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Developmental Meaning-Making Dynamics of Emancipated Foster Care Youth Transitioning into Higher Education: A Constructivist-Grounded Theory

Okumu, Jacob O.

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2013, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Higher Education (Education).
This research investigates developmental meaning-making dynamics of emancipated foster care youth transitioning into higher education and the role college campus environments play in that process. Meaning-making is a constructive-developmental epistemological paradigm that conceptualizes how individuals organize their experiences in relation to their quest for a consistent self-identity and a meaningful engagement with their environments over time. It is the fundamental process by which one develops the core of one’s personal identity and purposeful living. The study develops additional grounded theoretical conceptualizations to the college student development theoretical base that acknowledges the needs, goals and values of disenfranchised college students transitioning into higher education. It also develops mentoring tools to empower emancipated foster youth to claim the authority of their own experiences, liberate themselves from debilitating constraints and self-author their unique developmental paths as they explore their college careers.
Peter Mather (Committee Chair)
Jaylynne Hutchinson (Committee Member)
Yegan Pillay (Committee Member)
David Descutner (Committee Member)
288 p.

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  • Okumu, J. O. (2013). Developmental Meaning-Making Dynamics of Emancipated Foster Care Youth Transitioning into Higher Education: A Constructivist-Grounded Theory [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1368092659

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Okumu, Jacob. Developmental Meaning-Making Dynamics of Emancipated Foster Care Youth Transitioning into Higher Education: A Constructivist-Grounded Theory. 2013. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1368092659.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Okumu, Jacob. "Developmental Meaning-Making Dynamics of Emancipated Foster Care Youth Transitioning into Higher Education: A Constructivist-Grounded Theory." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1368092659

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)