رسالة جامعية

Adult Learner Approach to Transformational Change: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

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العنوان: Adult Learner Approach to Transformational Change: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Villarruel, Heather
المصدر: ProQuest LLC. 2023Ed.D. Dissertation, Northern Arizona University.
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Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 115
تاريخ النشر: 2023
نوع الوثيقة: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Adult Education
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Adult Students, Graduate Students, Teacher Education, Student Experience, Academic Persistence, Learner Engagement, Student Needs, Expectation
تدمد: 3795-8909
ردمك: 979-83-7958-909-7
مستخلص: This qualitative study was an exploration of the lived experiences of adult learners (over age 24) enrolled in graduate teacher preparation programs and their distinct needs and expectations related to program entry, persistence, and completion. Five graduate teacher preparation degree-seeking study participants openly shared their respective academic and lived experiences. With a theoretical framework comprised of Knowles' andragogy theory and Vygotsky's theory of social constructivism, an inductive approach to data analysis facilitated condensing extensive and varied raw data to code-listed categories and themes. Interpretive phenomenological analysis was appropriate to show how adult learners make sense of their academic and lived experiences and the efforts they made to conquer challenges during program entry, persistence, and completion. Several themes emerged aligned to the research question and sub question: How do adult learners make sense of their academic and lived experiences as they enter, persist, and complete their graduate teacher preparation program? and, How do adult learners engage and negotiate the university experience to meet their needs and expectations? This study contributed to the literature on how adult learners engage and negotiate their experience in graduate teacher preparation to make sense of met and unmet needs. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2023
URL الوصول: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:30484973
رقم الأكسشن: ED634319
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC
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ردمك:979-83-7958-909-7
تدمد:3795-8909