee member, co-editor on commission publication).
National University
Continuing Education Association [NUCEA] (member).
New York Association
of Continuing and Community Education (member, annual conference resource
person, committee member).
[source:
Roger Hiemstra]
Associated Events or Projects
Reviewer, Perspectives: The New York Journal of Adult Learning, 2001-2003
Reviewer, Adult Learning, 2003
Member of Educational Effectiveness Panel and Consultant to a NSF Grant, American Distance Education Consortium, 2002-2003
Elected board member, International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, 2002.
Graduate Excellence-in-Teaching Award, Elmira College, 1999.
Adult Education Professional of the Year, CNY Coalition of Adult and Continuing Education, 1996.
Men of Achievement, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, 1993-1998.
Sterling Who's Who, 1996-1998.
Who's Who in American Education, 1989-2003
Who's Who in the East, 1992-2002.
Who's Who in America, Marquis, 1983-2003.
American Publishing Who's Who, 1987-2002.
Editor, Adult Education Quarterly, 1985 to 1988, Consulting Editor, 1983 to 1996.
Named Outstanding Leader Among AAACE Members, Adult Learning, March/April, 1993.
Elected President, Central New York Coalition for Adult and Continuing Education, 1993.
National Leadership Award, Association for Continuing Higher Education, 1991.
Review Team
Member, Temple University's Graduate Programs in General Education, Philadelphia,
PA, 1990.
Advisory Task
Force Member, University of Pittsburgh's Productive Employment of Older Adults
Project, 1990.
Member, School
of Education Core Oversight Committee, 1989.
Advisory Council
Member, ERIC Center for Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Ohio State
University, 1988-1989.
Recipient and
Co-Director of a Kellogg grant to disseminate adult education information
worldwide utilizing computer-based technologies, 1986-1990 (known as the
S. U. Kellogg Project).
Co-host of the
1986 Adult Education Research Conference [AERC] on the Syracuse University
campus.
Member, Literacy
Education for the Elderly Project, National Council on the Aging,1984-1989.
Member, School
of Education Committee on Higher Degrees, 1981-1989.
Member and School
of Education Liaison, Gerontology Center Advisory Board, 1980-1989.
Advisory Council
Member, Lifelong Learning and the Aging Person, American Association of Retired
Persons [AARP], 1988.
Advisory Council
Member, EduNet, Inc., Media, PA, 1988-1989.
Advisory Council
Member, University of Wisconsin Kellogg Project for Professional Development,
1987-1988.
Member, Coalition
of Adult Education Organizations [CAEO], 1987-1989.
Member, Professional
Development Project, American Association of Adult and Continuing Education
[AAACE], 1985-1986.
Member, Professional
Development Project, National University Continuing Education Association
[NUCEA],1985.
Member of the
Cyril Houle Literature in Adult Education Award Committee, 1985.
Member, School
of Education Teaching Evaluation Committee, 1983 & 1986.
Mentor, Lilly
Foundation Teacher Improvement Award Winners, Syracuse University,
1983-1985.
Consultant,
Ministry of Manpower Development, Tanzania, 1984.
Board Member,
Onondaga County BOCES Advisory Council,1983-1987.
Board Member,
SUNY-Upstate Nursing Education Advisory Council, Syracuse, NY,
1984-1986.
Member, All
University Gerontology Center's Computer Utilization Committee, 1984-1987.
Consultant,
University of Southern Maine, 1984.
Board Member,
Kellogg Foundation Program to Train Hospital Educators, Minneapolis,
1980-1982.
External Evaluator,
Elmira College Graduate Program of Adult Education, Elmira, NY,
1982.
Member, University's
Distinguished Service Award Committee, 1981.
Member, School
of Education Professional Development Committee,
1980-1981.
Consultant,
NIE Project in Vermont on Rural Self-Directed Adult Learning,
1980-1981.
Consultant,
New York Lifelong Learning Project, 1980-1981.
Consultant, AID Lutheran Family Life Program, 1979-1980.
