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Juanita Johnson-Bailey
Professor
Interim Director, Institute for Women’s Studies
Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy; and Women’s Studies
Adult Education Program

 

The Social Experiences of Black Graduate
Students at The University of Georgia

 

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 408
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: (706) 542-2214
Fax: (706) 542-4024
jjb@uga.edu

Research Interests

  • Gender and race in the educational and workplace setting

  • The experiences of Black reentry and graduate students.

Course Typically Taught

  • EADU 8180 Feminist Pedagogy

  • EADU 8140 Gender and Race in the Workplace

Selected Publications

Books

Bell-Scott, P., & Johnson-Bailey, J. (1998). Flat-footed truths: Telling Black women’s lives. New York: Henry Holt.

Johnson-Bailey, J. (2001). Sistahs in college: Making a way out of no way. Malabar, FL: Krieger Press.

Chapters

Johnson-Bailey, J., & Cervero, R. M.  (2009). Different worlds & divergent paths: Academic careers defined by race and gender. In K. Weeks (Ed.), Privilege and Prejudice: Twenty Years with the Invisible Knapsack (pp. 39-64). Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press.

Baumgartner, L., & Johnson-Bailey, J. (2008). Fostering awareness of diversity and multiculturalism in adult and higher education (pp. 45–53). In J. Dirkx (Ed.), Adult learning and the emotional self. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 120. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Johnson-Bailey, J. (2007). Sonia Sanchez: Telling what we must hear. In J. Joyce (Ed.), Conversations with Sonia Sanchez (pp. 70-79). Jackson: University Press of Mississippi.

Johnson-Bailey, J. (2006). Transformative learning: A community empowerment conduit for African American women. In S.B. Merriam, B. Courtenay & R.M. Cervero. Global issues in adult education: Perspectives from Latin America, Southern Africa, and the United States, 307-318. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Johnson-Bailey, J & Alfred, M. (2006). Transformative teaching and the practices of Black women adult educators. In E.W. Taylor, Fostering transformative learning in the classroom: Challenges and innovations. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 102. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 49-58.

Johnson-Bailey, J., & Cervero, R.M. (2004). Widening access for the education of adults in the United States. In M. Osborne, J. Gallacher, & B. Corssan (Eds.), Researching Widening Access: Issues and Approaches in an International Context (pp. 77-90). London: Routledge.

Lee, M., & Johnson-Bailey, J. (2004). Challenges to the classroom authority of women of color. In J. Sandlin & R. St.Clair (Eds.), Promoting critical practice in adult education (pp. 55-64).New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 102. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Johnson-Bailey, J. (2003). Enjoining positionality and power in narrative work: Balancing contentious issues and modulating forces. In K. B. DeMarrais, & S. D. Lapin (Eds.), Perspectives and approaches for research in education and the social sciences (pp. 123-138). Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Johnson-Bailey, J. (2002). Race matters: The unspoken variable in the teaching-learning transaction. In J. M. Ross-Gordon (Ed.), Contemporary viewpoints on teaching adults effectively (pp. 39-49). New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 90. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Johnson-Bailey, J. (2001). The power of race and gender: Black women’s struggle and survival in higher education. In R. M. Cervero, & A. L. Wilson, and Associates. Power in practice: Adult education and the struggle for knowledge and power in society (pp. 126-144). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Johnson-Bailey, J., & Cervero, R. M. (2000). The invisible politics of race in adult education. In A. L. Wilson & E. R. Hayes (Eds.), Handbook of adult and continuing education: New edition (pp. 147-160). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Johnson-Bailey, J. (1999). Participation and retention concerns of Black women adult learners. In D. W. Ntiri (Ed.), Pedagogy for adult learners: Methods and strategies: Vol 2. Models for adult and lifelong learning (pp. 7-34). Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press.

Johnson-Bailey, J. (1998). Harriet Ann Buckley: An artist storyteller. In P. Bell-Scott & J. Johnson-Bailey (Eds.), Flatfooted truths: Telling Black women’s lives (pp. 24-33). New York: Henry Holt.

Johnson-Bailey, J. (1998). Sonia Sanchez: Telling what we must hear. In P. Bell-Scott & J. Johnson-Bailey (Eds.), Flatfooted truths: Telling Black women’s lives (pp. 209-222). New York: Henry Holt.

Johnson-Bailey, J., & Tisdell, E. J. (1998). Diversity issues in women’s career development. In L. L. Bierema (Ed.), Women’s career development across the lifespan: Insights and strategies for women, organizations, and adult educators (pp. 83-93). New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 80. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Johnson-Bailey, J., & Cervero, R.M. (1997). Negotiating power dynamics in workshops. In J. A. Fleming (Ed.), New perspectives on designing and implementing effective workshops (pp. 41-50). New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 76. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Johnson-Bailey, J., Tisdell, E. J., & Cervero, R. M. (1994). Issues of gender and race in the professionalization of adult education. In E. Hayes & A. J. Scipio (Eds.), Confronting racism and sexism in adult and continuing education (pp. 63-76). New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 61. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Monographs:

Drake-Clark, D., & Johnson-Bailey, J. (2006, May). Re-Imagining the mission(s) of African Diaspora. Proceedings of the 14th Annual African Diaspora Adult Education Research Confernce, Pre-Conference of the 46 Annaul Adult Education ResearchConference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.

