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Direct linkSally J. Robertson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore, understand, and document former students' perceptions of the vocationally focused theater training they received at a 2-year community college and to discover how that training helped them meet their goals and expectations for careers in the theater. Listening to individual stories of theater…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Student Attitudes, Theater Arts, Drama Education
Peer reviewedHornibrook, Taflyn; Brinkert, Elaine; Parry, Diana; Seimens, Renita; Mitten, Denise; Priest, Simon – Journal of Experiential Education, 1997
Survey of 274 women who completed an all-women outdoor adventure program examined motivations to participate in such a program; expectations, feelings, and perceptions about the program; and the outcomes and effects of the program on their lives. The average respondent was 42 and had at least a four-year college degree. Contains 20 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Attitude Change, Expectation, Females
Wojtalik, Janet R.; Breckenridge, Mary B.; Gibson Hancox, Melissa K.; Sobehart, Helen C. – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2007
This qualitative study explores the impact of childhood themes on women's aspirations toward leadership as suggested by the Eccles Model of Achievement Related Choices. Using intensity sampling, the research solicits childhood gender-related experiences of women in leadership and non-leadership roles through interviews, focus groups, check lists,…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Phenomenology, Educational Administration, Leadership
Post, Robin Dee – 1979
Despite their obvious talents and professional success, many women in professional training lack self-esteem and a sense of personal worth. In psychotherapy, these women reveal the maintenance of close ties to their families of origin and an orientation towards fulfilling parents' needs and expectations. The therapeutic work involves helping them…
Descriptors: Expectation, Family Relationship, Females, High Achievement
Download full textGriffin, Patrick; Pollock, John; Corneille, Karen; Fitzpatrick, Maree – 1997
An Australian study investigated the destinations of adult literacy students in nationally-funded programs, including their economic and employment patterns, educational development (maintenance of educational involvement and advancement, skill development), social well-being (family and personal development, life satisfaction, self-esteem), and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Attitudes, Continuing Education
Thomas, Joan – 1984
"Choosing the Future: College Students' Projections of Their Personal Life Patterns" is a machine-readable data file (MRDF) prepared by the principal investigator in connection with her doctoral program studies and her 1986 unpublished doctoral dissertation prepared in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati. The…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Students, Expectation, Family Characteristics
