Abstract
The purpose of this phenomenological research study was to describe how adult students experience a legally coerced GED program in a community alternative to prison program. A phenomenological-hermeneutical approach was used to derive common themes that represented essence of the students’ experiences.
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Recommended Citation
Davis, C. A.,
Mottern, R.,
&
Ziegler, M. F.
(2010).
“It’s Like a Prison without Bars”: Experiences in a Mandatory GED Program.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2010/papers/18
“It’s Like a Prison without Bars”: Experiences in a Mandatory GED Program
The purpose of this phenomenological research study was to describe how adult students experience a legally coerced GED program in a community alternative to prison program. A phenomenological-hermeneutical approach was used to derive common themes that represented essence of the students’ experiences.
