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dc.contributor.authorFischer, Jackie
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-05T20:28:00Z
dc.date.available2015-10-05T20:28:00Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/8048
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this qualitative research study was to identify the contributing factors that led nontraditional-age female college students studying in a distance format to choose psychology as a major. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews, as well as short essays and demographic questionnaires completed by the participants. The results were examined within the context of Lent and Brown’s (2013) social cognitive career theory (SCCT). The application of SCCT led to the examination of how the women overcame real and perceived barriers to degree attainment. Data analysis using the lens of liberal feminist theory exposed some of the social constructs that existed as the p articipants pursued their bachelor’s degrees. The following primary themes were identified: (a) a sense of benevolence leads nontraditional-age female college students to choose psychology as a major, (b) family and community support is critical for degree attainment for nontraditional-age women who study in a distance format, (c)nontraditional-age women choose a distance program because of its practicality and flexibility, (d) specific skills and traits contribute to the success of nontraditional-age female college students, and (e) nontraditional-age women who completed their degrees in psychology in a distance program experience personal and professional transformation. Implications for theory, practice, and research are also presented.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityFischer, Jackie
dc.subjectFemale students
dc.subjectNontraditional - age
dc.subjectPsychology major
dc.subject.lcshDistance education students.
dc.subject.lcshAdult college students.
dc.titleNontraditional-age women graduates from a distance program: contributors to choosing psychology as a major
dc.typeDissertation
dc.date.graduationmonthMay
dc.date.published2014
dc.description.committeechairBoyer, Michele C.
dc.description.committeemembersCollins, Denise
dc.description.committeemembersLeggett, Debra
dc.description.degreeDoctor of Philosophy
dc.description.departmentDepartment of Communication Disorders, Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology
dc.description.imprintCunningham Memorial Library, Terre Haute, Indiana State University
dc.description.itemidetdISU-Dissertation-May-2014
dc.description.levelDoctoral
dc.description.noteTitle from document title page. Document formatted into pages: contains 150 pages. Includes abstract.
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