John DuBois, B.A. 2007, M.A. Education 2009

John DuBois, an alumni and adjunct faculty member at Antioch University Seattle recently received notification that his master’s thesis abstract has been accepted for a Learning Exchange Discussion at the National Institute on the Assessment of Adult Learning Conference in Atlantic City, NJ - June 9 - 11, 2010.

John’s thesis, “The Authentic Self in Educational Leadership” explores the principal research question, “What does it mean to be an authentic educational leader?” Queries into this topic led to the study of the Life Stages of An Adult Learner, Transformative Learning, Education, Professional Education Programs, and Leadership Development. Presently, CreateSpace, an On-Demand Publishing LLC, part of the Amazon group of companies is publishing DuBois’ master’s thesis. A portion of the manuscript on Authentic Leadership can be reviewed at the followiing website: http://www.createspace.com/Preview/1067444

In addition to teaching and publishing his master’s thesis, John has designed a leadership institute whereby adult educators are afforded the opportunity to gain skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to become authentic educators for tomorrow. The specifics of the Students Teach Students Leadership Institute can be found at the following web address:

http://web.me.com/ausgrad2007/Students_Teach_Students_Leadership_Institute/Overview.html

For further information contact John at jdubois@antioch.edu.