Date of Award
8-2002
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Edward L. Trembley
Second Advisor
Dr. Patrick Munley
Third Advisor
Dr. Karen Blaisure
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Donna Talbot
Abstract
This qualitative dissertation study was designed to investigate how adults who were raised as children of missionaries made meaning of their past transcultural experiences. The purpose of the dissertation study was to provide a better psychological understanding of how children of missionaries are influenced in adulthood by their past experiences. Using methods based on Grounded Theory, interviews with 16 adult missionary children were conducted and a qualitative analysis of the interview data generated several themes describing their experiences and how they interpreted their experiences. The results of the study produced theoretical explanations in describing the participants' experiences and an awareness of important variables that affected their development.
Access Setting
Dissertation-Campus Only
Recommended Citation
Geelhoed, Robyn J., "A Qualitative Investigation of How Adult Missionary Children Make Meaning of Their Past Transcultural Experiences" (2002). Dissertations. 3337.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/3337