Editor,
Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1980-1983, Consulting Editor,
1975-1980.
Consultant,
Ministries of Agriculture and Education, Jamaica, 1980.
Consultant,
Kansas State University,1979.
Consultant,
University of Alberta, Canada, 1979.
Member, College
of Education Computer Usage Committee, Iowa State University,
1977-1979.
Member, College
of Education Research Committee, Iowa State University, 1977-1979.
Consultant,
various community colleges in Iowa, 1977-1979.
Consultant,
Nebraska Hospital Training Directors, Lincoln, NE, 1977-1980. Consultant,
Nebraska and Iowa Veterans' Hospitals, 1977-1980.
Advisory Council
Member, PACE, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA,
1977.
Consultant,
Lincoln General Hospital, Lincoln, NE, 1976.
Consultant,
Milford, Nebraska Public Schools, 1975.
Chair, Teachers
College Committee on the Continuing Education Unit, University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, NE, 1975.
Consultant,
Lincoln, Nebraska Public Schools, 1974.
Council Member,
Teachers College Community Education Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln,
NE, 1974-1976.
Chair, Teachers
College Graduate Program Specialization Committee, University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, NE,1974-1975.
University Teaching
Council Member, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 1973-1976.
Chair, Teachers
College Community Education Committee, University of
Nebraska,
Member, Teachers
College Curriculum Committee, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 1973-1975.
Participant,
National Adult Education Futures Project, 1973-1974.
Consultant,
Gerontology Program, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE, 1973-1975.
Council Member,
University Ministries in Higher Education, University of Nebraska, Lincoln,
NE,1974.
Consultant,
Red Oak, Iowa Public Schools, 1973-1974.
Consultant,
Southwest Iowa Learning Resources Center, Lincoln, NE,
1972-1976.
Moderator, "TV
Classroom" (14 show adult education series), University of Nebraska, Lincoln,
NE, 1972-1973.
Consultant,
Nebraska Commission on Aging, Lincoln, NE, 1971.
Consultant,
various community colleges in Nebraska and Kansas, 1970-1976.
[source:
Roger Hiemstra]
Associated Places
Ames, IA.
Ann Arbor, MI.
Elmira, NY.
Fayetteville,
NY.
Lincoln,
NE.
Syracuse, NY.
[source: Roger
Hiemstra]
Publications (since 1990)
Toward ethical practice. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Company, in process; expected publication Spring, 2003 (Ralph Brockett and Roger Hiemstra).
Teaching on-line: Not just another teaching assignment. PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning, Spring, 2002.
Uses and benefits of journal writing. In L. M. English & M. A. Gillen (Eds.), Promoting journal writing in adult education (New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 90), San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2001.
[Review of European views of self-directed learning: Historical, conceptual, empirical, practical, vocation]. Adult Education Quarterly, 49, 174-180, 1999 (Peggy Arnesen and Roger Hiemstra).
Self-directed learning: The personal responsibility model. In G. A. Straka (Ed.), Conceptions of self- directed learning. Münster/New York: Waxmann, 2000.
Philosophical and ethical considerations. In P. S. Cookson (Ed.), Program planning for the training and continuing education of adults. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing, 1998 (Ralph Brockett and Roger Hiemstra).
From mentor to partner: Lessons from a personal journey. In I. M. Saltiel, A. Sgroi, and R. G. Brockett (Eds.), The power and potential of collaborative learning partnerships (New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 79). San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1998 (Roger Hiemstra and Ralph Brockett).
From whence have we come: The first twenty-five years of educational gerontology. In J. C. Fisher & M. A. Wolf (Eds.). Using learning to meet the challenges of older adulthood (New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 77). San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1998.
Transitions in the workplace: Implications for self-directed learning. In M. A. Wolf & M. Leahey (Eds.), Adults in transition, Washington, DC: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 1998.
Applying the individualizing instruction model with adult learners. In C. R. Dills & A. J. Romiszowski (Eds.), Instructional development paradigms. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology, 1997.
