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A Phenomenological Study: The Lived Experiences Of Females Enrolled In Nontraditional Programs In Career And Technical Education, Shawna Beth Little
A Phenomenological Study: The Lived Experiences Of Females Enrolled In Nontraditional Programs In Career And Technical Education, Shawna Beth Little
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of female graduates of nontraditional programs of study in career and technical education to better understand how their experiences influenced their career choices. A total of 11 female graduates from the same career and technical center located in rural, Southwestern Pennsylvania were selected to represent the population for this study. Lent, Brown, and Hackett’s (1994) Social Cognitive Career Theory was applied to examine how personal, behavioral, and environmental factors work together to influence an individual’s career choices. Data collection for this study featured semi-structured interviews with all participants, …