The Significance of Post-secondary Education for Rural Women Enrolled in Liberal Arts Undergraduate Degrees

The significance of post-secondary education is investigated for rural Newfoundland women enrolled in undergraduate liberal arts degree programs. Data collection for this research involved comprehensive, detailed semistructured biographical interviews with rural women studying liberal arts disciplin...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Higher Education
Main Authors: Bourgeois, Monique Frances, Kirby, Dale
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education 2012
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Online Access:https://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/article/view/1824
https://doi.org/10.47678/cjhe.v42i3.1824
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spelling ftjcjhe:oai:test-cjhe.sfulib7.publicknowledgeproject.org:article/1824 2024-06-23T07:57:09+00:00 The Significance of Post-secondary Education for Rural Women Enrolled in Liberal Arts Undergraduate Degrees Bourgeois, Monique Frances Kirby, Dale 2012-12-31 application/pdf https://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/article/view/1824 https://doi.org/10.47678/cjhe.v42i3.1824 eng eng Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education https://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/article/view/1824/183779 https://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/article/view/1824 doi:10.47678/cjhe.v42i3.1824 Canadian Journal of Higher Education/La Revue canadienne d’enseignement supérieur; Vol. 42 No. 3 (2012); 143-169 La Revue canadienne d'enseignement supérieur; Vol. 42 No. 3 (2012); 143-169 2293-6602 0316-1218 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2012 ftjcjhe https://doi.org/10.47678/cjhe.v42i3.1824 2024-06-11T03:02:42Z The significance of post-secondary education is investigated for rural Newfoundland women enrolled in undergraduate liberal arts degree programs. Data collection for this research involved comprehensive, detailed semistructured biographical interviews with rural women studying liberal arts disciplines during the 2006–2007 academic year at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The data analyses drew on theories of experiential and embodied knowledge, social constructionist theories of gender and place, and research on women, rurality, and post-secondary education. The findings indicate that, overall, a liberal arts degree is a part of a search for a new home for the women interviewed. Images and experiences of life as women in rural Newfoundland act as forces that push and pull the women to and from their homes, with varying impact. Although the women were very pleased with their choice of a liberal arts major, for most this choice did not dominate the significance of enrolling in university. Cette recherche a étudié le degré d’importance de l’éducation postsecondaire pour les femmes de Terre-Neuve habitant en milieu rural et inscrites au premier cycle universitaire, dans des programmes d’arts libéraux. La collecte des données de cette recherche s’est faite au moyen d’entrevues biographiques approfondies, détaillées et semi-structurées, réalisées avec des femmes en milieu rural ayant étudié différentes disciplines des arts libéraux à l’Université Memorial de Terre-Neuve, au cours de l’année académique 2006-2007. Pour analyser les données, les auteurs ont employé des théories de la connaissance expérientielle et incarnée, des théories portant sur la construction sociale selon le sexe et le lieu, de même que des recherches effectuées sur la femme, la ruralité et l’éducation postsecondaire. Les résultats obtenus chez les femmes interrogées indiquent que, en général, pour les femmes qui étudient en arts libéraux, l’obtention de leur diplôme fait partie de la quête d’un nouveau foyer. Les images et les expériences se ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Terre-Neuve University of Newfoundland Canadian Journal of Higher Education Canadian Journal of Higher Education 42 3 143 169
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description The significance of post-secondary education is investigated for rural Newfoundland women enrolled in undergraduate liberal arts degree programs. Data collection for this research involved comprehensive, detailed semistructured biographical interviews with rural women studying liberal arts disciplines during the 2006–2007 academic year at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The data analyses drew on theories of experiential and embodied knowledge, social constructionist theories of gender and place, and research on women, rurality, and post-secondary education. The findings indicate that, overall, a liberal arts degree is a part of a search for a new home for the women interviewed. Images and experiences of life as women in rural Newfoundland act as forces that push and pull the women to and from their homes, with varying impact. Although the women were very pleased with their choice of a liberal arts major, for most this choice did not dominate the significance of enrolling in university. Cette recherche a étudié le degré d’importance de l’éducation postsecondaire pour les femmes de Terre-Neuve habitant en milieu rural et inscrites au premier cycle universitaire, dans des programmes d’arts libéraux. La collecte des données de cette recherche s’est faite au moyen d’entrevues biographiques approfondies, détaillées et semi-structurées, réalisées avec des femmes en milieu rural ayant étudié différentes disciplines des arts libéraux à l’Université Memorial de Terre-Neuve, au cours de l’année académique 2006-2007. Pour analyser les données, les auteurs ont employé des théories de la connaissance expérientielle et incarnée, des théories portant sur la construction sociale selon le sexe et le lieu, de même que des recherches effectuées sur la femme, la ruralité et l’éducation postsecondaire. Les résultats obtenus chez les femmes interrogées indiquent que, en général, pour les femmes qui étudient en arts libéraux, l’obtention de leur diplôme fait partie de la quête d’un nouveau foyer. Les images et les expériences se ...
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