Date
3-22-2024
Department
School of Education
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Chair
Holly Eimer
Keywords
grant funding, nursing, higher education, student perceptions, program administration
Disciplines
Educational Administration and Supervision | Higher Education
Recommended Citation
Michel, Brian Richard, "Exploring Perceptions of Lived Experiences of Nursing Program Students with Grant Funding Investment in a Community College" (2024). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 5302.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5302
Abstract
The purpose of this qualitative hermeneutical phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of nursing program students with grant funding investment in a nursing, allied, and physical health program at a rural community college in Western New York. This rural institution is a member institution of the State University of New York system. The research was guided by the underlying central research question, “What are the perceptions of lived learning experiences made possible through grant funding investment of nursing program students at a rural community college?” Three different data collection methods were used in interviews, a focus group, and documents. The perception of grant investment efficacy was defined through perceptions of experiential learning of program students as having resulted from grant funding investment. Guided by the work of van Manen, a hermeneutical phenomenology design framed the study, while Astin’s student involvement theory was utilized as a theoretical framework for the research and subsequent findings.
