5,355
Views
114
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Adult learners’ emotions in online learning

Pages 71-87 | Received 06 Oct 2007, Accepted 22 Feb 2008, Published online: 09 May 2008

References

  • Allan , J. and Lawless , N. 2003 . Stress caused by online collaboration in e‐learning: A developing model . Education + Training , 45 (8/9) : 564 – 572 .
  • Barbalet , J. 1998 . Emotion, social theory and social structure , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .
  • Boekaerts , M. 2007 . “ Understanding students’ affective processes in the classroom ” . In Emotion in education , Edited by: Schutz , P. and Pekrun , R. 37 – 56 . Boston : Academic Press .
  • Boler , M. 1999 . Feeling power: Emotions and education , New York : Routledge .
  • Britton , C. and Baxter , A. 1999 . Becoming a mature student: Gendered narratives of the self . Gender and Education , 11 (2) : 179 – 193 .
  • Brookfield , S.D. 1986 . Understanding and facilitating adult learning , San Francisco : Jossey‐Bass .
  • Campbell , S. 1997 . Interpreting the personal: Expression and the formation of feelings , Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press .
  • Carney‐Crompton , S. and Tan , J. 2002 . Support systems, psychological functioning and academic performance of non‐traditional female students . Adult Education Quarterly , 52 (2) : 140 – 154 .
  • Conrad , D. 2002 . Engagement, excitement, anxiety and fear: Learners’ experiences of starting an online course . The American Journal of Distance Education , 16 (4) : 205 – 226 .
  • Conrad , D. 2005 . Building and maintaining community of cohort‐based online learning . Journal of Distance Education , 20 (1) : 1 – 20 .
  • Davies , P. , Osborne , M. and Williams , J. 2002 . For me or not for me? – That is the question: A study of mature students’ decision making and higher education , Norwich, , UK : Department for Education and Skills (DfES) .
  • de Rivera , J.H. 1992 . “ Emotional climate: Social structure and emotional dynamics ” . In International review of studies on emotion , Edited by: Strongman , K.T. 197 – 218 . New York : John Wiley .
  • Denzin , N.K. 1997 . Interpretive ethnography: Ethnographic practices for the 21st century , Thousand Oaks, , CA : Sage .
  • Dirkx , J.M. 2001 . The power of feelings: Emotion, imagination, and the construction of meaning in adult learning . New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education , 89 : 63 – 72 .
  • Dirkx , J.M. 2006 . Engaging emotions in adult learning: A Jungian perspective on emotion and transformative learning . New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education , 109 : 15 – 26 .
  • Donaldson , J.F. and Graham , S. 1999 . A model of college outcomes for adults . Adult Education Quarterly , 50 (1) : 24 – 40 .
  • DuCharme‐Hansen , B.A. and Dupin‐Bryant , P.A. 2004 . Web‐based distance education for adults , Malabar, FL : Krieger .
  • Eastmond , D. 1995 . Alone but together: Computer conferencing in adult education , Cresskill, NJ : Hampton Press .
  • Edwards , R. 1993 . Mature women students: Separating or connecting family and education , London : Taylor & Francis .
  • Erickson , F. 1986 . “ Qualitative methods in research on teaching ” . In Handbook of research on teaching , Edited by: Wittrock , M.C. 119 – 161 . New York : Macmillan .
  • Furst‐Bowe , J. and Dittmann , W. 2001 . Identifying the needs of adult women in distance learning programs . International Journal of Instructional Media , 28 (4) : 405 – 414 .
  • Game , A. and Metcalfe , A. 1996 . Passionate sociology , London : Sage .
  • Goldsworthy , R. 2000 . Designing instruction for emotional intelligence . Educational Technology , 40 (5) : 43 – 58 .
  • Grigar , D. 1999 . “ Email and women in the classroom ” . In Feminist cyberspaces: Mapping gendered academic spaces , Edited by: Blair , K. and Takayoshi , P. 257 – 281 . Stamford, CT : Ablex .
  • Halio , M.P. 2004 . Teaching in our pajamas: Negotiating with adult learners in online distance writing courses . College Teaching , 52 (2) : 58 – 62 .
