Judith Parker

Judith ParkerDr. Parker has earned a doctorate degree, and an M.S. degree in Adult and Continuing Education from Teachers College/Columbia University in New York, an M.S. degree in physics from Purdue University in Indiana, and a B.S. degree in physics and mathematics from Notre Dame College in Ohio. Dr. Parker has over 20 years experience in leadership positions within business organizations emerging into the global market and has been instrumental in leading them toward becoming global learning organizations. She has worked extensively with technical managers and technical employees in Asia and Europe in leadership education and training and technical employee skill development. Dr. Parker’s academic experience includes teaching adult learning and leadership theory and practice, staff development and training, and organizational development, in graduate programs at Teachers College/ Columbia University and St. Mary’s University of Minnesota using totally on-line format, totally classroom format, and blended delivery. She also teaches college physics and astronomy at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania. She has presented numerous papers at conferences globally including the Academy of Management, American Association of Physics Teachers, American Society of Training and Development, College Industry Education Conference, Quality and Productivity Management Association, Business and Multimedia Conference in Ireland, Lisbon 2000 European Conference on ODL Networking for Quality Learning, and World Open Learning for Business Conferences in the UK. She has authored numerous articles in publications including the “Compendium on Uses of Distance Learning Technologies in Engineering Education” and the “Journal of the International Association for Continuing Engineering Education” and book chapters including “Cyber Action Learning and Virtual Project Teams for Leadership and Management Development” with L. Yiu in the book Workplace Training and Learning: A Cross-Cultural Perspective and the chapter “The Online Adult Learner: Profiles and Practices” in Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education by edited by Victor Wang. She has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has received the American Association of Physics Teachers Innovative Teaching Award and the Park College Educational Partnership Award.

