Rosemary S. Caffarella
Personal Vita
6/22/2009 Compiled
by Jeral Kirwan (University
of Tennessee)
Name
Rosemary S. Caffarella
(Professor Cafarella;
R. S. Caffarella; Dr. Caffarella)
[source: Jeral Kirwan ]
Strategy Hints
Papers at The University of Northern Colorado
Papers at Cornell University
Papers on Malaysian Breast Cancer Education
Papers at the University of Alaska Anchorage
[source:
Birth Date
1946
[sources: Zoominfo.com, University of Alaska]
Education
B.A.
degree, community leadership and development
Springfield
College, 1968
M.A.
degree, rehabilitation counseling; Ed.S, adult and continuing education
Michigan
State University, 1973
Ph.D.,
adult and continuing education
Michigan
State University, 1978
[sources: Zoominfo.com, Cornell Univerity, Cornell.edu ]
Work History
Researcher and Professor of Adult
Education
Cornell
University
Professor in the Division of Educational Leadership and Policy
Studies
University of
Northern Colorado
[sources: Zoominfo.com,
Cornell Univerity, Cornell.edu]
Honors
Malcolm Knowles Memorial Self-Directed Learning Award,
International Society for Self-Directed Learning - 2009
College
of Education Scholar of the Year Award, University of Northern Colorado – Spring,
1999
College
of Education Achievement in Teaching Award, University of Northern Colorado –
Spring, 1995
Cyril
Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education for Learning in Adulthood. A Comprehensive Guide
(2nd Ed.) (with Sharan Merriam) – November,
2000
M.
Lucille Harrison Award for Lifetime Achievement in Education, University of Nothern Colorado – May, 1996
Honorary
Doctorate of Letters, College of Lifelong Learning, University of New Hampshire
System – June, 2003
Post
Doctoral Fellow, Adult Learning, Montana State University (funded by Kellogg
Foundation) - 1987-1988
Phi
Kappa Phi Honor Society - 1977
Kappa
Delta Pi Honor Society - 1968
[sources: Zoominfo.com, Cornell Univerity, Cornell.edu]
Associated Subjects
Adult development
Adult education
Adult psychology
Breast cancer research and education
Community education
Continuing education
Distance learning
Educational psychology
Faculty development
Global education
Learning theories
Outreach and extension
Program planning
Women in leadership
[sources: Zoominfo.com, Cornell Univerity, Cornell.edu ]
Associated Organizations
Adult Education Association
American Psychological Association [APA]
Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center
Global Breast Health Initiative
Malaysian Breast Cancer Education Program
Susan Komen Foundation
[sources: Zoominfo.com, Cornell Univerity, Cornell.edu]
Associated Events or
Projects
Malaysian Breast Cancer Education Program
Chair
Commission of
Professors of Adult Education
[sources: Zoominfo.com, Cornell Univerity, Cornell.edu]
Associated Places
Cornell University, Ithica, NY
[sources: Cornell Univerity, Cornell.edu]
Selected Publications
Berger, N., Caffarella, R. S., &
O'Donnell, J. M. (2003). Learning Plans. In M. Galbraith (Ed.), Adult
learning methods: A guide for effective instruction (3rd Ed.) Melbourne,
Fl: Kreiger.
Caffarella, R. S., & Kamis, M. (In
progress). Transnational program planning for adults. (To be submitted to Adult Education Quarterly or to the International Journal of Adult Education.)
Caffarella, R. S. (1993). The
continuing journey of our professional lives: The impact of significant life
events. Adult Learning, 4(3), 27
& 30.
Caffarella, R. S. (2000). Goals of
self-learning. In G. Straka (Ed.), Conceptions
of self-directed learning: Theoretical and conceptual considerations. Munster,
Germany: Waxmann Press.
Caffarella, R. S. (2002). Planning programs for adults: A
comprehensive guide (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Caffarella, R. S., Armour, R. A.,
Fuhrmann, B., & Wergin, J. (1989). Mid-career faculty: Refocusing the
perspective. Review of Higher Education,
12, 403-410.
Caffarella, R. S., & Barnett, B. G.
(2000). Teaching doctoral students to become scholarly writers: The importance
of giving and receiving critiques. Studies
in Higher Education, 25(1), 39-52.
Caffarella, R. S., Clark, M. C., &
Ingram, P. B. (1999). Women in leadership: Living with the constraints of the
glass ceiling. Initiaves, 59(1),
65-76.
Caffarella, R. S., & Merriam, S. B.
(2000). Linking the individual learner to the context of adult learning. In E.
Hayes & R. W. Wilson (Eds.), Handbook
of adult education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Caffarella, R. S., & Merriam, S. B.
(2004). Perspectives on adult learning: Framing our research. (Reprint and
translation). Journal for the Study of
Adult Education and Learning, 1-2, 31-39.
Caffarella, R. S., & O`Donnell, J.
M. (1987). Self-directed learning: A critical paradigm revisited. Adult Education Quarterly, 37, 199-211.
Caffarella, R. S., & O`Donnell, J.
M. (1991). Judging the quality of work-related self-directed learning. Adult Education Quarterly, 42, 17-29.
Caffarella, R. S., & Olson, S. K.
(1993). Psychosocial development of women: A critical review of the literature.
Adult Education Quarterly, 43,
125-151.
Clark, M. C., & Caffarella, R. S.
(1999). An update on adult development: New ways of thinking about the life
course. New Directions for Adult and
Continuing Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Clark, M. C., & Caffarella, R. S.
(1999). Theorizing adult development. In M. C. Clark & R. S. Caffarella
(Eds.), An Update on adult development: New ways of thinking about the life
course. New Directions for Adult and
Continuing Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Clark, M. C., Caffarella, R. S., &
Ingram, P. B. (1998). Leadership at the glass ceiling: Women`s experience of
mid-management roles. Initiatives, 58(4),
59-70.
Merriam, S. B., & Caffarella, R.
S. (2005). Learning in adulthood. (Translated
into Chinese and Japanese). New York: John Wiley.
Merriam, S. B., Caffarella, R. S.,
& Baumgartner, L. M. (2007). Learning
in adulthood (3rd Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
[sources: Zoominfo.com, Cornell Univerity, Cornell.edu ]
Miscellaneous
Rosemary
is a strong figure in the adult education field. She is a prolific writer with
extensive research interests. Despite being near the age that many people
consider retiring, Dr. Caffarella shows no indication of slowing down her work.