Beyond Dissolution and Dispersion: A Phenomenological Analysis of Student Perception as Related to Resiliency

The research study is entitled, Beyond Dissolution and Dispersion: A Phenomenological Analysis of Student Perceptions as related to Resiliency. Resiliency as a concept has been studied in various disciplines for the past thirty years. The information in the literature review bears out that building resiliency in students and in school communities has been a very important topic in education for about the last ten years. Resilience as defined is "the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change (Henderson, 2004, p. 7). Students from the former Duquesne City High School endured a difficult event in their school closure. Other various events and aspects of social and academic development were interacting simultaneously. Social and political unrest, transitioning during the period of adolescence, belonging to a new social group, self image and group dynamics, and academic achievement were issues and interactions for these students. This study will seek to define the perceptions of the affected students of the former high school regarding the events of their school closure and the various other events that marked over a two year time period in their lives.

Name thesis:degree_name

EdD

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program for Education Leaders (IDPEL)

Year dc:date.available

2010

Author dc:creator

• Serenka, Franny Jo

Contributors dc:contributor

• Beyond Dissolution and Dispersion: A Phenomenological Analysis of Student Perception as Related to Resiliency
• Peter Miller
• Donna Durno

• Phenomenological Analysis
• Resiliency
• Student Perceptions

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1172

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-2188