Publications

Examining Adult Learning Assumptions and Theories in Technology-Infused Communities and Professions
Judith E. Parker, Sandra L Williamson-Leadley. © 2023. 14 pages.
Adult learning in today's society is primarily focused on the needs of adults as they function in their communities and professions. Adult learning principles and theories...
Foreword
Judith Parker. © 2022.
This Foreword is included in the book Handbook of Research on Educational Leadership and Research Methodology.
Foreword
Judith Parker. © 2021. 2 pages.
This Foreword is included in the book Promoting Qualitative Research Methods for Critical Reflection and Change.
New Horizons for Sustainable Growth in Eurasia Powered by Technology-Infused Adult Learning
Judith Parker. © 2021. 18 pages.
On January 1, 2019, an American spacecraft, New Horizons, that had been traveling through space for 13 years discovered Ultima Thule, the farthest object in our Solar System....
Technology as Integral to a New Paradigm of Adult Education
Judith Parker. © 2021. 10 pages.
Technology and adult education are often discussed as two separate subjects yet just as it is impossible to live one day without the impact of technology, it is impossible to...
Toward Sustainability Through Digital Technologies and Practices in the Eurasian Region
Gainiya Tazhina, Judith Parker. © 2020. 294 pages.
In today’s modernized world, implementing technology into the infrastructures of communities has become a common custom. The idea of digital economy has proven to be an...
International Journal of Adult Education and Technology (IJAET)
Viktor Wang, Kristina Posavec. Est. 2020.
The International Journal of Adult Education and Technology (IJAET) provides a global look at educational technologies for adult learners in higher education with content drawing...
Kazakhstani E-Learning Practice in Higher Education: The Key Trends and Challenges
Kamchat Yessenova, Judith Parker, Zuhra Sadvakasova, Akmaral Syrgakbaeva, Gainiya Tazhina. © 2020. 21 pages.
The purpose of the study was to analyze the experience provided by e-learning in a higher education setting in Kazakhstan as viewed by university administrators and graduate...
New Horizons for Sustainable Growth in Eurasia Powered by Technology-Infused Adult Learning
Judith Parker. © 2020. 18 pages.
On January 1, 2019, an American spacecraft, New Horizons, that had been traveling through space for 13 years discovered Ultima Thule, the farthest object in our Solar System....
Contemporary Leadership Development in Kazakhstan
Gainiya Tazhina, Judith Parker, Arslan Ivashov. © 2019. 14 pages.
During the 25 years of Kazakhstan's independence, universities in the country have been educating/training managers and leaders with emphasis on translated and adopted...
Contemporary Leadership Development in Kazakhstan
Gainiya Tazhina, Judith Parker, Arslan Ivashov. © 2018. 12 pages.
During the 25 years of Kazakhstan's independence, universities in the country have been educating/training managers and leaders with emphasis on translated and adopted...
Hubble's Expanding Universe: a Model for Quality in Technology Infused engineering and Technology Education
Judith Parker. © 2016. 14 pages.
Until Edwin Hubble's discoveries in 1924, astronomers thought that our Milky Way galaxy was the entire universe. Hubble provided a model of a larger universe beyond our...
Technology as Integral to a New Paradigm of Adult Education
Judith E. Parker. © 2014. 9 pages.
Technology and adult education are often discussed as two separate subjects, yet just as it is impossible to live one day without the impact of technology, it is impossible to...
Examining Adult Learning Assumptions and Theories in Technology-Infused Communities and Professions
Judith E. Parker. © 2014. 13 pages.
Adult learning in today's society is primarily focused on the needs of adults as they function in their communities and professions. Adult learning principles and theories...
Hubble's Expanding Universe: A Model for Technology Infused Adult Learning
Judith Parker. © 2014. 15 pages.
Until Edwin Hubble's discoveries in 1924, astronomers thought that our Milky Way galaxy was the entire universe. Hubble provided a model of a larger universe beyond our...
Educational Leadership and Ralph Tyler
Viktor Wang, Judith Parker. © 2013. 12 pages.
This article addresses the traditional instructional leadership (characterized with Tyler’s four questions; teachers prescribe a curriculum; learners assume a submissive role of...
Improving the Workforce in Kazakhstan through Distance Learning Technologies
Judith E. Parker, Gainiya Tazhina. © 2013. 14 pages.
Kazakhstan’s emergence as an independent nation began with the fall of the U.S.S.R. twenty years ago. Increasing globalization has opened up new opportunities for today’s...
Examining Adult Learning Assumptions and Theories in Technology-Infused Communities and Professions
Judith Parker. © 2013. 13 pages.
Adult learning in today’s society is primarily focused on the needs of adults as they function in their communities and professions. Adult learning principles and theories have...
Before K and Beyond 20: The Sustainable Learning Paradigm
Judith E. Parker. © 2013. 13 pages.
The concept of sustainability has reached numerous areas of our culture today. Learning, however, has been described as lifelong or continuous but not sustainable. This chapter...
Pedagogical and Andragogical Teaching and Learning with Information Communication Technologies
Viktor Wang, Lesley Farmer, Judith Parker, Pamela M. Golubski. © 2012. 242 pages.
Pedagogy and andragogy are often treated as separate fields, despite their similarities and shared goal of stimulating learning in individuals to the fullest degree possible....
Instructional Methods for Online Learners
Judith Parker. © 2012. 13 pages.
While a plethora of instructional methods are documented and utilized in educational and training programs, some are more appropriate for the online learner than others. This...
Comparing Traditional Teaching with Andragogical Teaching via Web 2.0 Technologies
Judith Parker. © 2012. 14 pages.
The social networking and knowledge development features of Web 2.0 have offered new opportunities and challenges for teaching. This chapter will explore how these have impacted...
Engaging Traditional Learning and Adult Learning via Information Technologies
Judith Parker. © 2012. 13 pages.
Student engagement is a key factor in learning whether it involves traditional or adult learners. While the role of the teacher may differ, it is primarily the responsibility of...
Encouraging Student Motivation in Distance Education
Judith Parker. © 2012. 13 pages.
While motivating students to enroll, participate, and complete any learning activity has always been a challenge, distance education adds a new dimension of complexity to the...
Global Leadership Training and Technology
Judith Parker. © 2012. 10 pages.
In today’s world, where organizations’ leaders can come from dispersed geographical and cultural backgrounds, leadership training must embody cultural as well as leadership...
The Impact of Technology on Organizational Learning and Leadership
Judith Parker. © 2012. 12 pages.
While the idea of organizational culture and organizational learning have emerged and developed over the past decades, views of leadership have changed significantly as well. In...
Leadership Development in Kazakhstan
Judith Parker, Gainiya Tazhina. © 2012. 13 pages.
Kazakhstan’s recent history has transitioned from that of nomadic clans to domination by Russia to today’s independent nation. During these 20 years of independence, universities...
Innovative Leadership Training Using Technology across Borders
Judith Parker. © 2012. 11 pages.
Leaders in today’s organizations can emerge from culturally and geographically diverse backgrounds. Therefore, leadership training must be innovative in its integration of...
Changes in Organizational Learning and Leadership Influenced by Technology
Judith Parker. © 2012. 12 pages.
Over the past decades, organizational learning and leadership have undergone significant changes as individual areas of study, as inextricably intertwined disciplines, and areas...
Technology as Integral to a New Paradigm of Adult Education
Judith Parker. © 2012. 9 pages.
Technology and adult education are often discussed as two separate subjects, yet just as it is impossible to live one day without the impact of technology, it is impossible to...
The Role of Information Communication Technologies in Enriching Adult Education Theory Building
Judith Parker. © 2011. 16 pages.
Communication technology has influenced every aspect of our personal and professional lives. Yet, much of the literature on this influence focuses on the impact it has had on our...
Assessing Adult Learning in Online Courses
Lesley Farmer, Judith Parker. © 2011. 19 pages.
This chapter focuses on assessment and evaluation of adult learning, and provides examples of strategies and techniques in online environments. Adult education assessment...
Adult Learning and CTE: A Shared History Influenced by Technology
Judith Parker. © 2011. 17 pages.
While the fields of adult learning and career and technical education began in isolated silos, as the fields emerged, their histories became entwined and technology had a...
Educational Leadership and Ralph Tyler
Viktor Wang, Judith Parker. © 2011. 12 pages.
This article addresses the traditional instructional leadership (characterized with Tyler’s four questions; teachers prescribe a curriculum; learners assume a submissive role of...
International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology (IJAVET)
Viktor Wang, Judith E. Parker, Geraldine Torrisi-Steele. Est. 2010.
The International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology (IJAVET) provides a global look at educational technologies for adult learners in higher education with...
The Online Adult Learner: Profiles and Practices
Judith Parker. © 2010. 10 pages.
While the online adult learners are growing in numbers, the diversity in what motivates them and what they expect from an online course has grown as well. This chapter explores...
Adult Learning Principles as the Foundation for Innovative Technology Applications in Business and Higher Education Venues
Judith Parker. © 2010. 17 pages.
As Web 2.0 surfaces as the latest trendy phrase in education and technology discussions, it is imperative that instructors not get caught up in the glamour of the latest...
Technology as Integral to a New Paradigm of Adult Education
Judith Parker. © 2010. 9 pages.
Technology and adult education are often discussed as two separate subjects, yet just as it is impossible to live one day without the impact of technology, it is impossible to...
The Online Adult Learner: Profiles and Practices
Judith Parker. © 2009. 10 pages.
While the online adult learners are growing in numbers, the diversity in what motivates them and what they expect from an online course has grown as well. This chapter explores...