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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Davis, C. Amelia; Mottern, Ron; and Ziegler, Mary 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.