ERIC Number: ED649298
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
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Profound Moments: An Empirical Study
Laura B. Holyoke; Elise Kokenge; Nanci Jenkins
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, Paper presented at the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) 2023 Conference (4th, Lexington, KY, Oct 3-6, 2023)
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the construct of a profound moment. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured interpretive phenomenological approach. Interviews were transcribed, coded, analyzed, and considered in the analysis. Four themes were identified from the analysis: accepting what is, change of life axis, human connecting, and a crystallizing process. Participants expressed a singular moment that changed their lives and became a referential point for life choices and actions as they developed profound learner practices. [For the full proceedings, see ED648717.]
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Adult Education, Decision Making, Adult Learning, Metacognition, Career Change, Journal Writing, Adult Educators, Self Concept, Intellectual Development, Change, Experience, Computer Mediated Communication, College Faculty, Doctoral Students, Lifelong Learning
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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