Dr. Richard A. Orem
Professor
A member of the faculty at NIU since 1978, Richard
Orem holds a joint appointment between the
departments of Literacy and Counseling, Adult and
Higher Education at NIU where he specializes in
preparing teachers of English as a second language.
His teaching and research interests have focused on
the areas of teaching English as a second language to
adults. Dissertations he has directed have drawn from
topics such as community college presidents and their
impact on institutional culture, cross-cultural
integration of adult English language learners,
internationalizing community college curricula, the
role of technology in nursing education, beliefs and
attitudes of Chinese English language learners, patterns of persistence among adult
students in higher education, and the learning patterns of academic leaders within higher
education institutions.
Prof. Orem has extensive international experience, having lived or taught in Tunisia,
Italy, Finland, China, and South Korea.
He feels “Adult education encourages personal and intellectual growth. The most
meaningful aspect of my work is witnessing the transformations that occur within adult
learners as they develop their own analyses of the field of practice”.
Contact details:
Office-phone:
E-mail:
815-753-1688
rorem@niu.edu