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bierema

Laura L. Bierema
Associate Professor
Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy
Adult Education Program

Education
Ed.D. in Adult Education
The University of Georgia


Contact Information
The University of Georgia
Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy
850 College Station Road
River’s Crossing, Room 405
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: (706) 542-6174
Fax: (706) 542-4024
bierema@uga.edu

Research Interests

  • Women’s Learning
  • Career Development
  • Organization Development
  • Critical Human Resource Development
  • Diversity and Multiculturalism
  • Qualitative Research

Courses Typically Taught

  • EADU 7020 Adult Learning and Instruction
  • EADU 8200 Organization Development and Change
  • EADU 9020 Adult Learning Theory and Research
  • EADU 8140 Gender and Race in the Workplace
  • EADU 8190 Introduction to Human Resource Development
  • EADU 6000 Seminars in Human Resource Development
  • EADU 9601 Seminar in Adult Education Research

Selected Publications

Books

Gilley, J. W., Dean, P., & Bierema, L. L. (forthcoming). Philosophy and practice of organizational learning, performance, and change. Cambridge: Perseus Publishing.

Bierema, L. L. (Ed.). (1998). Women's career development across the lifespan: Insights and strategies for women, organizations and adult educators. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 80. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Refereed Journal Articles

Bierema, L. L. (1999). A model of executive women's learning and development. Adult Education Quarterly, 49(2), 107-121.

Bierema, L. L., Berdish, D. M. (1999). Creating a learning organization: A case study of outcomes and lessons learned. Performance Improvement (38)4: 36-41.

Bierema, L. L. (1998). Fitting action learning to corporate programs. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 11(1), 86-107.

Bierema, L. L. (1998). Research as development: Evaluating a learning organization implementation. In R. L. Dilworth & V. J. Willis (Eds.), Human Resource Development Cutting Edge: The Outstanding 1997 Conference Papers. International Society for Performance Improvement and Academy of Human Resource Development

Bierema, L. L. (1996). Total quality and adult education: A natural partnership in the classroom. Innovative Higher Education, 20(3),145-169, Spring.

Bierema, L. L. (1996) How executive women learn corporate culture. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 7(2),145-163, Summer.

Ebell, M. H., & Bierema, L. L. (1991). The sick employee: Medical certificates and the primary care physician. American Family Physician, 91(3),255-260.

Reviews

Bierema, L. L. (In Press). [Review of the book Mentoring dilemmas: Developmental relationships within multicultural organizations]. Human Resource Development Quarterly.

Bierema, L. L. (1999).[Review of the book: The New Managerial Mentor: Becoming a Learning Leader to Build Communities of Purpose]. Human Resource Planning, 22(1), 51-53.

Bierema, L. L. (1999). Invited reaction: Setting the stage for further study of developmental relationships. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 10(3), 221-224.

Bierema, L. L., & Ebell, M. H. (1998). POEMS: Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters. How do patients think about diabetes? The Journal of Family Practice, 45(1),16-17.

Bierema, L.L. (1996) Learning and change in the adult years: A developmental perspective. Adult Education Quarterly, 46(3), 176-184, Spring.

Bulletins or Monographs

Bierema LL. (1999). The process of the learning organization: Making sense of change. In M. Ramirez (Ed.), Schools as learning communities. NASSP Bulletin,83(604), 46-56.

Chapters

Bierema, L. L. (In Press). Human resource development for humans: Moving beyond performance paradigms in workplace development. In A. Wilson and E. Hayes (Eds.) 2000 handbook of adult and continuing education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bierema, L. L. (2000). Training and employee development. In E. E. Kossek, & R. N. Block (Eds.) Managing Human Resources in the 21st Century: From Core Concepts to strategic choice. Cincinnati: South Western College Publishing.

Bierema, L. L., & Niebrugge, V. (1999). How to create effective learning environments. In: M. Silberman (Ed). The 1999 Training and Performance Sourcebook, 355-363. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Bierema, L. L. (1998). Editor's Notes. In Bierema, L. L. (Ed.). Women's career development across the lifespan: Insights and strategies for women, organizations and adult educators. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No 80. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bierema, L. L. (1998). A synthesis of women's career development issues. In Bierema, L. L. (Ed.). Women's career development across the lifespan: Insights and strategies for women, organizations and adult educators. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 80. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bierema, L. L. (1998). A quick guide to effective team meetings. In: M. Silberman (Ed). The 1998 Team and Organization Development Sourcebook. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Bierema, L. L. (1997). The Development of the Individual Leads to More Productive Workplaces. In R. Rowden (Ed). New Directions in Adult and Continuing Education: Debating the future of workplace learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bierema, L. L., & Berdish, D. M. (1996). Implementing the learning organization: A collaboration between business and education. In K.E. Watkins and V.J. Marsick (Eds). In Action, Case Studies: Creating the Learning Organization. Alexandria: ASTD Books, Volume 1, 179-190.

Roth, L., & Bierema, L. L. (1996). Attention! A learning assessment activity. In: M. Silberman (Ed). The 1996 McGraw-Hill Training and Performance Sourcebook. New York: McGraw-Hill, 78-82.

Major Grants and Contracts that are in process

Recipient.  Lilly Teaching Program Fellow. Michigan State University, 2000.  ($7,000.00).

Recipient. Cyril O. Houle Scholars in Adult and Continuing Education, 1999.  ($40,000 W. W. Kellogg Foundation).

Major Service

Editorial Board Membership

Adult Education Quarterly

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Reviewer

Human Resource Development International

Human Resource Development Review

Non-Profit Boards

President Jeannette Rankin Foundation

Founder Lukas’ Fund

University

Steering Committee College of Education Faculty Senate

Member Dean’s Fifth Year Review Committee

Department of Lifelong Education, Administration & Policy Leadership Team

Program of Adult Education Multicultural Committee

Links and URLS Specific to Discipline

Academy of Human Resource Development

Adult Education Research Conference

 

 

 
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