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Perceptions Of Stress And Coping In Traditional Age First-Year College Students, Bridgett Grant
Perceptions Of Stress And Coping In Traditional Age First-Year College Students, Bridgett Grant
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
This qualitative research study examined the perceptions of stress and coping in traditional-age, first-year college students. This study sought to form an understanding of the participants’ lived experiences relating to stress and coping throughout their first semester of college. Five participants’ were separately interviewed twice for the purposes of data collection. The findings from the data analysis process showed that these first-year college students experienced stress as a result of new and challenging academic expectations while also trying to navigate interpersonal relationships. Further, participants’ in this study experienced stress as a result from interacting with social media. These traditional-age, first-year …
Applying Schlossberg’S Transition Theory To Nontraditional Male Drop-Outs, Monica S. Powers
Applying Schlossberg’S Transition Theory To Nontraditional Male Drop-Outs, Monica S. Powers
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The purpose of this exploratory and phenomenological study was to investigate how nontraditional males who dropped out of a western four-year, Title IV authorized, public university before completing a bachelor’s degree described their perceptions of their situation, self, support, and strategies while moving in, moving through, and moving out of the college process. Fourteen interviews were conducted in person. Participants met the following criteria: (a) only included males; (b) met four or more nontraditional criteria to be included in the study; (c) were enrolled in an undergraduate degree program; (d) were enrolled within the last two calendar years with the …