Reclaiming the Self: How Korean Housewives Make Meaning of Their Experience of Re-Entering Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Jang, Suh Young; Kim, Namhee
Titel	Reclaiming the Self: How Korean Housewives Make Meaning of Their Experience of Re-Entering Higher Education
Quelle	In: International Journal of Lifelong Education, 29 (2010) 5, S.533-546 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-1370
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Homemakers; Females; Nontraditional Students; Adult Students; Womens Education; Interviews; Bachelors Degrees; Comparative Analysis; Student Attitudes; Psychological Patterns; Foreign Countries; Graduate Students; Undergraduate Students; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hausfrau; Weibliches Geschlecht; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Graduate Study; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Well-educated Korean women are returning to higher education in unprecedented numbers with the motivation of recovering their personal identity. The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand the ways in which this experience is meaningful to these re-entry women. In-depth interviews were conducted with 13 Korean full-time housewives aged 25 to 45 who already had a bachelor's degree but enrolled at university. The constant comparative method was employed for data analysis. The major findings of this study were that the re-entry experiences were meaningful for the participants in that they re-established themselves as independent individuals, dispelled a sense of isolation, obtained a sense of accomplishment, gained recognition and structured their everyday lives. These experiences are perceived as meaningful because attending university addressed the sources of discontent in their lives. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10