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Rebecca Bamberger – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Being uncomfortable by choice as a means of personal growth has been touted for hundreds of years among scholars, philosophers, religious leaders, modern pop culture icons, and more. Yet, research pertaining to the benefits of being uncomfortable by choice is sparse. This qualitative, grounded theory study addressed the first step of…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Grounded Theory, Learning Processes, Psychological Patterns
Collette Marie Lere' London – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this quantitative, quasi-experimental study was to determine if, and to extent, there is a statistically significant difference between pre and posttest critical thinking scores of U.S. Navy Operations Specialist A-school participants in an adaptive technology training environment and those in the traditional learning environment.…
Descriptors: Military Training, Armed Forces, Critical Thinking, Skill Development
Bleiler, Loueda B. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Despite extensive research regarding the application of Transformative Learning Theory in adult education, there is very little literature promoting applying these principles and practices within Christian Worship Studies. Transformative Learning Theory is an educational theory that researches and promotes perspective-changing teaching and…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Learning Theories, Christianity, Religious Education
Katikos, Ashley – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This qualitative phenomenological study was an exploration of the lived experiences and perceptions of five full-time faculty members and their perceptions of online teaching and learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Semistructured interviews elicited information to describe faculty perceptions of online teaching and learning and further…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Distance Education, College Faculty
Horne, Sara Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study explores the learning theories communities of practice (Lave & Wenger, 1991) and transformative learning theory (Mezirow, 1978) in the context of mentor teaching. The landscape of teacher education preparation programs is shifting its focus to practice-based teacher education, with the inclusion of high-leverage teaching practices.…
Descriptors: Mentors, Beginning Teachers, Learning Theories, Communities of Practice
Jaime Alexa Monteforte – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The number of adults who are returning to the classroom to further their education is higher than ever before. Technology, especially in the education world, has been advancing at an exponential rate. This narrative study was based on the following problem, there is little understanding of how technology incorporated in an education setting…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Student Attitudes, Adult Students, College Students
Cynthia Bavaria Bernardin – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This thesis project offers a reflective practice-based learning tool to engage preaching experience--from the hearing side of the event--early in diaconal formation to build connoisseurship of effective preaching as the logical prerequisite to engaging the event as preacher. Chapter One proposes connoisseurship as a fruitful metaphor for building…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Theological Education, Clergy, Religious Factors
Streamer Veneruso, Samantha – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This case study examined how participating in a formal leadership development program impacted the development of leader identity for community college leaders. An examination of the program curriculum and materials, program facilitator interviews, participant surveys, focus groups, individual participant interviews, and participants' program…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Community Colleges, Professional Identity, Diversity
Joshua Pack – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Biblical illiteracy seems an increasingly significant problem in the Church today, and the problems which arise as a result of the issue have an impact on both the theology of the Church and the way the people of God live out that theology. In a culture which pushes against the biblical narrative, it is as important as ever to instill within the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Churches, Biblical Literature, Beliefs
Martha Parinussa Flynn – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This qualitative research examined Adult Education teachers' understanding of the role of formative assessment that will improve their instruction, and the strategies and techniques teaching English as a second Language. The researcher employed a Teacher Learning Community (TLC) model that focused on conversations involving all participants and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Knowledge Level, Formative Evaluation
Weeks Morris, Dela – ProQuest LLC, 2021
A qualitative phenomenological methodology was used to interview formerly incarcerated African American and Hispanic males about their perceptions and lived experiences with correctional education programs. The problem addressed by this study is the challenges that incarcerated individuals face while participating in correctional education…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Males
Daniel G. DeCelles – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Through adventure-based learning (ABL), individuals analyze unique experiences in order to generalize and apply critical skills and dispositions to their homes, schools, workplaces, and communities (Dillon, Tannehill, & O'Sullivan, 2010). However, there is a lack of research documenting the transferability of ABL to other contexts (Kraft,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Teacher Education Programs, Transformative Learning, Learning Theories
Gimple, Ryan Keith – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The central missionary task of making disciples is essentially an educational task. Missiology, as an integrative discipline, draws from theology, history, and social sciences such as cultural anthropology, but it has drawn less extensively from the field of education or learning theory. This dissertation integrates Jack Mezirow's transformative…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Epistemology, Teaching Methods, Learning Theories
Karen Denise Spradlin – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Many high school students with disabilities receive instruction in a cotaught classroom. Despite the consistent implementation of this service delivery model, students with disabilities are inconsistently demonstrating content mastery in ELA and math on end of course assessments. The goal of this multiple case study was to identify barriers to,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Team Teaching, High School Teachers, Students with Disabilities
Hale, Shelby – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Elementary school teachers are faced with numerous challenges when teaching science using the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This action-research case study looked to explore the effects of a coaching cycle on teacher's increased perceived understanding of NGSS and its three-dimensional design as a way to better implement the standards.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, COVID-19, Pandemics, Teacher Morale