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The Unemployed Adult in the Liminal Space of a Job-Training Program: Transformations of Learner Identities

Adkisson, Anthony Craig
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1463661824

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2016, Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Education, Cleveland State University, College of Education and Human Services.
This research addresses the impact job-readiness programs have on the identity of unemployed adults. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the transformational learning that happened for a group of seven unemployed adults seeking employment. The research considered: 1) what meaning do unemployed adults make out of their experience going through job-training programs; 2) what are the liminal aspects of job-training programs; 3) how do aspects of the job-training programs influence the development of their identity; 4) what are the ways the programs shapes their views toward learning; and 5) in what ways was this experience transformative? Data were collected through interviews with participants and facilitators, and workshop observations. The findings of this study demonstrate how learners with barriers use learning environments as a space to further work on and develop their identities. The significance of this study demonstrates the need to consider program space and structure when working with unemployed adult learners with barriers to employment.
Catherine Monaghan, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Catherine Hansman, Ed.D. (Committee Member)
Brian Harper, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Jonathan Messemer, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Helen Liggett, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
186 p.
Adult Education
Adult Learning, Workforce Development, Liminal Space, Transformational Learning

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  • Adkisson, A. C. (2016). The Unemployed Adult in the Liminal Space of a Job-Training Program: Transformations of Learner Identities [Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1463661824

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Adkisson, Anthony. The Unemployed Adult in the Liminal Space of a Job-Training Program: Transformations of Learner Identities. 2016. Cleveland State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1463661824.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Adkisson, Anthony. "The Unemployed Adult in the Liminal Space of a Job-Training Program: Transformations of Learner Identities." Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1463661824

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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