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Peak Learning Experiences: A Group-Based Phenomenological Investigation And Description, Thomas A. Conklin
Peak Learning Experiences: A Group-Based Phenomenological Investigation And Description, Thomas A. Conklin
Organization Management Journal
This paper explores peak learning (PL) experiences through a semi-longitudinal approach across the life space of multiple groups of learners. Appreciative inquiry (AI) was used to gather data through interviews that resulted in unique examples of PL experiences. Once collected, a novel application of phenomenology was employed to identify the structural elements of participants’ experiences. Finally, thematic analysis was applied to the aggregated structural elements of each group to identify those common to all who participated in the AI. The final synthesis description was written in alignment with the structural themes and could be applied as a qualitative assessment to …