Drake-Clark, D., & Johnson-Bailey, J. (2005, June). Pedagogy, politics & paradigms: The intersection of systems of power within the diaspora. Proceedings of the 13th Annual African Diaspora Adult Education Research Conference. PreConfernece of the 45th Annual Adult Education Research Conference, The University of Georgia: Athens, Georgia.

Ray, N., & Johnson-Bailey, J. (Eds). (2003, May). Research within the diaspora: Struggles, realities and transformations. Proceedings of the African Diaspora Adult Education Research Conference. PreConfernece of the 44th Annual Adult Education Research Conference, San Francisco State University: San Francisco, California.

Burke, M. C., & Johnson-Bailey, J. (Eds.) (2002, May). Challenges and opportunities of the new millennium. Proceedings of the African American Adult Education Research Conference. PreConfernece of the 43rd Annual Adult Education Research Conference, Michigan State University: East Lansing, Michigan.

Hanscome, L., & Johnson-Bailey, J. (Eds.) (2001, May). Self-determination for the new millennium. Proceedings of the African American Adult Education Research Conference. PreConfernece of the 43rd Annual Adult Education Research Conference, The University of British Columbia: Vancouver, Canada.

Refereed Journal Articles

Johnson-Bailey, J., & Cervero, R. M.  (2008). Different worlds & divergent paths: Academic careers defined by race and gender. Harvard Educational Review, 78(2), 311-332.

Johnson-Bailey, J., Valentine, T., Cervero, R. M., & Bowles, T. A. (2009). Rooted in the soil: The social experiences of Black graduate students at a Southern research university. Journal of Higher Education, 80(2), 178 - 203.

Johnson-Bailey, J., Valentine, T., Cervero, R. M., & Bowles, T. A. (2008). “Lean on Me”: The support experiences of Black graduate students. Journal of Negro Education, 77(4) 365-381.

Palmer, G.A., & Johnson-Bailey, J. (2008). The impact of mentoring on the careers of African Americans. Canadian Journal of Career Development, 7(1), 45- 51.

Johnson-Bailey, J., & Cervero, R. M. (2007). How privileges of gender and race affect academic life. Women in Higher Education, 16(9), 33.

Johnson-Bailey, J. (2006). African Americans in adult education: The Harlem Renaissance revisited. Adult Education Quarterly, 56(2), 102-118. *

Manglitz, E., Johnson-Bailey, J., & Cervero, R.M. (2005). Struggles of hope: How White adult educators challenge racism. Teachers College Record, 107(6), 1245-1274. *

Johnson-Bailey, J., & Lee, M. (2005). Women of color in the academy: Where’s our authority in the classroom? Feminist Teacher, 15(2), 111-123. *

Palmer, G., & Johnson-Bailey, J. (2005). The career development of African Americans in the areas of training and organizational development. Human Resource Planning, 28(1), 1-12. *

Johnson-Bailey, J., & Lee, M. (2005). Women of color in the academy: Where’s our authority in the classroom? Feminist Teacher, 15(2), 111-123. *

Manglitz, E., Johnson-Bailey, J., & Cervero, R.M. (2005). Struggles of hope: How White adult educators challenge racism. Teachers College Record, 107(6), 1245-1274. *

Johnson-Bailey, J. (2004). Hitting and climbing the proverbial wall: Participation and retention issues for Black graduate women. Race, Ethnicity, & Education, 7(4), 331-349.*

Johnson-Bailey, J., & Cervero, M. (2004). Mentoring in Black and White: The intricacies of cross-cultural mentoring. Journal of Mentoring and Tutoring, 12(1), 7-21.

Johnson-Bailey, J. (2003). Everyday perspectives on feminism: African American women speak out. Race, Gender, & Class, 10(3), 82-99.

Johnson-Bailey, J. (2001). The road less walked: A retrospective of race and ethnicity in adult education. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 20(1-2), 89-99. *

Merriam, S. B., Johnson-Bailey, J., Lee, M.-Y., Kee, Y., Ntseane, G., & Muhamad, M. (2001). Power and positionality: Negotiating insider/outsider status within and across cultures. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 20(5), 405-416. *

Johnson-Bailey, J. (1999). The ties that bind and the shackles that separate: Race, gender, class and color in a research process. Qualitative Studies in Education, 12(6), 659-670. *

Johnson-Bailey, J. (1999). The ties that bind and the shackles that separate: Race, gender, class and color in a research process. Qualitative Studies in Education, 12(6), 659-670. *

Johnson-Bailey, J. (1998). Black reentry women in the academy: Making a way out of no way. Initiatives, 58(4), 37-48. *

Johnson-Bailey, J., & Cervero, R. M. (1998). Power dynamics in teaching and learning practices: An examination of two adult education classrooms. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 17(6), 389-399. *

Johnson-Bailey, J. (1998). Telling what we must hear. MS Magazine (July/August), 53-60.

Johnson-Bailey, J., & Cervero, R. M. (1996). An analysis of the educational narratives of reentry Black women. Adult Education Quarterly, 46(3), 142-157. *

 

 
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