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Dagmar Spain – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This arts-based narrative research was an inquiry into how embodied dialogic spaces can provide access to dance learning reflections by students after graduating from a pre-professional dance program (DanceWorks, Berlin, and Palucca University, Dresden, in Germany, and Duncan Center, Prague, in the Czech Republic). Dialogic spaces, a term used by…
Descriptors: Dance Education, College Graduates, Student Attitudes, Reflection
Angela Miller-Porter – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study was about a university course, "Mindfulness & Sustainability" (GC495), that I designed, instructed, and assessed. Twenty-one students and I went on a mindful learning journey; together we cultivated a community of Transformative Sustainability Learning (TSL). I used The Work that Reconnects (WTR) to teach mindfulness in…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Metacognition, Sustainability, Communities of Practice
Horton, Leonard B. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Adopting the first five phases of Mezirow's transformative learning theory (Mezirow, 1978; 1990; 1994; 1997; 1998; 2009; 2018) as a framework, this study examined the impact of a Midwestern university civil discourse program on participants' transformative learning. The study sample included participants who attended the Talk Together program over…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, College Students, Persuasive Discourse, Student Attitudes
Robert Gordon Spencer – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative phenomenological study employs a phenomenological approach to investigate the lived experiences of veterans returning to higher education. It aims to explore and understand the experiences and difficulties faced by veterans as they reintegrate into college education. Thematic analysis is used to analyze qualitative data,…
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, Student Attitudes, Higher Education
Delph Cayton, Megan Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2023
When we are young, we are often asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" This question is challenging for many to answer. When we are young, our idea of what we can be is often based on what we know given our short life experiences or occupations held by those close to us or where we grow up, such as a teacher, nurse, farmer,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Motivation, Student Attitudes, Transformative Learning
Brenda L. Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The significant benefits to students of working collaboratively with faculty, increasingly conceptualized as Students as Partners (SaP), and focused on aspects of teaching and learning through pedagogical partnerships, are well documented, yet these practices typically occur on a small scale. SaP practitioners and scholars have proposed SaP as a…
Descriptors: Student Centered Curriculum, Teacher Student Relationship, Higher Education, Resistance to Change
Ali Ceyhun Muftuoglu – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study investigates the role of Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) in facilitating Transformative Experiences (TE) and enhancing everyday engagement with learning. Using the Teaching for Transformative Experiences in Science (TTES) model, this research integrates IVR's unique affordances--presence and agency--to examine how immersive learning…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Transformative Learning, Learner Engagement, Science Education
Mezzie Lee Ochoa – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Amidst the tapestry of public education lie the stories of early college high school (ECHS) students, students with valuable insights into the transformative nature of juggling secondary and postsecondary education. Their experiences are somewhat unknown to the education community at large. ECHS programs are designed to bridge the gap between high…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, High School Students, Student Experience, Learning Experience
Sally Joslyn Pena Martinez – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of graduates from a recently established community college in the Dominican Republic (DR). The study sought to understand from graduates' perspective the influence of completing an associate degree at the first Dominican Community College, Instituto Tecnico Superior Comunitario (ITSC), and if…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community College Students, College Graduates, Associate Degrees
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
Pang, Guanglong – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This research addresses the conceptual and methodological challenges of studying transformative learning within the context of international education. A comprehensive framework is employed to identify key dimensions of transformative learning, and a validated instrument (Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory) is used to quantitatively assess…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, International Education, Measures (Individuals), Self Concept
Hannah Atchison – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study builds on education abroad, global citizenship, and short-term travel programs literature by examining students' experiences traveling on short-term programs overseas in the Global Majority. The term Global Majority, in this study, is defined as regions worldwide that have historically seen low student participation rates for academic…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Global Approach, Minicourses, Travel
Julie Claire Lentes – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of global health educators and their students on the use of critical reflective journaling as a pedagogical tool to promote cultural humility in learners. Rooted in critical qualitative research methodology, this study is framed by transformative learning theory, conceptual understandings…
Descriptors: Health Education, Teacher Attitudes, Journal Writing, Teaching Methods
James Chenpei Hwang – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this basic descriptive study was to understand how Chinese seminarians described online education as a means of spiritual formation based on their learning experiences at seminaries in the United States and Canada. Employing a qualitative research design, this study utilized a constructivist philosophical orientation to construct…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Colleges, Theological Education, Asian Culture
Stephen Anthony Paul Wyatt – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study explores the transformative and healing experiences of doctoral students enrolled in the first fully online Indigenous Health Ph.D. program at the University of North Dakota. The research aims to understand the unique experiences and supports influencing the success of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in this program. The…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Doctoral Students, Electronic Learning, Doctoral Programs
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