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Career Narratives of African American Female College Students: Insights for College Counselors
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Storlie, Cassandra A.; Hilton, Tracy Lara; Duenyas, Deborah; Archer, Robin; Glavin, Kevin – Journal of College Counseling, 2018
The authors collected narrative data from 11 African American female college students at a predominantly White institution using the Career Construction Interview (Savickas & Hartung, 2012), the Future Career Autobiography (Rehfuss, 2009), and a qualitative career experiences questionnaire. Using the constant comparison method (Strauss &…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, College Students, School Counselors
Biographical Research: Methodological Insights. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Pamela J. Bretschneider – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
This case study is in process, begun in 2008, in which I am currently collecting data for an authorized biography. It outlines what has recently been a shift in the role of researchers, especially during interviews, from one of structured questioner to a more collaborative role, that of conversational partner. Data collection methods are varied…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Biographies, Researchers, Role
Hard-Earned Wisdom: Exploratory Processing of Difficult Life Experience Is Positively Associated with Wisdom
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Weststrate, Nic M.; Glück, Judith – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Laypersons and experts believe that wisdom is cultivated through a diverse range of positive and negative life experiences. Yet, not all individuals with life experience are wise. We propose that one possible determinant of growth in wisdom from life experience is self-reflection. In a life span sample of adults (N = 94) ranging from 26 to 92…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Knowledge Level, Cognitive Processes, Metacognition
Learning through Service: Developing an Intergenerational Project to Engage Students
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Fiebig, Jennifer Nepper – Educational Gerontology, 2014
Educational institutions are increasingly encouraging faculty to design classroom projects that take learning outside the ivory tower and into the real world. An emphasis is placed on engaging both students and community partners in a mutually beneficial project that fosters a life-long commitment to actively helping the community and people in…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Learning Activities, Developmental Psychology, Student Participation
Voices of Pre-Service English Teachers: Reflecting Motivations during Practicum Learning
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Kuswandono, Paulus – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2014
After Dewey (1933) and Schön (1983, 1987), education scholars began to look further at the concepts of reflection for learning. Following these concepts, there have been plenty of studies on reflection, particularly those discussing teachers' classroom experiences and their endeavour to develop professional skills. However, educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, English Teachers, Second Language Instruction
Foreign Language Anxiety: Understanding Its Status and Insiders' Awareness and Attitudes
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Trang, Tran Thi Thu; Baldauf, Richard B., Jr.; Moni, Karen – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2013
Foreign language anxiety (FLA) has been found to exist in all of the cultures where it has been studied, yet the literature provides limited empirical evidence to indicate whether foreign language students and teachers, as the direct stakeholders in the phenomenon, are aware of it. This study investigated the extent to which foreign language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Anxiety, English (Second Language), Majors (Students)