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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 …