Case Study on Spirituality in Senior Center Education: Qualitative Research in Adult Education

Identifier

2511

Author

Laura E. Demarse

Date

2015

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education

Major

Higher and Adult Education

Concentration

Adult Education

Committee Chair

Larry McNeal

Committee Member

Mary Keller Boudreaux

Committee Member

Ernest Rakow

Committee Member

Reginald Green

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand the deeply personal role of spirituality in adult education as seen through teaching senior citizens and examined the personal manifestation of spirituality through the life experiences of five adult educators. The research questions examined how the participants implement spirituality in their teaching practice, principally informed by their personal definitions of spirituality and how these personal experiences of spirituality influence and shape their work as adult educators. The case study used non-participant observation and semi-structured interviews, which provide the narratives that inform the basis of this study.

Comments

Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to the local University of Memphis Electronic Theses & dissertation (ETD) Repository.

Recommended Citation

Demarse, Laura E., "Case Study on Spirituality in Senior Center Education: Qualitative Research in Adult Education" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1281.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/1281