Computerized distance education: The role of facilitators. In N. Venkataiah (Ed.), Educational technology. New Delhi: APH Publishing Corporation, 1996.
Self-directed adult learning. In DeCorte & Weinert (Eds.), The international encyclopedia of developmental and instructional psychology, Oxford: Elsevier Science, 1996.
Self-directed adult learning. In A. Tuijnman (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of adult education and training (second edition), Oxford: Elsevier Science, 1996.
An analysis of Stephen Brookfield -- Self-directed learning: From theory to practice. In G. J. Confessore & S. J. Confessore (Eds.), Guideposts to self-directed learning, Suwon, Korea: Seoul National University, 1996.
The internet: An introduction. In Adult Learning (Resources), March/April, 1996 (Trenton Ferro, Roger Hiemstra, and Gary Dean).
Moderating discussions in the electronic classroom. In Z. L. Burge & M. P. Collins (Eds.), Computer-mediated communications and the online classroom. Volume III: Distance Learning. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press Inc., 1995 (Rae Rohfeld and Roger Hiemstra).
Writing for publication in business and industry. In Consulting Success, Spring, 1995.
Professional writing: Processes, strategies, and tips for publishing in educational journals. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 1994 (Roger Hiemstra and Ellen Brier).
Overcoming resistance to self-direction in learning (New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 64). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994 (Roger Hiemstra and Ralph Brockett, Eds.).
Helping learners take responsibility for self-directed learning strategies. In R. Hiemstra and R. G. Brockett, (Eds.), Overcoming resistance to self-direction in learning (New Directions for Continuing Education, No. 64). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994.
From behaviorism to humanism: Incorporating self-direction in learning concepts into the instructional design process. In H. B. Long & Associates, New ideas about self-directed learning. Norman, OK: Oklahoma Research Center for Continuing Professional and Higher Education, University of Oklahoma, 1994 (Roger Hiemstra and Ralph Brockett).
Collaboration, networking, and the research community. In D. R. Garrison (Ed.), Research perspectives in adult education. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing, 1994 (Roger Hiemstra and Ralph Brockett).
Self-directed learning. In T. Husen & T. N. Postlethwaite (Eds.), The international encyclopedia of education (second edition), Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1994.
Lifelong education and personal growth. In A. Monk (Ed.), The Columbia retirement handbook. New York: Columbia University Press, 1994.
Three underdeveloped models for adult learning. In S. B. Merriam (Ed.), An update on adult learning theory (New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 57). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.
Aging and learning: An agenda for the future. In A. C. Tuijnman & M. Van der Kamp (Eds.), Learning across the lifespan: Theories, research, policies. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1992.
An analysis of Stephen Brookfield -- Self-directed learning: From theory to practice. In G. J. Confessore & S. J. Confessore (Eds.), Guideposts to self-directed learning. King of Prussia, PA: Organization Design and Development, 1992.
Individualizing the instructional process: What we have learned from two decades of research on self- direction in learning. In H. B. Long and Associates, Self-directed learning: Application and research. Norman, OK: Oklahoma Research Center for Continuing Professional and Higher Education, University of Oklahoma, 1992.
Self-directed learning for older adults. In American Association of Retired Persons, Resourceful aging: Today and tomorrow (Volume V, Lifelong Education--Conference Proceedings), Washington, D.C.: American Association of Retired Persons, 1991.
Individualizing the teaching and learning process. In M. Galbraith, (Ed.), Facilitating adult learning. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 1991 (Burt Sisco and Roger Hiemstra).
Moving from pedagogy to andragogy. Instructional Developments, 1(3), 1990.
Brockett, R. G. and Hiemstra, Roger. From theory to practice: Implementing
self-directed learning. In SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICES,
edited by Stephen Brookfield. NEW DIRECTIONS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION, no.
25 (Spring 1985):31-40.
[source: Roger
Hiemstra]
[Postscript: Roger was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame in 2000.]