  • Hara , N. and Kling , R. 2003 . Students’ distress with a web‐based distance education course: An ethnographic study of participants’ experiences . Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education , 4 (2) Retrieved February 2, 2008, from http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde10/articles/hara.htm
  • Harré , R. , ed. 1986 . The social construction of emotions , New York : Basil Blackwell .
  • Home , A. 1998 . Predicting role conflict, overload and contagion in adult women university students with families and jobs . Adult Education Quarterly , 48 (2) : 85 – 97 .
  • Järvenoja , H. and Järvelä , S. 2005 . How students describe the sources of their emotional and motivational experiences during the learning process: A qualitative approach . Learning and Instruction , 15 (5) : 465 – 480 .
  • Johnson , S. and Robson , C. 1999 . Threatened identities: The experiences of women in transition to programs of professional higher education . Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology , 9 (4) : 273 – 288 .
  • Jones , A. and Issroff , K. 2005 . Learning technologies: Affective and social issues in computer‐supported collaborative learning . Computers & Education , 44 (4) : 395 – 408 .
  • Kramarae , C. 2001 . The third shift: Women learning online , Washington, DC : American Association of University Women Education Foundation .
  • Leavitt , J. 1996 . Meaning and feeling in the anthropology of emotions . American Ethnologist , 23 (3) : 514 – 539 .
  • Lupton , D. 1998 . The emotional self: A sociocultural exploration , London : Sage .
  • Lutz , C. and Abu‐Lughod , L. , eds. 1990 . Language and the politics of emotion , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .
  • MacFadden , R. 2005 . Souls on ice: Incorporating emotion in web‐based education . Journal of Technology in Human Services , 23 (1/2) : 79 – 98 .
  • MacFadden , R. 2007 . The forgotten dimension in learning: Incorporating emotion into web‐based education . Journal of Technology in Human Services , 25 (1/2) : 85 – 101 .
  • MacFadden , R. , Herie , M.A. , Maiter , S. and Dumbrill , G.C. 2005 . Achieving high touch in high tech: A constructivist, emotionally oriented model of web‐based instruction . Journal of Teaching in Social Work , 25 (1/2) : 21 – 44 .
  • Manca , S. and Delfino , M. 2007 . Learners’ representation of their affective domain through figurative language in a web‐based learning environment . Distance Education , 28 (1) : 25 – 43 .
  • Mayring , R. and von Rhoeneck , C. , eds. 2003 . Learning emotions: The influence of affective factors on classroom learning , Frankfurt am Main, , Germany : Peter Lang .
  • Merriam , S.B. and Caffarella , R.S. 2007 . Learning in adulthood: A comprehensive guide , (3rd ed.) , San Francisco : Jossey‐Bass .
  • Merriam , S. and Cunningham , P. , eds. 1989 . The handbook of adult and continuing education , San Francisco : Jossey‐Bass .
  • Miles , M.B. and Huberman , A.M. 1994 . Qualitative data analysis: An expanded sourcebook , Newbury Park, CA : Sage .
  • Moss , D. 2004 . Creating space for learning: Conceptualizing women and higher education through space and time . Gender and Education , 16 (3) : 283 – 302 .
  • Ng , K.‐C. 2001 . Using e‐mail to foster collaboration in distance education . Open Learning , 16 (2) : 191 – 200 .
  • Oplatka , I. and Tevel , T. 2006 . Liberation and revitalization: The choice and meaning of higher education among Israeli female students in midlife . Adult Education Quarterly , 57 (1) : 62 – 84 .
  • O’Regan , K. 2003 . Emotion and e‐learning . Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks , 7 (3) : 78 – 92 .
  • Pascal , G. and Cox , R. 1993 . Women returning to higher education , Buckingham, , UK : Open University Press .
  • Patton , M.Q. 2002 . Qualitative research and evaluation methods , (3rd ed.) , Newbury Park, CA : Sage .
  • Pekrun , R. , Goetz , T. , Titz , W. and Perry , R.P. 2002 . Academic emotions in students’ self‐regulated learning and achievement: A program of quantitative and qualitative research . Educational Psychologist , 37 (2) : 91 – 106 .
  • Plutchik , R. 2001 . The nature of emotions . American Scientist , 89 (4) : 344 – 350 .
