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Hidden In Plain Sight: A Descriptive Case Study Analysis Exploring The Lived Experiences Of Post-Traditional Remedial Learners And Their Determinants Of Student Success, Pamela V. Eatman-Skinner

Theses and Dissertations

The Post-Traditional Remedial Learner in higher education is a student constituency that has historically been Hidden in Plain Sight and strikingly absent from substantive discussions that foreground their lived experiences, relevance, and success in post-secondary education. Though physically present on campus and numerically significant within the academy, they are not recognized as an influential and consequential student demographic. The juxtaposition of their presence, specifically within the community college setting, and absence in the literature calls our attention to one of higher education’s most perplexing omissions. This study's purpose is to explore the lived experiences of Post-Traditional Remedial Learners (PTLs) in …