14 research outputs found
The Linkage Between Neighborhood and Voluntary Association Patterns: a Comparison of Black and White Urban Populations
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68314/2/10.1177_089976407400300201.pd
Alien Registration- Babchuck, Peter (Peru, Oxford County)
https://digitalmaine.com/alien_docs/22440/thumbnail.jp
Alien Registration- Babchuck, Peter (Peru, Oxford County)
https://digitalmaine.com/alien_docs/22440/thumbnail.jp
Toward a sociology of participation in adult education programs: The personal influence hypothesis
This study brings an interdisciplinary approach to the study of participation in adult education programs through the reconstruction of the sociological concept personal influence. This approach holds important implications for issues surrounding recruitment, retention, and instruction of the adult learner
Evolving the method: Grounded theory in the context of post-hoc analysis
In a study of student experiences in an ABE/GED program, three researchers collaboratively engaged in a process of learning grounded theory (GT) while simultaneously conducting research on a population of adult learners. This paper reports the conduct of the study, paying particular attention to how participants were sampled, how the coding evolved, and how the eventual theory emerged. The paper concluded with some reflections on the practice of grounded theory research