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Direct linkBattin, James Vernon – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Today's academic and social environment creates uncertainties, new roles, frequent changes, and challenging situations for student affairs academic leaders. The purpose of this study was to explore how student affairs academic leaders described their recent challenging experiences in addressing student drug abuse in higher education. The…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Leadership, Leaders, Transformative Learning
Lundry, Susan L. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Human beings have spent much time and effort in trying to understand themselves, others, and their world. Mankind uses intellect when trying to understand life but the majority of people continue to encounter frustration, confusion, and a variety of obstacles when dealing with daily challenges and people. Theorists and researchers understand that…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Adult Learning, Adult Development, Maturity (Individuals)
Bennett, Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this exploratory qualitative research study was to identify the elements of adventure travel experiences that contribute to the process of transformational learning in adults. A qualitative research design was employed for this study. The sources of data were twelve pre-existing and de-identified interview transcriptions. A textual…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Adults, Adult Education, Adventure Education
Peer reviewedWebber, Louise – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2015
Since Edwards' influential study on mature women students and families in the 1990s, questions have been raised about the effects of Higher Education (HE) on family lives. Edwards maintained that relationships were at risk of breakdown due to the changing identity, increased self-esteem and enhanced confidence levels of women students. Men were…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Higher Education, Adults
Magro, Karen – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2008
This qualitative research study explores key challenges and literacy needs of adults from war-affected backgrounds. Poverty, stress and anxiety, years of formal education, and lack of English language proficiency were cited by the adult learners as barriers to fulfilling their potential. This study also presents perspectives of teachers who have…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Hess, Trina R. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This qualitative research study examined the "lived experiences" of learning identity during work transitions among three women (ages 35 to 55) who were not previously married. The research question was how do particular mid-life women who engage in a work transition re-construct the meaning of (or make sense of) their identity? Primary research…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Qualitative Research, Females, Transformative Learning
