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Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Director of Education, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Research Interests:
- Adult learner autonomy and lifelong learning processes in diverse settings, including teaching and learning contexts for professionals and their clients
Education/Training:
- Ed.D.: The George Washington University
- M.A.Ed.: Seoul National University
- Post-doctoral Experiences: International Society for Self-Directed Learning, East Asia Forum for Adult Education, and Human Resources Development Enterprises
Selected publications:
- Confessore GJ, Kim-Cheong C, Park E. Assessing the potential for lifelong learning in baccalaureate students: A comparative study of traditional and non-traditional students in Korea and the United States. In R. Foucher, P. Carre, H. B. Long, & A. Gosselin (eds.) Autoformation dans les organizations / SDL in the workplace. Montreal, Canada: Group for Interdisciplinary Research on Autonomy and Training, 1997.
- Park E, Confessore GJ. A pilot study of learner autonomy in selected populations of graduate students: A comparison of Asian and American students. Seoul, Korea: The Korean Society for the Study of Anthropology of Education, Anthropology of Education 2000;3(4):123-38.
- Confessore GJ, Park E. The distribution of Houle’s learner orientation typology among baccalaureate students: A comparative study of traditional and non-traditional students in Korea and the United States. In H.B. Long & Associates, Practice and theory in self-directed learning. Boynton Beach, FL: Motorola University Press, 2000
- Park E, Confessore GJ. Development of new instrumentation: Validation of The Learner Autonomy Profile beta version. In H. B. Long & Associates, Twenty-first century advances in self-directed learning. Boynton Beach, FL: Motorola University Press, 2002.
