Understanding adult learning in the midst of complex social "liquid modernity" / Aliki Nicolaides, Victoria J. Marsick -- Literacy development and language expression for adult learners in transition / Clarena Larrotta, Ji Yoon Christine Moon -- Educating African American women through job clubs / Traci L. Hodges, E. Paulette Isaac-Savage -- Interactive influences on health and adult education / Lilian H. Hill -- Competing in the world's global education and technology arenas / Simone C.O. Conceição -- What our ancestors knew : teaching and learning through storytelling / Randee Lipson Lawrence, Dennis Swiftdeer Paige -- Taking care of business : the opportunities and dilemmas for adult education in a changing economy / Ellen Scully-Russ -- Challenges for policy and standards for adult and higher education / Belle S. Wheelan -- Negotiating boundaries through flexibility, capacity, and agility in adult education / Carmela R. Nanton