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A Dissertation in Practice: Benefits of a Dental Hygienist Obtaining a Baccalaureate Degree: A Qualitative Research Study of Licensees in Five Midwestern States

Boge, Emily Jean
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1645118389949456

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2022, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Organizational Leadership , Franklin University, Health Programs.
This qualitative research study includes individual perspectives gathered from participants located in five midwestern states, comparing the benefits of obtaining a baccalaureate degree to the benefits found in current reviewed literature. Mezirow’s theory of transformational learning has been applied to the data to explain potential intangible benefits dental hygienists associate with seeking a baccalaureate degree. Dental hygienists who have obtained a baccalaureate degree were questioned via an online qualitative survey to obtain their personal beliefs as to the benefits of receiving a baccalaureate degree to discover the transformational meaning of obtaining a baccalaureate degree when an associate degree is the minimum requirement for licensure in the participant states. Findings from this inquiry support the premise that a baccalaureate degree adds opportunities for additional tangible and intangible benefits for dental hygienists. In addition, respondent replies support an increased self-understanding, strengthened belief systems, improved lifestyle changes, and enhanced responses to organizational change, relating Mezirow’s theory of transformational learning to intangible reasons behind the adult quest for seeking higher levels of learning.
John Nadalin (Committee Chair)
Donis Toler, Jr. (Committee Member)
Eric Hutchison (Committee Member)
117 p.
Dental Care; Dentistry; Education; Educational Theory; Health; Health Care; Health Education; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration; Occupational Psychology; Organization Theory; Organizational Behavior; School Administration; School Counseling; Social Research; Teacher Education; Teaching
dental hygiene, baccalaureate degree, bachelor’s, entry-level, transformational learning, qualitative design, Midwest states, ADHA District VIII

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  • Boge, E. J. (2022). A Dissertation in Practice: Benefits of a Dental Hygienist Obtaining a Baccalaureate Degree: A Qualitative Research Study of Licensees in Five Midwestern States [Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1645118389949456

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Boge, Emily. A Dissertation in Practice: Benefits of a Dental Hygienist Obtaining a Baccalaureate Degree: A Qualitative Research Study of Licensees in Five Midwestern States. 2022. Franklin University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1645118389949456.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Boge, Emily. "A Dissertation in Practice: Benefits of a Dental Hygienist Obtaining a Baccalaureate Degree: A Qualitative Research Study of Licensees in Five Midwestern States." Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1645118389949456

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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