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Experiences of First-Year Master's Degree Counseling Students: A Grounded Theory
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Farrell, Cornelia A. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | FARRELL, CORNELIA A., Ph.D., August 2006, Counselor Education EXPERIENCES OF FIRST-YEAR MASTER’S DEGREE COUNSELING STUDENTS: A GROUNDED THEORY (222 pp.) Director of Dissertation: Dana Heller Levitt This qualitative investigation examined first-year counseling students’ experiences during their first year in a graduate counseling program. Nine first-year students participated in two rounds of face to face individual interviews and six students participated in a focus group in order to ascertain the experiences of first-year master’s degree counseling students and to develop a tentative theory grounded in the students’ reports. Responses suggested that first-year students went through a constructivist sensemaking process which was based on previous experiences as well as personal expectations in order to understand and make sense of their experience. Four major themes emerged from participants’ responses that shed light on the various factors that affected students’ understanding and ability to make sense of their first year as counseling students. The four main themes were influences, meaningmaking, knowledge conceptualization, and competence appraisal. As students reflected and discussed their experiences, it was evident that they had progressed and continued to move through a process whereby the four identified factors were integrated into an existing frame of reference. A discussion of each round of data collection, analysis, and triangulation is provided. The comprehensive, yet tentative, grounded theory is fully described. Implications for counselor educators, including specific |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://etd.ohiolink.edu/!etd.send_file?accession=ohiou1156276730&disposition=inline |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
