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The Reentry Experience For Study Abroad Counselors-In-Training, Corinna Arndt
The Reentry Experience For Study Abroad Counselors-In-Training, Corinna Arndt
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Students often encounter difficulties upon returning home after a study abroad cultural immersion experience, but many counseling education programs provide limited or no reentry assistance. Despite this challenge, there is little research regarding the reentry process as students transition back into their home culture, as most research is focused on multicultural competency building. Thus, understanding the reentry processes can help students successfully navigate this important aspect of study abroad trips. To this end, a qualitative thematic analysis design was used to identify themes related to masters-level counseling students’ experiences upon returning home from a 3-week study abroad cultural immersion trip. …
Growing Grit To Produce Doctoral Persistence: A Grounded Theory Study, Melanie Denise Moran Hudson
Growing Grit To Produce Doctoral Persistence: A Grounded Theory Study, Melanie Denise Moran Hudson
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this systematic grounded theory study was to generate a model explaining how grit and a growth mindset develop and influence doctoral persistence in doctoral completers. The theories guiding this study were Tinto’s (1975) student integration theory of college persistence, Duckworth’s (2016) theory of grit, and Dweck’s (2016) theory of mindset. Interview and reflective journaling data, as well as scores on the Short Grit Scale (Duckworth, 2016) and the Dweck Mindset Instrument (Dweck, 2016), from 12 doctoral completers were analyzed using systematic coding consistent with a grounded theory research design. The central research question of the study was, …
Beginning With Inquiry: Fostering A Culture Of First-Year Research, Amanda Hahn, Jeremy Mcginniss, Nathaniel Ross Valle
Beginning With Inquiry: Fostering A Culture Of First-Year Research, Amanda Hahn, Jeremy Mcginniss, Nathaniel Ross Valle
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