Abstract
This study explored the experience of having a working class background and an earned doctorate as part of a research course using phenomenological methods. Findings revealed a “working class way of looking at the world” that colors the meaning of the experience of graduate school and one’s professional life.
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Frye, Steven B.; Curran, Reggie; Pierce, Cathy A.; Young, Eva; and Ziegler, Mary (2005). "Crashing the Party: A Working Class Perspective on the Ivory Tower," Adult Education Research Conference. https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2005/papers/59
Crashing the Party: A Working Class Perspective on the Ivory Tower
This study explored the experience of having a working class background and an earned doctorate as part of a research course using phenomenological methods. Findings revealed a “working class way of looking at the world” that colors the meaning of the experience of graduate school and one’s professional life.
