Faculty

Contact Information
The University of Georgia
Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy
850 College Station Road
River’s Crossing, Room 421
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: (706) 542-4012
Fax: (706) 542-4024
bcourt@uga.edu

Research Interests

• Administration in Adult Education
• Learning in Marginal Groups
• Spirituality and Adult Education

Course Typically Taught

• EADU 8610  Trends and Issues in Adult Education(Spiritual Issues in Adult Education)
• EADU 9630  Critique of Educational Literature in Adult Education
• EADU 9640  Prospectus Development in Adult Education

Selected Publications

Merriam, S. B., Courtenay, B. C., & Cervero, R., M. (Eds.). (2006). Global issues and adult education: Perspectives from Latin America, Southern Africa, and the United States. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Merriam, S.B., Courtenay, B.C., & Baumgartner, L.  (2003). On becoming a witch: Learning in a marginalized community of practice.  Adult Education Quarterly, 53(3), 170-188.

Courtenay, B. C., Merriam, S. B., & Baumgartner, L. M.  (2003).  Witches ways of knowing: Integrative learning in joining a marginalized group.  International Journal of Lifelong Learning, 22(2), 111-131.

Merriam, S. B., Courtenay, B. C., & Reeves, P. M.  (2001). Time and its relationship to development in the life course: Some reflections from a study of HIV-positive adults.  Journal of Adult Development, 8(3), 173-182.

Courtenay, B. C., Merriam, S. B., Reeves, P. M., & Baumgartner, L.  (2000).  Perspective transformation over time:  A 2-year follow-up study of HIV-positive adults.  Adult Education Quarterly, 50(2), 102-119

Courtenay, B. C., Merriam, S. B., & Reeves, P. M.  (1999).  Faith development in the lives of HIV-positive adults.  Journal of Religion and Health, 38(3), 203-218.

Reeves, P. M., Merriam, S. B., & Courtenay, B. C.  (1999).  Adaptation to HIV infection: The development of coping strategies over time.  Qualitative Health Research, 9(3), 344-361.