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ERIC Number: EJ1445686
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 16
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EISSN: EISSN-1547-500X
Navigating Virtual Halls: Stories of Online Transfer, Working Adult Learners' Journeys with Student Services
LaShica Davis Waters; Michelle Bartlett
Journal of Educators Online, v21 n4 2024
This qualitative narrative inquiry study explores lived experiences of seven working adult part-time online students, mostly community college transfers, in a Research 1 institution's online degree-completion program. Using in-depth interviews, four key themes are identified: access, engagement, inclusion, and university pride in students' interactions with student services. Access covers service availability, engagement the interaction quality, inclusion the feeling of being valued, and university pride the overall perception of their educational journey. Engagement further divides into positive connections and negative disconnections. Findings suggest positive experiences with student services, recommending enhanced service provisions for similar students to foster accessibility, engagement, inclusivity, and a positive institutional perception.
Journal of Educators Online. Grand Canyon University, 23300 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85017. e-mail: CIRT@gcu.edu. Web site: https://www.thejeo.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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