  • Reay , D. 2002 . Class, authenticity and the transition to higher education for mature students . Sociological Review , 50 (3) : 396 – 416 .
  • Reay , D. 2003 . A risky business? Mature working‐class women students and access to higher education . Gender and Education , 15 (3) : 301 – 317 .
  • Reay , D. , Ball , S. and David , M. 2002 . It’s taking me a long time but I’ll get there in the end: Mature students on access courses and higher education choice . British Educational Research Journal , 28 (1) : 5 – 19 .
  • Reeve , J. 2001 . Understanding motivation and emotion , Fort Worth, , TX : Harcourt College .
  • Rice , R. and Love , G. 1987 . Electronic emotion . Communication Research , 14 (1) : 85 – 108 .
  • Rovai , A. and Wighting , M. 2005 . Feelings of alienation and community among higher education students in a virtual classroom . Internet and Higher Education , 8 (2) : 97 – 110 .
  • Schutz , P. and Pekrun , R. , eds. 2007 . Emotion in education , Boston : Academic Press .
  • Schwandt , T.A. 1998 . “ Constructivist, interpretivist approaches to human inquiry ” . In The landscape of qualitative research , Edited by: Denzin , N.K. and Lincoln , Y.S. 221 – 259 . Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage .
  • Shuck , B. , Albornoz , C. and Winberg , M. 2007 . “ Emotions and their effect on adult learning: A constructivist perspective ” . In Proceedings of the Sixth Annual College of Education Research Conference: Urban and International Education Section , Edited by: Nielsen , S.M. and Plakhotnik , M.S. 108 – 113 . Miami : Florida International University .
  • Spitzer , D.R. 2001 . Don’t forget the high touch with the high tech in distance learning . Educational Technology , 41 (2) : 51 – 55 .
  • Strauss , A. and Corbin , J. 1998 . Basics of qualitative research , (2nd ed.) , Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage .
  • von Prümmer , C. 2000 . Women and distance education: Challenges and opportunities , London : RoutledgeFalmer .
  • Vrasidas , C. and Glass , G. 2002 . “ A conceptual framework for studying distance education ” . In Distance education and distributed learning , Edited by: Vrasidas , C. and Glass , G. 31 – 56 . Greenwich, CT : Information Age Publishing .
  • Vrasidas , C. and Zembylas , M. 2003 . The nature of cross‐cultural technology‐mediated communication in globalized distance education . International Journal of Training and Development , 7 (4) : 271 – 286 .
  • Vryonides , M. , Vitsilakis , C. and Efthymiou , I. 2006 . “ Postgraduate study by e‐learning in Greece: Addressing social and geographical marginalization ” . In In from the margins: Adult education, work and civil society , Edited by: Antikainen , A. , Harinen , P. and Torres , C.A. 315 – 325 . Rotterdam, , the Netherlands : Sense .
  • Wiesenberg , F. 2001 . The roller coaster life of the online learner: How distance educators can help students cope . Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education , 27 (2) : 33 – 59 .
  • Wlodkowski , R. 1999 . Enhancing adult motivation to learn , San Francisco : Jossey‐Bass .
  • Wosnitza , M. and Volet , S. 2005 . Origin, direction and impact of emotions in social online learning . Learning and Instruction , 15 (5) : 449 – 464 .
  • Yorks , L. and Kasl , E. 2002 . Toward a theory and practice for whole‐person learning: Reconceptualizing experience and the role of affect . Adult Education Quarterly , 52 (3) : 176 – 192 .
  • Zembylas , M. 2002 . Constructing genealogies of teachers’ emotions in science teaching . Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 39 : 79 – 103 .
  • Zembylas , M. 2004 . Young children’s emotional practices while engaged in long‐term science investigations . Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 41 : 693 – 719 .
  • Zembylas , M. 2005 . Teaching with emotion: A postmodern enactment , Greenwich, CT : Information Age Publishing .
  • Zembylas , M. 2007 . “ The power and politics of emotions in teaching ” . In Emotions in education , Edited by: Schutz , P. and Peckrun , R. 293 – 309 . New York : Academic Press .
  • Zembylas , M. and Vrasidas , C. 2007 . Listening for silence in text‐based online encounters . Distance Education , 28 (1) : 5 – 24 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.