1946 - Present
Personal Data
Emeritus Professor of Education and Head of Education Department, Cornell University.
Education
Ph.D., Adult and Continuing Education, Michigan State University, 1978
Ed.S., Adult and Continuing Education, Michigan State University, 1973
M.A., Rehabilitation Counseling, Michigan State University, 1973
B.A., Community Leadership and Development, Summa Cum Laude, Springfield College, 1968
Employment
2002-2012 Professor of Education and Head of Education Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2002-2007 Department Chair, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
1995-2002 Visiting Professor, University of Calgary, Faculty in Continuing Education
1990-2002 University of Northern Colorado, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
1982-1990 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, Associate Professor Adult Education
1982-1985 Division Head, Educational Studies, Adult and Occupational Education
1979-1982 University of Maine, Orono, Assistant Professor, College of Education
1979-1982 University of Maine, Orono, Assistant Dean, Graduate School
1973-1979 University of Maine, Director of Cooperative Education/Field Experience Programs
Awards and Honors
Fullbright Specialist Award, 2010
Inducted into International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, November 2009
Malcom Knowles Memorial Award, International Society of Self-Directed Learning (With Sharan Merriam), February 2008
College of Education Scholar of the Year Award, University of Northern Colorado, Spring 1999
College of Education Achievement in Teaching Award, University of Northern Colorado, Spring 1995
Cyril Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education for Learning in adulthood. A comprehensive guide (2nd ed.). (with Sharan Merriam). November 2000
M. Lucille Harrison Award for Lifetime Achievement in Education, University of Northern Colorado, May 1996
Honorary Doctorate of Letters, College of Lifelong Learning, University of New Hampshire System, June 2003
Post Doctoral Fellow, Adult Learning, Montana State University (funded by Kellogg Foundation). -1987-1988
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 1977-present
Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society, 1968-present
Membership-Professional Organizations
Commission of Professors of Adult Education
Adult and Extension Education | academic program office
Learning, Teaching & Social Policy (LTSP) | academic program office
Publications
Merriam, S. B., Caffarella, R. S., & Baumgartner, L. M. (2007). Learning in adulthood (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Caffarella, R .S., & Kamis, M. (In progress). Transnational program planning for adults. To be submitted to Adult Education Quarterly or to the International Journal of Adult Education.
Merriam, S. B., & Caffarella, R. S. (2005, Translated into Chinese and Japanese). Learning in adulthood. New York, NY: John Wiley.
Caffarella, R.S., & Merriam, S.B. (2004). Reprint and translation: Perspectives on Adult Learning: Framing Our Research. Journal for the Study of Adult Education and Learning, Broj 1-2, 31-39.
Berger, N., Caffarella, R .S., & O'Donnell, J. M. (2003). Learning Plans. In M. W. Galbreath (Ed.), Adult learning methods. A guide for effective instruction (3rd ed.) Melbourne, FL: Krieger.
Caffarella, R. S. (2002). Planning programs for adults: A comprehensive guide (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Caffarella, R. S., & Merriam, S. B. (2000). Linking the individual learner to the context of adult learning. In E. Hayes & R. W. Wilson (Eds.), Handbook of Adult Education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Caffarella, R. S., & Barnett, B. G. (2000). Teaching doctoral students to become scholarly writers; The importance of giving and receiving critiques. Studies in Higher Education, 25(1), 39-52.
Caffarella, R .S. (2000). Goals of self-learning. In G. Straka (Ed.). Conceptions of self-directed learning. Theoretical and conceptual considerations. Munster, Germany: Waxmann Press.
Clark, M. C., & Caffarella, R. S. (1999). Theorizing adult development. In M.C. Clark & R.S. Caffarella (Eds.), An Update on adult development: New ways of thinking about the life course. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Clark, M.C., & Caffarella, R.S. (1999). An update on adult development: New ways of thinking about the life course. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Caffarella, R .S., Clark, M .C., & Ingram, P. B. (1999). Women in leadership: Living with the constraints of the glass ceiling. Initiaves, 59(1), 65-76.
Clark, M. C., Caffarella, R. S., & Ingram, P. B. (1998). Leadership at the glass ceiling: Women`s experience of mid-management roles. Initiatives, 58(4), 59-70.
Caffarella, R. S., & Olson, S.K. (1993) Psychosocial development of women: A critical review of the literature. Adult Education Quarterly, 43(3), 125-151.
Caffarella, R. S. (1993). The continuing journey of our professional lives: The impact of significant life events. Adult Learning, 4(3), 27 & 30.
Caffarella, R. S., & O`Donnell, J. M. (1991). Judging the quality of work-related self-directed learning. Adult Education Quarterly, 42, 17-29.
Caffarella, R. S., Armour, R. A., Fuhrmann, B., & Wergin, J. (1989). Mid-career faculty: Refocusing the perspective. Review of Higher Education, 12, 403-410.
Caffarella, R. S., & O`Donnell, J. M. (1987). Self-directed learning: A critical paradigm revisited. Adult Education Quarterly, 37, 199-211.
Professional Interest Areas
Field of Education
Field of International Development
Field of International Agriculture and Rural Development
Major research in Malaysia on breast cancer education project.
Major Contributions to Adult Education
Being a professor with a belief system that believes her role is to assist learners to critically examine and reflect on how they define knowledge, learning and education. Research focus in the following areas:
Learning in Adulthood
Designing Professional Development and Training Programs
Teaching of Scholarly Writing
Women and Leadership
Educating Malaysian Women and their Families about Breast Cancer Treatment and Prevention
Culturally-Sensitive Translation
Additional Resources
Cornell University, (2008). Retrieved on July 4, 2008. From: http://www.education.cornell.edu/cals/education/people/faculty/profile.cfm?netId=rsc29
Articles
Photo Gallery
Video/Audio
Rosemary Caffarella_000 Stoddard 2final_0.mp3
Presentations
Books
References
Cornell University, (2008). Retrieved on July 4, 2008. From: http://www.education.cornell.edu/cals/education/people/faculty/profile.cfm?netId=rsc29
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