Faculty

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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
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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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