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Professional Background

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Adult Learning & Leadership and Adjunct Assistant Professor

Educational Background

B.A. Hons Psychology, Universityof Witwatersrand, South Africa
M.A. Counseling Psychology, Universityof Witwatersrand, South Africa
M.A. Organizational Psychology, Universityof Witwatersrand, South Africa
M.A. Jewish Education, Siegal College Judaic Studies, Cleveland OH
Ed.D Teachers College, Columbia University

Scholarly Interests

Qualitative Research Methods
Adult Learning Theory
Adult Development Theory
Organizational Learning
Impact of Culture on the Development of Learning Communities

Dr Bloomberg is part of a faculty research group from several universities (including the United States, Canada, Europe, and South Africa) who are studying informal learning and intercultural understanding in urban public spaces that is funded, in part, through a grant from the Belgian government. She is also member of a faculty team at Teachers College that is developing approaches to supporting the facilitation work of adult educators confronted with new challenges in the face of emerging complexity and globalization. Columbia University's GLLI (Global Learning and Leadership Institute) which she helped establish, held its first summit workshop, TLCI (Thought Leader Co-Inquiry) in April, 2009. Dr Bloomberg is the developer and co-leader of this initiative, acting as both consultant and http://faculty.

Selected Publications

Bloomberg, L. D. (2005). Learning From a Distance: Creating Connected Communities Through Peer Dialogue Journals. Perspectives: The New York Journal of Adult Learning, 3,2, 33-44.


Bloomberg, L. D. (2005). Visions of Jewish Education: A Historical Perspective. Jewish Educational News, 26, 1, 34-36



Bloomberg, L. D. (2005). A vision in practice: Nurturing a community of adult Jewish learners. Jewish Educational News, 26, 1, http://www.caje.org/learn/a_bloomberg.htm



Bloomberg, L. D. (2007). Culture and Community: Case Study of a Video-Conferenced Graduate Distance Education Program. Journal of Distance Education, 22, 1, 41-58



Bloomberg, L. D. (2007). An Emergent Research Agenda for the Field of Jewish Education. Journal of Jewish Education, 73, 279-291



Bloomberg, L. D. (2008). How a Learning Community Enhances Individual Learning in a Graduate Distance Education Program. Journal of Jewish Education, 74, 2, 181-200



Bloomberg, L. D., & Volpe, M. (2008). Completing your Qualitative Dissertation: A Roadmap from beginning to end. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.



Bloomberg, L. D. (2008). Shaping a research agenda by building on what we now know. In R. L. Goodman, P. Flexner, & L. D. Bloomberg (Eds.). What we now know about Jewish Education: Perspectives on research for practice. (pp. 563-580). Los Angeles, CA: Torah Aura Publications.



Bloomberg, L. D. (2008). Where to from here? In R. L. Goodman, P. Flexner, & L. D. Bloomberg (Eds.). What we now know about Jewish Education: Perspectives on research for practice. (pp.587-588). Los Angeles, CA: Torah Aura Publications.NOTE: This Book was awarded first place National Jewish Book Award 2008



DETAILS REGARDING PUBLICATIONS:

Bloomberg, L. D. (2005-2006). Learning From a Distance: Creating Connected Communities Through Peer Dialogue Journals. Perspectives: The New York Journal of Adult Learning, 3,2, 33-44.